Anti-Infective Drug Shortages Pose Public Health Threat
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Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a review in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Viral Load a Major Factor Affecting Risk of Sexually Transmitting HIV
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The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected partner, finds a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Study Suggests Early ART in Recently HIV-Infected Patients Preferable to Delayed Treatment
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Although the benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during early HIV-1 infection remain unproven, the findings, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, support growing evidence favoring earlier ART initiation.
Statins May Reduce Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Influenza
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The cholesterol-lowering drugs could be a useful complement to immunization and antiviral medications, according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and available online.
Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough not Ready-to-Eat, Study Finds
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Don’t eat prepackaged cookie dough before it’s baked, according to a new report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online, describing a 2009 E. coli outbreak.
IDSA News: October/November 2011
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Preserving Lifesaving Antibiotics Today and for the Future
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During “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week,” ID experts are helping to educate consumers, health care providers, and policymakers about when antibiotics can help, when misuse can do more harm than good, and the need for new antibiotics.
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