Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
On-demand and daily PrEP look similar for HIV prevention
Prospective study of more than 1,100 French MSM showed on-demand PrEP performed as well as daily PrEP for preventing HIV infection.
Conference Coverage
Next-gen sputum PCR panel boosts CAP diagnostics
NEW ORLEANS – The BioFire film array panel is now before the FDA.
Conference Coverage
Rising U.S. PrEP use linked with dropping HIV infections
Conference Coverage
‘Undetectable’ HIV means ‘untransmissible’ confirmed in larger sex study
From the Journals
Barriers loom for HCV care in young people who inject drugs
News
1 in 7 Zika-exposed babies have at least one health problem related to the virus
New CDC data is the first long-term follow-up on babies with prenatal Zika exposure.
From the Journals
Genetic composition of HCV changes with HIV coinfection
News
FDA warns against azithromycin in blood or lymph node cancers
Azithromycin can lead to relapse and death when used to prevent an inflammatory lung condition in patients with blood or lymph node cancers who...
Conference Coverage
People with HIV develop more frailty despite treatment
AMSTERDAM – Middle-aged and elderly people with HIV developed more frailty than did similar uninfected people, and frailty predicted worse...
News
Timely culture reports lower LOS for neonatal fever
ATLANTA – Hospital’s procedural changes resulted in no increase in sepsis readmissions.
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Incident heart failure linked to HIV infection
AMSTERDAM – Medical records from a large U.S. health system suggest that incident heart failure independently links to HIV infection.