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Fighting Flu: Managing and Preventing Influenza with Antivirals

Taking into account the severity of this flu season, it is important that health care providers understand and choose the best treatment option for each patient.

Recent Recalls You Should Know About

In case you missed them, we've compiled a list of the latest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls posted this week.

Yellow Fever Vaccine Needed Before Traveling to Brazil, CDC Warns “Don't Chance It”

In the wake of news of 10 travelers being infected with yellow fever, 4 of whom have died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are urging anyone considering travel to yellow fever endemic regions of Brazil to be vaccinated prior to travel.

New Single-Tablet HIV Treatment Regimen Performs Well in Treatment-Experienced Patients Across All Race, Gender, and Age Groups

Posthoc analysis of the EMERALD trial reveal the combination regimen of D/C/F/TAF performs well in HIV-positive patients across different race, gender, and age subgroups, who may have failed previous antiviral regimens.

Top Infectious Disease News of the Week—March 11, 2018

In case you missed them, we've compiled the top five infectious disease articles from this past week.

Antiretroviral Agent Expected to Suppress HIV After Multiple Daily Doses as Low as 0.25 mg

All doses of MK-8591 were generally well-tolerated with a limited number of reported mild/moderate adverse events.

Risk of Female HIV Acquisition Per Sex Act Increases During Pregnancy

Recent research presented at CROI 2018 finds that the risk of female HIV acquisition per sex act steadily increased through pregnancy and was highest during postpartum.

Doxycycline Looks to Be Acceptable Alternate Treatment for Syphilis in HIV-Positive Patients

Recent research presented at CROI reveals that doxycycline is an acceptable treatment alternative for HIV-positive patients who are infected with syphilis.

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