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Top stories in infectious disease: First human case of Keystone virus, high-risk patients not being tested for HIV
Among the top stories in infectious disease is the first human case of Keystone virus has been discovered in Florida. Many high-risk patients in the United States who were unaware of their HIV infection reported not being offered testing in the past year despite visiting their clinician. Other top stories include an outbreak of Chryseobacterium indologenes that killed one patient was possibly caused by drainage water from hand-washing sinks, The Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology released an updated guide for health care providers, and plazomicin was approved by the FDA for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections.
First human case of Keystone virus discovered in Florida
Researchers from the University of Florida said they have discovered the first human case of Keystone virus, a mosquito-borne disease previously only found in animals but thought to be common in people. Read More.
Many high-risk patients report not being tested for HIV at clinical visit
Despite CDC guidance that high-risk individuals be tested for HIV at least annually, about half of men who have sex with men and people who inject drugs in the United States who were unaware of their HIV infection reported not being offered testing in the past year even though they had visited a clinician, according data published today in JAMA. Read More.
Sinks possible source of C. indologenes outbreak in ICUs
An outbreak of Chryseobacterium indologenes that affected 12 patients in ICUs in Spain, resulting in one death, was possibly caused by drainage water from hand-washing sinks, underscoring the need to protect patients and equipment from sink splashes to avoid infection and contamination, according to researchers. Read More.
IDSA, ASM update lab diagnosis guide
The Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology released an updated guide designed to help health care providers use the microbiology laboratory to diagnose infectious diseases. Read More.
FDA approves Zemdri to treat cUTIs , but not bloodstream infection
Achaogen, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved plazomicin for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, or cUTIs, but not bloodstream infections, or BSIs. Read More.