Infectious Diseases
News
Influenza already in midseason form
News
2019-2020 flu season starts off full throttle
Five states and Puerto Rico already are at the highest level of flu activity, the CDC reports.
News
What’s new in hepatitis C: Four themes that dominated at the Liver Meeting
BOSTON – AASLD highlights included treatment of persons who inject drugs, new directions in pangenotypic therapy,...
Opinion
Guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia
The practice guideline was jointly written by an ad hoc committee of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Clinical
Treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection
Guidelines strongly recommend fecal microbiota transplantation for patients who have recurrences.
Article
FDA approves cefiderocol for multidrug-resistant, complicated urinary tract infections
The approval is for patients with limited or no alternative treatment options and includes a warning of Fetroja’s higher all-cause mortality rate...
News
CDC releases update of 2013 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
The report includes the hopeful news that there were 42 new antibiotics in development as of June 2019.
Clinical
Oral vs. IV antibiotic therapy in early treatment of complex bone and joint infections
Are oral antibiotics noninferior to intravenous antibiotics in the treatment of bone and joint infections?
News
Measles infection linked to impaired ‘immune memory’
Measles virus infection is associated with significant reductions in pathogen epitopes and antibody reservoirs.
Clinical
Oral antibiotics as effective as IV for stable endocarditis patients
Can patients with left-sided endocarditis safely switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics?