ASM Microbe

DENVER — Integrase strand transfer inhibitors appear to be the preferred antiretroviral agent for HIV patients receiving chemotherapy, researchers reported here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — Exposure to disinfectants can lead to resistant isolates of Acinetobacter spp. in hospitals, researchers reported here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — Patients with HIV who received highly active antiretroviral therapy as a single daily tablet were twice as likely to adhere to their treatment as those who received multiple tablets a day, according to new data presented here.

DENVER — Treatment with a triple dose of oseltamivir resulted in more rapid viral clearance in patients with severe pandemic (H1N1) influenza A, according to research presented here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — More than 40% of Streptococcus pneumoniae that cause serious infections in Canada are included in the current 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, researchers reported here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — Researchers observed a substantial disease burden due to Bordetella pertussis in adults aged 50 years and older, suggesting that the disease’s prevalence is under diagnosed and underreported.

DENVER — Sandflies are more active for a longer period of time in Austria than previously thought, and this may lead to an emergence of sandfly-borne diseases in Central Europe, researchers said here.

DENVER — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquired during hospitalization increases the risk for developing an active infection more than patients colonized with methicillin-resistant S. aureus at admission, researchers reported here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — Urinary tract infections are significantly associated with the utilization of health care resources among hospitalized patients, researchers reported here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

DENVER — The incidence of Clostridium difficile infections nearly doubled from 2001 to 2010, according to study data presented here at the 2013 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.