Infectious Diseases
News
CDC releases update of 2013 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
The report includes the hopeful news that there were 42 new antibiotics in development as of June 2019.
MS Consult
Monoclonal Antibodies in MS
A case of a 19-year-old man being treated with monoclonal antibody therapy for relapsing MS highlights the need for careful monitoring.
Conference Coverage
ARV Therapy: Current Issues and Controversies
Key information on investigational drugs, current therapies, new agents, and lingering questions about antiretroviral therapy for patients with...
Conference Coverage
Polypharmacy in an Aging HIV Population
The growing problem of having too many medications applies to all, but is particularly important among those living with HIV. Tools to aid the...
Conference Coverage
Tide beginning to turn on vaccine hesitancy
NEW ORLEANS – “Is it your inalienable right as a U.S. citizen to allow your child to catch and transmit a...
Article
Poll: Clostridium difficile
News
Measles infection linked to impaired ‘immune memory’
Measles virus infection is associated with significant reductions in pathogen epitopes and antibody reservoirs.
Conference Coverage
Previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis show increased mortality
WASHINGTON – U.S. patients hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis had higher mortality when they had no other comorbidities.
PURLs
Do Probiotics Reduce C diff Risk in Hospitalized Patients?
A systematic review and meta-analysis says, “Yes,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean they will start appearing on hospital...
News
Measles causes B-cell changes, leading to ‘immune amnesia’
This leads to an increase of secondary infections after a bout of measles.