Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Increasing
CDC statistics for 2013 to 2014 show troubling increase in resistant strains.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Zika Infection Linked to Meningoencephalitis
The link was discovered after an elderly cruise ship patient fell ill with the Zika virus.
Zika Virus Can Be Sexually Transmitted
Men returning from a Zika-infected area should abstain from sex or use a condom.
Risk Factors for HD Patient Hospitalization for Infections Identified
These factors include lower serum albumin levels and vascular access other than an arteriovenous fistula at dialysis initiation.
Hepatitis, CMV More Common in Commercial Transplants
Overall one- and ten-year survival rates of the transplanted organs in commercial recipients compared with controls were 91% and 22% vs. 98% and 44%.
Ebola Virus Can Remain in Semen of Survivors
Two studies describe sexual transmission from survivor, persistence of Ebola virus RNA in semen.
Culture-Directed Prophylaxis Cuts Post-Cystectomy Infection Rates
Researchers report a significant drop in 30-day post-operative infection rate.
ZERBAXA (ceftolozane and tazobactam)
This slideshow reviews drug information for ZERBAXA, indicated for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, caused by certain microorganisms. It is also indicated indicated for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections, in combination with metronidazole.
Diabetes Patients Not Following Vaccine Guidelines
Ubiquitous nonadherence to 2011 Advisory Committee’s hepatitis B recommendation.
Do Public Health Concerns Outweigh Opposition to Vaccinations?
California Gov. Jerry Brown on June 30 signed off on one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the United States. Starting July 1, 2016, all children enrolled in public or private schools or day care programs in California must be vaccinated against a number of infectious diseases, including whooping cough and measles, regardless of…
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