Infectious Diseases

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza)

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Because metformin has been shown to reduce the risk of progression to diabetes in patients with prediabetes without HIV, researchers speculated that the same benefits could be seen in patients with HIV. ...

In new data presented at IDWeek 2018, researchers assessed changes in pneumococcal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility in children aged younger than 5 years and HIV-infected adults post-PCV10...

In a new study presented at IDWeek 2018, researchers examined the effect of required patient consent prior to HIV and HCV screening.

There is currently no approved vaccine for Lassa virus, although it is common around the world and highly prevalent in Africa.

In a new research paper presented at IDWeek 2018, researchers examined the mechanisms of adverse drug reactions to antifungal medications and cross-reactivity among a drug class.

Researchers from the CDC, who presented their research at IDWeek 2018, have estimated the burden of candidemia in the United States. No current estimates exist for understanding its burden in the United...