Contagion&reg Editorial Staff

The FDA grants PMA approval for the Aptima HBV Quant Assay for the quantitation of hepatitis B viral load on the Panther system.

Marin H. Kollef, MD, discusses Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections within the intensive care unit.

Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, discusses the costs of drug development.

William Schaffner, MD, explains what we can expect for the 2017-2018 flu season and how clinicians can ensure their patients get vaccinated.

Edmond Hooker, MD, DrPH, discusses how contaminated hospital mattresses act as a vector for spreading drug-resistant infections.

Dr. Richard Vickers, discusses how ridinilazole showed superior efficacy for the treatment of C. diff when compared with vancomycin in a phase 2 study.

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Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, discusses what is needed to ensure that a future C. diff vaccine is adequately stocked and delivered to wherever individuals show up for vaccination.

We've compiled a list of the latest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls posted this week that you should know about.

Robert Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA, explains how open minds are needed to understand how infections can impact cognitive function and conduct.

Marin H. Kollef, MD, discusses the mortality and health care costs associated with Pseudomonas infections.

Barley Chironda, RPN, CIC, discusses current guidance for disinfection practices against C. diff.

Leonard Sigal, MD, explains the term “Lyme anxiety” and its association with a chronic Lyme disease diagnosis.

The Marburg virus, a rare, but serious filovirus virus, is a zoonotic virus in which outbreaks are frequently triggered by interaction with the African fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus.

Edmond Hooker, MD, DrPH, discusses the cost benefit of investing in launderable hospital mattress covers to prevent CDIs.

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Dr. Richard Vickers, explains how ridinilazole is unique in its spectrum of activity compared with other antibiotics that target C. diff and have been approved or are in development.

We've compiled a list of the latest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls posted this week that you should know about.

Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, discusses what would be required to adequately implement the delivery of a future C. diff vaccine.

A common birth control shot has been linked with increased risk of HIV infection while NIAID investigators have found that putting ART on pause during a clinical trial might not be as detrimental as first thought.

Robert Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA, discusses research that explores how some infectious diseases can make individuals homicidal.

Barley Chironda, RPN, CIC, explains what the “chain of infection” is and what is needed to break it.

Investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Lyndra, have developed a drug capsule that could drastically pare down ART to an easier-to-adhere-to weekly regimen.

Leonard Sigal, MD, explains the potential adverse consequences of long-term antibiotic therapy.

Dr. Richard Vickers, explains how antibiotics used to treat C. diff also damage the microbiome.

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William Schaffner, MD explains why pregnant women should get vaccinated against flu.

We've compiled a list of the latest US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalls posted this week you should know about.

Investigators from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York have found that when used in conjunction with anti-tuberculosis drugs, vitamin C helped eradicate Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Robert Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA, discusses how to bridge the gap between psychiatrists and infectious disease physicians.