Prevention

Moving away from the standard course of IV antibiotics.

As health care services move into the outpatient setting, is infection control being overlooked?

Several outbreaks of mumps in university settings throughout Indiana in 2016 highlight a need for standardized immunization record collection and a third MMR vaccination dose for individuals at increased risk of infection.

In addition to other updates, new breakpoints have been added for cefiderocol and meropenem-vaborbactam.

Barbara Wells Trautner, MD, PhD, discusses finding alternatives to fluoroquinolones and facilitating patient communication to improve outcomes.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

A species of tick that is native to Australia, New Zealand, and eastern Asia, has been springing up in several US states this summer.

The FDA approves tafenoquine tablets for the prevention of malaria in patients aged 18 and older.

The storm compromised the island’s medical infrastructure, interrupting treatment of chronic diseases and disrupting testing for infectious disease outbreaks.

Targeting stewardship interventions to the morning hours may have a greater impact than afternoons and nights.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

While we are focused on antimicrobial resistance to drugs, we may be missing another microbial menace.

Gram-negative organisms are showing up at higher rates in seriously ill pneumonia patients. What are the best antibiotics to prescribe, given the real risk of death and the need to avoid contributing to drug resistance?

A new CDC analysis underscores the need for HIV testing programs in the southern part of the United States to improve linkage medical care among HIV-positive black men who have sex with men (MSM).

A simulation exercise conducted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security emphasizes the need for new policies and procedures to reduce negative outcomes in future pandemics.

Legionella bacteria were detected in the water supply of a Bronx hospital as cases of Legionnaires’ disease rise in Lower Washington Heights cluster.

As more and more health care organizations embrace environmental sustainability, experts say epidemiologists need to have a seat at the table to stave off infection control and prevention concerns.

We know we have a problem with isolation precaution compliance, but just how bad is it?

Millions with viral hepatitis go undiagnosed and untreated.

Alternative agents are often broader spectrum than ß-lactams, subjecting patients to collateral damage and subsequent selection for resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile.

A new study reports that PrEP users were more likely to receive more primary health care services compared with non-PrEP users.

A new review finds antibiotics aren’t effective for osteomyelitis in sacral pressure ulcers where the bone is exposed.

New data indicate that urgent care centers prescribed antibiotics for 45.7% patients with respiratory infections associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

We're discussing presentations ranging from radiation biodosimetry to rapid viral testing

In case you missed them, we’ve compiled the top 5 infectious disease articles from this past week.