Middle East, North Africa Face Emerging HIV Epidemics With Lagging Response
HIV epidemics are emerging among key populations in the Middle East and North Africa, and the region ranks lowest globally in response indicators.
Regular COVID-19 Screening in Schools Can Control Infections, Limit Closures
The model suggests screening unvaccinated students could reduce absences by 80% compared to reactively closing classes with infected students.
WHO Outlines Antibiotic Development Priorities
With antimicrobial resistance a rising threat, the World Health Organization is working to heighten awareness of the urgent need for new therapies.
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters: Benefits, Expansion of Eligibility, and Mixing and Matching of Vaccines
Clinicians offer insights on a variety of elements surrounding boosters.
World Hepatitis Day: Where Do We Go From Here?
What steps need taken to end viral hepatitis by 2030? “It all comes down to testing,” said Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute.
Association of Adenovirus with Hepatitis of Unknown Cause in Children
Implicating adenovirus for hepatitis of unknown cause in children is confounded by its absence in some cases, and from all tested hepatic tissue.
“Increased Screening, More Outreach, More Support”: Ending Viral Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis “can and should be managed within primary care,” says Dr. Thomas Robertson.
Pulmonary Coinfection With C neoformans and C immitis: A Novel Fungal Cohabitation
A patient presented with a history of uncontrolled HIV and a history of polysubstance use.
World’s First HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Performed Successfully
An HIV-positive woman in her 60s has recovered from a simultaneous heart and kidney transplant.
Oral Carbapenems: Promise, Peril, and Pushbacks
Here is a review of the literature for this class of antibiotics.
IV Push Administration for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
Investigators designed a quasi-experimental pre- and post-intervention analysis comparing a pre-intervention cohort receiving IV drip antibiotic infusion with a post-intervention cohort receiving IVP administration.
Recurrence Escalates Financial Burden of CDI
Frequent recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection drives up financial burdens of the disease and underscores the need to improve access to treatment, infection prevention, and new therapies.
WHO Declares Monkeypox Virus a Global Health Emergency
Last weekend, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox viral outbreaks a Public Health Emergency of the International Concern (PHEIC).
Bioaccumulation of Drugs by Human Gut Bacteria Can Affect Drug Availability
A new study demonstrated that gut organisms can alter drug availability by biotransformation on a significantly broader scale than previously expected.
Oral Carbapenems Are Failing to Break Through
A Day in the Life of a Public Health Professional
As the pandemic enters its third year, fatigue and frustration grow, but there is hope for the future.
Trying to Reduce AMR Through Legislative Means
Working to Fight AMR is working in Washington DC to help pass policies in Congress to help alleviate this significant issue.
PrEP State of the Union: Adherence, Access, Uptake Issues
Although this form of prophylaxis is highly protective, there are situations in which breakthrough infections occur.
Antimicrobial Stewardship: More Is Better
A robust stewardship program requires a comprehensive investment in technology and staff.
COVID-19 Antibodies After 1 and 2 Pfizer Vaccine Boosters
This Israeli study found 3 and 4 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech bolstered antibody titers in adults 60 and older.
CDC Issues Health Advisory for Parechovirus in Infants
The CDC is advising clinicians to test for parechovirus in infants exhibiting fever, sepsis-like syndrome, or signs of neurological impairment.
President Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19
He is experiencing mild symptoms and is going to take Paxlovid.
Rickettsial Infections Heat Up in the US
With the warmer months in full swing, here are clinical considerations and strategies for tick-borne infections.
Potential Monkeypox Treatments May Already Exist
As monkeypox cases increase, investigators are turning to smallpox antivirals.
Cefiderocol’s Role in Managing Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections
This agent is likely best utilized as part of a combination when treating this bacterium but data regarding appropriate combinations are scarce.
CDC Director: Recommends Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
This decision follows votes to allow the vaccine to be indicated for prevention of the virus in adults 18 years and older.
Ghana Confirms Multiple Cases of Deadly Marburg Virus
2 patients died of Marburg virus in the southern Ashanti region of Ghana. Nearly 100 close contacts are now under observation for the infectious disease, which is a cousin of the Ebola virus.
Tracking the Mutations of the Latest Omicron Variants
The BA.2 COVID-19 variant maintained the mutations necessary for viral entry, but developed an increased ability to evade neutralization by monoclonal antibodies.
Report: COVID-19 Had Dramatic Effect on Life Expectancies of Poor and Minorities
Though all racial and ethnic groups saw declines in life expectancy, the impact was greater among members of minority groups.
Monkeypox Update: Swabs, Testing, and Vaccines
Federal government agencies offer a best practices approach for testing, announce more laboratories are testing for the virus and provide insights on vaccines and therapies.