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The phase 3 study is assessing whether a switch to dolutegravir plus lamivudine from TAF-containing HIV treatment regimens can successfully maintain viral suppression.

Investigators sought to identify potentially intervenable factors that affect mortality among PLWH in the city of San Francisco.

Recent patient death calls into question viability of effective treatment for recurrent C diff.

The study found that two-thirds of patients receive excess antibiotic treatment and that every excess day increased a patient's risk of adverse events by 5%.

Following the elimination of personal belief exemptions, the statewide rate of kindergartners without up-to-date status for required vaccinations decreased from 9.84% in 2013 to 4.87% in 2017.

Getting PrEP into the hands of those who stand to gain the most from it, including women in sub-Saharan Africa remains a challenge.

Although PrEP drugs are key to preventing HIV infection, a new study by French investigators found a high prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection among MSM taking PrEP.

During the week ending July 3, 2019, 14 new cases of measles were confirmed, a sharp decline from the week ending on March 23, 2019, in which 87 new cases were confirmed.

Forty-five cases have been documented in a multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak with a suspected link to contact with pig ear dog treats.

Facing an outbreak of HAV, Arizona works to collaborate across public health departments and health care facilities.

As little as 10 minutes of ocean swimming can replace the skin microbiome, and bacteria can persist on skin for 24 hours after swimming.

The recommendations are currently under review by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Here is a look at infectious disease-related US Food and Drug Administration news from the week of June 30, 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.

Cases of C auris have been reported in 12 states. Investigators believe they’ve found a new way to attack the fungus using combinations of antifungal and antibacterial medications.

C auris is a deadly fungus targeting the elderly and immunocompromised in health care facilities. New research highlights skin shedding as a likely method of transmission.

Outbreaks of the water-borne pathogen increased an average of 13% each year between 2009 and 2017.

A recent 3-part series details the inevitability of another global influenza pandemic and how better surveillance and new vaccines may protect us in time for the next pandemic.

The investigators used a combined approach of LASER ART and CRISPR-Cas9 to successfully eliminate replication-competent HIV-1 DNA from the genome of living mice.

The popular tourist destination makes headlines for all the wrong reasons thanks to mysterious incidents involving 13 Americans.

A new matrix will help prepare multiple industries to combat potential Ebola occupational exposures

Bacteriophages found in kitchen sponges may hold promise for the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections.

Traditional testing for river blindness, a neglected tropical disease that World Health Organization aims to eradicate, is not as sensitive as it could be.

Investigators identified a patient in the US infected with Salmonella resistant to colistin, the drug of last resort, raising concerns about the spread of multidrug-resistant microbes.

A new study looks at ESBL transmission and close proximity interactions.

Read Contagion®’s full Q&A with Dr. Drew Pinsky on the explosion of infectious diseases on the Pacific Coast tied to the humanitarian crisis there.

Four children have been diagnosed with Shiga-toxin producing E coli following a visit to the San Diego County Fair during the month of June.

CDC is warning consumers in several states to dispose of whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico following the detection of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Uganda.

The global emergence of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative species is a major public health concern.