Contagion&reg Editorial Staff

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) news from the week of October 27, 2019.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

As October draws to a close, the Contagion® editorial team is recapping the trends and top infectious disease news of the month.

Mark Riddle, MD, DrPH, speaks about his research on travelers’ diarrhea and multidrug resistance at ACG 2019.

Ryan K. Shields, PharmD, MS, reacts to research presented at IDWeek 2019 on cefiderocol versus high-dose meropenem for patients with nosocomial pneumonia.

A study by Shikha Garg, MD, MPH, and her team with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention boosts the evidence base for the benefit of influenza vaccination.

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) news from the week of October 20, 2019.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

The supplemental new drug application was approved based on results of a phase 3 trial in which IV-to-oral delafloxacin met the primary end point of statistical non-inferiority to moxifloxacin.

Max Brito, MD, MPH, discusses his presentation from IDWeek 2019 which compared HIV treatment in a community-based model versus a hospital-based model in Chicago.

Erin McCreary, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, shares her takeaways from IDWeek 2019.

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) news from the week of October 13, 2019.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

Angela Campbell, MD, MPH, details a study on influenza vaccine effectiveness in children with respiratory illness.

Pavel Prusakov, PharmD, highlights how he educated pharmacists from South Africa to lead antimicrobial stewardship programs in the NICU with Pablo J. Sánchez, MD, and Debra Goff, PharmD.

The approval marks the first and only antiviral medicine indicated specifically for patients at high risk of developing serious complications from the flu.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA, BCPS, editor-in-chief of Contagion®, previews his editor-in-chief letter for the October 2019 issue.

Gregory Felzien, MD, AAHIVS, discusses barriers to HIV care, particularly in neglected rural areas.

Hermione Hurley, MD, MCBhB, previews her October cover story for Contagion on the intersection between the opioid epidemic and infectious disease

The committee voted 14 to 2 that substantial evidence of efficacy and safety for cefiderocol was provided for the treatment of cUTI including pyelonephritis in patients with limited or no alternative treatment options.

Paul Abrams, MBA, director of Health Care Specialty Group at MJH Life Sciences, spoke to Vaibhav Singh from Circle of Life about Zevac, a tool that aims to help clinicians make more informed prescribing decisions.

Samuel L. Aitken, PharmD, MPH, shares the lessons learned from a case study on a patient with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection.

Debra Goff, PharmD, shares how the "Train-the-Trainer" program was implemented in South Africa with Pablo J. Sánchez, MD, and Pavel Prusakov, PharmD.

Deanna Buehrle, PharmD, discusses her study on bloodstream infections in solid organ transplant recipients.

Investigators with The University of Texas Health Science Center embarked on a study to determine whether HIV disclosure at the emergency department should be based on preliminary results.

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) news from the week of October 6, 2019.

We’ve rounded up a list of important US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalls from this past week.