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Herpes simplex virus type 1 is associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, yet the antivirals prescribed to treat the infection may reduce the risk of dementia.

The globalization of antibiotic stewardship programs is necessary in the fight against antibiotic resis­tance.

The inactivated recombinant vaccine protected guinea pigs that were exposed to the Lassa virus 58 days post-vaccination.

On October 16, 2018, ACIP hosted a Twitter chat for International Infection Prevention Week. In case you missed it, here are the top takeaways from the chat.

A new report highlights technologies with potential to prevent and reduce global catastrophic biological risks.

An eVLP cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine was found to be safe and immunogenic at very low doses in healthy seronegative adults.

Investigators from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a strategy to fight antibiotic-resistant E coli using genetic disruption.

The stage may finally be set for the phage therapy era for recalcitrant bacterial infections.

A new report on influenza vaccination rates among US health care workers finds that employer requirements help keep vaccination rates of health care workers higher than that of the general public.

Efforts such as improved indication documentation and antimicrobial stewardship involvement may improve patient outcomes in some patients who are on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for ease of administration (EOA) that are readmitted to the hospital.

New software to facilitate prior authorization helped streamline the approval process and increase antimicrobial use tracking at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Study results indicate that clinicians start prescribing new drugs off-label almost as soon as the drugs become available.

The new vaccine schedule is 7 days between doses for adults aged 18 to 65, instead of the standard 28 days.

Researcher give insight into the importance of antibiograms in outpatient management of urinary tract infections

Mary Choi, MD, MPH, discusses the progress made in treating and preventing Ebola and the challenges of fighting the community resistance of the Congolese.

A look into the challenges of including infection preventionists in antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Despite current recommendations, Tdap vaccine coverage in pregnant women remains suboptimal.

Mindy Smith, BSPharm, RPh, provides tips for recommending the flu shot to patients who are more likely to get the flu.

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

New surveillance report sheds light on meningococcal disease rates among HIV-infected MSM.

Dale N Gerding, MD, provides insight about prevention options for C diff that are expected in the future.

In allogenic hematopoietic cell transplant patients, auto-FMT treatment led to the recovery of beneficial gut bacteria close to baseline levels within days.

Plenty of research has gone into the causes and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Now a new effort aims to make the case that scientists have been looking in the wrong direction.

Colleen Kelley, MD, discusses the possibility of an HIV vaccine and current progress being made in HIV prevention.

Hepatitis A outbreaks are active in 13 states across the United States, yet vaccination is required in only a fraction of them.

































































































































































