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New drugs trump interferon in HCV therapy

Posted on: 05/03/2014 - 17:35

The era of interferon and ribavirin in the treatment of hepatitis C viral infections appears to be drawing to a close, and few clinicians will mourn the passing of the effective but highly toxic...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

HHS proposes new targets for HAI reduction

Posted on: 04/03/2014 - 20:15

Federal officials are proposing new targets for reducing health care–associated infections, including a 75% reduction in invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections by...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

FDA vaccines panel: Retain current strains in next season’s influenza vaccines

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 22:25

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines for the 2014-2015 influenza season in the United States should retain the same strains that are included in the current season’s...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Campus meningitis outbreaks tamed but can our approach last?

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 16:45

The incidence of all meningococcal serotypes is in decline, except for the spike in serogroup B on college campuses. "Although we do not expect an increase in MenB outbreaks on college...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

ACIP balks at recommending LAIV

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 14:00

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to retain its current recommendations and patient populations for annual influenza vaccination Feb....

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

2013 IDSA clinical practice guideline for vaccination of the immunocompromised host

Posted on: 26/02/2014 - 16:40

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released guidelines on vaccination recommendations for patients with immunocompromised conditions. While not the majority of patients for most...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

CDC: Younger adults least likely to be vaccinated and most likely to be hard hit by flu

Posted on: 20/02/2014 - 21:45

So far, the 2013-2014 influenza season has been hardest on young and middle-age adults, with 61% of flu hospitalizations occurring in the 18- to 64-year-old age group, the Centers for Disease Control...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Suppressing interpregnancy HIV prevents infant transmission

Posted on: 14/02/2014 - 17:55

NEW ORLEANS – There were no cases of HIV transmission to infants born of a second pregnancy to mothers who maintained viral suppression between their two pregnancies, a study showed. In a...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Suppressing interpregnancy HIV prevents infant transmission

Posted on: 14/02/2014 - 17:55

NEW ORLEANS – There were no cases of HIV transmission to infants born of a second pregnancy to mothers who maintained viral suppression between their two pregnancies, a study showed. In a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Pancytopenia warning added to label of hepatitis C drug boceprevir

Posted on: 13/02/2014 - 21:55

A warning about cases of pancytopenia linked to the use of the oral hepatitis C antiviral drug boceprevir has been added to the drug’s label, the Food and Drug Administration has announced. There...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

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