Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A
06/12/2018
The CDC has issued a warning of outbreaks of hepatitis A virus infection in multiple states based upon cases reported between January 2017 and April 2018.
06/12/2018
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
06/11/2018
A more palatable, yet safe and effective, antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected children is needed. The PRINCE-2 clinical trial aims to find and test these treatments. In this analysis, the researchers...
06/11/2018
gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis
06/11/2018
The CDC has released a report detailing their concerns about the increase in cases of antibiotic-resistant Shigella and provided recommendations for clinicians who believe they have identified such a case. ...
06/11/2018
Vaccines
Vaccines
05/24/2018
Here, we have put together our breakdown of this month’s most important infectious disease news and highlights.
05/24/2018
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease
05/02/2018
Using data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated trends for the incidence of vector-borne disease in the United States from 2004...
05/02/2018
HIV infection
HIV infection
04/24/2018
The authors of a recent study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an emerging cardiovascular risk biomarker in predicting CVD risk specifically among patients with HIV infection.
04/24/2018
Viral infections
Viral infections
04/12/2018
Previous evidence has indicated that Zika virus can be spread through sexual contact. In a new study, researchers evauated the potential duration of Zika virus RNA shedding in semen and urine samples of men...
04/12/2018
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
04/06/2018
In a study of 4466 healthy individuals living in a household with someone with tuberculosis, researchers investigated the effectiveness of a new blood test in predicting the onset of tuberculosis several...
04/06/2018
Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance
04/04/2018
In a new report, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have detailed their findings regarding the presence of treatment-resistant bacteria in the US, and their efforts to limit the...
04/04/2018
Sinusitis
Sinusitis
04/02/2018
In a recent study of more than 3.5 million physician visits during 2016, researchers aimed to determine the median duration of various antibiotic therapies prescribed for the treatment of sinusitis.
04/02/2018