Michaela Fleming

Investigators hope to pinpoint the underlying factors of immune responses against influenza in children to help with the development of more effective influenza vaccines.

The LATITUDE study will assess whether long-acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine is superior to oral ART in managing HIV infections among this population.

ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM Capture ELISA is the first diagnostic test authorized to detect Zika virus immunoglobulin antibodies in human blood and was previously available under Emergency Use Authorization.

The 2 tests, Aptima Combo 2 Assay and Xpert CT/NG, are the first devices cleared for testing for these STIs via the throat and rectum.

Health officials indicate this outbreak is not related to the 2018 Cyclospora outbreak linked to Del Monte’s vegetable trays, which sickened 250 individuals.

A team of investigators conducted 284 autopsies to determine Cryptococcus-associated mortality in 2 areas with a high HIV prevalence.

The annual national TB rate declined by 73% between 1991-2017. Therefore, annual screening and testing is no longer recommended for health care personnel at average risk.

According to the CDC, the outbreak is not connected to with the Salmonella outbreak resolved in February that was linked with tahini and sickened 8 individuals across 4 states.

At MAD-ID 2019, Alison Lew, PharmD, spoke about her research on oral vancomycin prophylaxis to reduce CDI recurrence.

According to the CDC, 28% of the Salmonella cases in this outbreak occurred in children under the age of 5 years.

Renee Ackley, PharmD, BCPS, discusses her research ceftazidime/avibactam and meropenem/vaborbactam for treatment of CRE infections.

Consumption of oysters from a Mexican estuary has led to infections caused by multiple pathogens, with some individuals infected by more than 1 bug.

As clinician are growing interested in the use of extended infusion beta-lactams for gram-negative bacteremia, a team of investigators noticed that available data are unclear and solely focus on clinical cure and/or mortality outcomes.

At MAD-ID 2019, Monica V. Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS (AQID), BCIDP, presented a workshop on formulary management strategies in antimicrobial stewardship.

A study found that patients with complicated C diff infections were more likely to have been previously hospitalized with numerically less time between hospitalization and recent C diff episode.

Brandon J. Smith, MD, PharmD, describes a case of a patient who was treated for mycobacterial infection after ground-glass opacity was detected in her lung.

A team of investigators from the University of North Carolina Medical Center found that oseltamivir prophylaxis did not reduce the rate of influenza within the first year following a lung transplant.

A study at SUNY Upstate University Hospital found that AUC-based vancomycin monitoring does not result in higher total drug and monitoring cost compared to trough-based monitoring for patients with MRSA bacteremia.

In order for stewardship programs to be successful they must be supported by all of the health system’s stakeholders – but are we forgetting valuable stakeholders?

A study found that there was no statistically significant difference in CDI recurrence within 12 weeks between patients receiving oral vancomycin prophylaxis compared those who did not.

Use of Verigene Blood Culture Gram-Negative without stewardship involvement was shown to improve time to optimal therapy, which was primarily driven by decreased time to antibiotic escalation.

More than 80% of ill individuals reported consuming ground beef prior to falling ill, yet health officials have been unable to pinpoint a common supplier, distributor, or brand responsible for this outbreak.

Triatoma sanguisugas, an insect also known as a “kissing bug,” can transmit the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease.

The final results of the PARTNER study have been published in the journal The Lancet and confirm that an undetectable viral load on HIV treatment renders an individual sexually non-infectious.

Merck, the sole supplier of the MMR vaccine in the United States, is increasing production to meet growing demand from areas where measles outbreaks are ongoing.

As Ebola case counts continue to climb in the ongoing outbreak, emergency preparedness simulations are underway in Uganda.

An investigation by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that 27% of sampled e-cigarettes contained traces of endotoxin while 81% contained traces of glucan.

Timothy Minogue, PhD, discusses his presentation on miRNAs for Ebola and the capabilities of the host profiling side and the pathogen-derived side.

The CDC reports 704 cases of measles have been confirmed to date since January 1, 2019, across 22 states.

Non-sporicidal cleansers are commonly used to disinfect surfaces in the hospital rooms of patients with C auris colonization or infection, but are they efficacious?