ID Specialist Input Improves Outcomes for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial...
An infectious diseases specialist should review all orders for outpatient IV antimicrobial therapy and adjust as needed, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America...
View ArticleNew Study Sheds Light on Norovirus Outbreaks, May Help Efforts to Develop a...
Outbreaks of norovirus in health care settings and outbreaks caused by a particular genotype of the virus are more likely to make people seriously ill, according to a new study in The Journal of...
View ArticleCongress Recognizes Value of PEPFAR with Reauthorization; Funding Increases...
The Senate's approval Wednesday of legislation reauthorizing the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, following House approval earlier this month, acknowledges the critical role this...
View ArticleClimate Change Report Demands Public Health, Research Investments
The findings recently released in the fourth federal National Climate Assessment highlight immediate threats and urgent challenges the incoming Congress must take on to confront the reality of climate...
View ArticleWHO/CDC Report on Global Measles Shows Toll of Vaccine Gaps
A new report documenting a steep climb in measles cases with severe outbreaks worldwide linked to vaccine coverage gaps indicates stalled momentum – not progress -- in efforts to control a preventable...
View ArticleCancer Patients Face Higher Shingles Risk, New Vaccines Hold Promise for...
People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a greater risk of developing shingles, according to a new study in The Journal of Infectious...
View ArticleFlu is Serious for Pregnant Women and Others at High Risk
FLU IS SERIOUS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND OTHERS AT HIGH RISK: TESTING AND TREATMENT ARE KEY, SAY IDSA GUIDELINES.read more
View ArticleHPV Vaccination Rates Remain Critically Low Among Younger U.S. Adolescents
Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the new findings highlight the need for stronger efforts to encourage HPV vaccination and to improve immunization rates in this key age group.read more
View ArticleTwelve Institutions Receive the IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of...
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has awarded 12 institutions the designation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence (CoE). The CoE program recognizes institutions that have...
View ArticleReview Finds Antibiotic Development Increased, but Insufficient
While the pipeline of new antibiotics has improved over the past six years, momentum in the development of new infection-fighting agents remains inadequate and could take a significant downturn without...
View ArticlePresidents Plan to End the HIV Epidemic Must Address Drivers, Gaps
The President’s goal to end the HIV epidemic in the United States within the next 10 years, announced in his State of the Union Address is laudable and critically important to the strength and...
View ArticleSpending Bill Recognizes Crucial Global Health Goals
The 2019 spending bill passed by the House and Senate Thursday that the President has announced he will sign, reflects a meaningful commitment to moving our country forward and to continued U.S....
View ArticleWhite House Budget Plan Shows Some Investment but Inadequate Commitment to...
The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal released Monday is responsive to some of our nation’s most urgent public health challenges. The proposal, however, also neglects, and even deeply...
View ArticleEbola Hearing Highlights Global Health Investment Payoffs, Ongoing Needs
The Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee’s hearing on the continuing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo brought the unprecedented challenges posed by the...
View ArticleBACTERIA IN URINE DOESNT ALWAYS INDICATE INFECTION
Most patients shouldn’t be tested for a urinary tract infection (UTI) unless they have symptoms, according to updated asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) guidelines released by IDSA. ASB – the presence of...
View ArticleExperts Call for Strengthened, Integrated Strategies Addressing Converging...
Citing the spread of infections linked to rising rates of opioid use across the country including HIV, viral hepatitis, skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections and endocarditis, an...
View ArticleDrug Company Closing Underscores Needs for Swift Federal Action Supporting...
News today that the antibiotic producer Achaogen has filed for bankruptcy represents the most recent consequence of the steep economic challenges facing antibiotic research and development. The closing...
View ArticleRecord Measles Numbers Underscore Urgency of Heightened Vaccine Outreach, Access
The announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday that measles cases in the United States have reached numbers unseen since the disease was declared eliminated here in 2000...
View ArticleHouse Spending Bill Recognizes Need to Strengthen Health Responses and Research
Once again rejecting proposed cuts to vital domestic and global health programs and research, House appropriators Wednesday approved funding for fiscal year 2020 that demonstrates commitment to...
View ArticleEbola Crisis in DRC Demands Immediate, Ongoing Investments
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province remains uncontrolled despite heroic efforts on the part of international and local responders. The spread of the disease...
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