Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
Study: Antibiotic monotherapy fails 25% of CAP patients
WASHINGTON – High percentages of patients switched their antibiotics, in a study of patients receiving various kinds of monotherapy to treat...
Conference Coverage
LARCs are underutilized, even where Zika risk is high
SAN DIEGO – Officials in LA County are bracing for increased Zika transmission this summer by educating women about effective birth control.
From the Journals
First trimester use of inactivated flu vaccine didn’t cause birth defects
Is maternal flu vaccination in the first trimester safe?
Conference Coverage
Cervical cancer screening adherence drops after HPV vaccination
SAN DIEGO – How does increased HPV vaccination impact the strategy for cervical cancer screening later on?
Opinion
Foodborne illnesses of foreign, domestic origin: On the rise?
Consider the diversity of origin of foodborne-illness outbreaks in the United States.
Conference Coverage
Speedy sepsis care slows in-hospital mortality
WASHINGTON – Sepsis and septic shock patients treated within 3 hours had lower in-hospital mortality rates than those treated between hours 3 and...
From the Journals
PNSP rates did not increase after PCV13 introduction
Penicillin resistance remained steady after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine.
From the Journals
HIV research update: April 2017
A recent study highlighted the importance of osteoporosis screening for HIV-infected men above the age of 50. Read about this and other notable...
News from the FDA/CDC
Few states fully back HCV prevention, treatment
Seven states have twice the national rate of hepatitis C incidence, but only three have comprehensive prevention laws and permissive treatment...
From the Journals
Mycobacteria subset plagues pulmonary patients
Overall, the average proportion of sputum culture conversion (SCC) for patients with Mycobacterium abscessus was 41% after researchers...
From the Journals
Two-dose HPV vaccine trials in teens show effective immunological responses
Are two doses of HPV vaccine as effective as three doses?