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The American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice has issued a new section of guidelines as part of its series of evidence-based graded recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of SSIs.

Long-term care facilities could reduce hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza by hiring more registered nurses and licensed independent practitioners, increasing staffing hours, and employing higher quality care practices.

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

Generic PrEP drugs offer a cost-effective way for people to reduce their risk of HIV, though some worry about the authenticity of drugs purchased online.

The likelihood of using PrEP is significantly influenced by recommendations from health care providers and concerns about side effects, according to a recent study of heterosexual individuals in Philadelphia.

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

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration news from the week of May 19, 2019.

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A deep dive into an outbreak of tularemia linked to contaminated must and wine that led to several complicated infections, requiring extended durations of treatment.

In a new study, patients receiving CAL02 had faster clinical improvement, including faster resolution of organ dysfunctions, as well as more rapid clearance of pneumonia, when compared with placebo.

PrEP strategies could be most effective when targeted to demographics at the highest risk of infection including young black and Hispanic men who have sex with men.

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.

Laboratories that use revised carbapenem breakpoints detect significantly more carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae than laboratories that use historical ones.

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.

International travel and poor vaccine uptake are among the key factors identified by investigators who mapped counties at-risk for measles cases in the United States.

Early research found that e-cigarette use affects the immune system response to the flu virus and the effects are different for female and male users.

A recent study found that at the 18-month mark, PLWH on dolutegravir gained 6.0 kg compared with 2.6 kg for NNRTI (p

In an unexpected discovery, a NIAID-funded study team has found that a human antibody can target a part of the hemagglutinin protein that the influenza virus uses to enter and infect cells.

Insight into healthcare exposures gives us a new reason to invest in surveillance tools

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.

Lack of HIV awareness and misconceptions about PrEP may be barriers to implementing prevention programs among female sex workers in China, according to a recent study.

The latest on this ever-changing and complex outbreak.

The adjusted odds for having oropharyngeal gonorrhea were 1.46-fold for men with ≥4 kissing-only partners and 1.81-fold for men with ≥4 kissing-with-sex partners.

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

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration news from the week of May 12, 2019.