Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is a treatment strategy for illnesses like Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and some other infectious or autoimmune diseases affecting the gut. During FMT, stool ...
This is a larva of the parasite helminth Strongyloides stercoralis. Courtesy of the CDC Chagas disease (caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) and strongyloidiasis (caused by the helminth S. s...
Primary hepatocytes grown in 3-D microfluidic "liver-on-a-chip" platform following infection with hepatitis B virus. Courtesy of Marcus Dorner/Imperial College London Scientists at Imperial Colle...
A new clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, aims to determine whether low blood levels of the p...
Infection prevention practices centered on hand hygiene (HH) protocols can save lives across all healthcare facilities, not just hospital settings. This includes nursing homes, according to a new...
In addition to tragic loss of life, the next global infectious disease outbreak could harm the U.S. export economy and threaten U.S. jobs—even if the disease never reaches our shores. Two Cente...
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) says it is alarmed by the proposed funding for critical programs needed to prevent, treat, and contain infectious diseases included in th...
Closing a critical gap in knowledge, Harvard Medical School scientists have unraveled the immune cascade that fuels tissue damage and disease development in chlamydia infection—the most common ...
Thelazia gulosa in situ on the surface of a patient’s conjunctiva (circle). Courtesy of the CDC An August 2016 call to an infectious disease hotline OHSU runs for Northwest physicians ended up ...
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2018/02/ohsu-cdc-unravel-mysterious-eye-infection.aspx
Opioid users have a significantly increased risk of infections severe enough to require treatment at the hospital, such as pneumonia and meningitis, as compared to people who don’t use opioids....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reporting that Pentax has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction and Removal notification informing customers of its voluntary recall of all ED-3490T...
Bed bug histamines are substantial and persistent in infested homes. Courtesy of Matt Bertone, NC State University New research findings could turn perceptions of the already despised bed bug fro...
A paper published in Clinical Infectious Diseases today describes how infectious diseases physicians are uniquely positioned to lead programs guiding the use of antimicrobial medicines. The incre...
For the purposes of the R&D Blueprint, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a special tool for determining which diseases and pathogens to prioritize for research and development in ...
In the largest study to date on children in a low/middle income country, new research in Ghana finds that the timing of a measles vaccine in an overall vaccination schedule can have a profound im...
Influenza activity increased again according to the latest FluView report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All U.S. states but Hawaii and Oregon continue to report wides...
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2018/02/cdc-flu-update-widespread-activity-continues.aspx
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. This month-long national health observance brings together thousands of dedicated dental professionals, healthcare providers, and educators ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial pathogen resistance to antibiotics including methicillin. The resistance first emerged in 1960 in a healthcare setting only after...
New research in Pediatric Dermatology reports several cases of shingles that developed at the original vaccination site in healthy children after they were immunized against chickenpox. Most of t...
Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia...
A number of visitors to a New York City amusement park were found to have common respiratory viruses, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School o...
The XXIII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will take place in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea Feb. 9-25, 2018 and Feb. 9-18, 2018, respectively. Nearby Gangneung will also host events such as c...
UConn Health researchers led by postdoctoral fellow Ashley Groshong, shown here in UConn Health's Spirochete Research Lab, are advancing understanding of how the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi tra...
A new study found that impairing a rare group of cells (Paneth cells) in the small intestine allows gut bacteria to invade the organ and cause major inflammation. The study was conducted in mice,...
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2018/02/gut-bacteria-can-be-good-and-bad-for-health.aspx
A new approach tested by researchers at the University of Iowa shows that de-identified data from a "smart thermometer" connected to a mobile phone app can track flu activity in real time at both...
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2018/02/smart-thermometer-improves-flu-forecasting.aspx
The Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, is leading efforts to prevent the spread of dangerous multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), as ...
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of the ovary from a nonhuman primate infected with Ebola virus. Characteristic filamentous Ebola virus particles are present between cells (bright red)....
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2018/02/ebola-virus-infects-reproductive-organs.aspx
Bacterial infections have been considered as one of the greatest threats to human health. However, due to the increasing spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, the current antibiotic reservoir a...
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2018/02/antibacterial-applications-of-graphene-oxides.aspx
Associate professor Alyssa Barry. Courtesy of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Despite efforts the elimination of yaws in a high-endemic community in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is yet to be achieved. ...
A new blood test seems to perform as well as, if not better than, traditional blood cultures at detecting a type of fungal yeast infection that commonly strikes hospital patients, according to an...
GM-CSF, a protein that modifies the immune response to the flu, may also help reduce lung inflammation and improve survival during influenza, according to Penn State researchers. The researchers ...
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) says it is alarmed by the continuing resolution passed by the House of Representatives’ that would initiate a series of cuts to the Pre...
This image shows foragers of the desert fire ant, Solenopsis xyloni, collecting flower nectar. A recent article by Penick, et al., found that ants in this genus produce some of the strongest anti...
Influenza vaccination coverage among high-risk groups has dropped in the European Region over the last seven years, and half the countries report a decrease in the number of vaccine doses availab...
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has signed a five-year cooperative agreement worth up to $28 million with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to develop methods...