Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
Hepatitis B debrief: Key themes that emerged at AASLD
BOSTON – Hot topics included HBV natural history, novel therapies, and prevention.
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Free HIV self-tests for at-risk groups can increase awareness, testing frequency
“HIV prevention programs might consider adding an HIV self-testing mail distribution component to their portfolio,” the investigators wrote.
FDA/CDC
FDA approves cefiderocol for multidrug-resistant, complicated urinary tract infections
The approval is for patients with limited or no alternative treatment options and includes a warning of Fetroja’s higher all-cause mortality rate...
FDA/CDC
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.
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...
News
Measles infection linked to impaired ‘immune memory’
Measles virus infection is associated with significant reductions in pathogen epitopes and antibody reservoirs.
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HCV testing/awareness successful as part of HIV integrated care
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.
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Fewer bloodstream infections with FMT for C. difficile
Fecal microbiota transplantation for C. difficile infection is associated with fewer bloodstream infections and lower mortality than...
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NIH seeks gene-based cures for HIV, sickle cell disease
The agency is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the $200 million, 4-year project.