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Q fever is prevalent in farm animals, which are the prime source of infection. The diagnosis of Q fever generally requires a high index of suspicion and a depth of knowledge of serological and other methods of detection.
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42,173 ill returned travelers were seen between 2007 and 2011 at 53 travel or tropical disease sites. Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were the most common regions where illnesses were acquired.
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There was an 8-fold increase in the incidence of coccidioidomycosis in endemic states from 1998-2011 – with more to come.
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Do latent infections cause dementia? While certain chronic illnesses (e.g. peptic ulcer disease, Burkitt’s lymphoma and cervical cancer) have known infectious etiologies, mainstream research has not elucidated a significant role for microbes in cognitive decline. But emerging data suggest an association between some viruses and bacteria and Alzheimer dementia (AD).
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A novel avian influenza A virus, H7N9, had caused, as of 18 April 2013, 87 laboratory confirmed cases of human infection, with the first case having an onset of illness on February 19.
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A nonrandomized, observational, comparative multicenter cohort study was conducted at 17 European medical centers. Patients treated with ampicillin+ceftriaxone (AC) were generally more ill at baseline than patients treated with ampicillin+gentamicin (AG). Despite this there was no difference in mortality or treatment failure between the groups.
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In an apparent attempt to err on the side of patient safety, advisors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made recommendations for influenza vaccination of health care personnel (HCP) that went beyond the scientific evidence and now are the source of mandatory and punitive policies, the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) charges.
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Recognizing their common stake in preserving antibiotics, a diverse collaboration of more than a dozen groups -- including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America recently joined in a partnership that began with the issuance of the following joint statement:
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The threat of a post-antibiotic era when once treatable infections are impervious to all available drugs is typically evoked as some future specter to force present change. In reality, at the very narrow margins, it is already here.
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In an attempt to preserve antibiotic efficacy and stem the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, there is an urgent call for antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) across the health care continuum.
