Infectious Disease Alert – January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
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A New Human Coronavirus Causing SARS-Like Illness: WHO Casts Wide Net, no Definitive Human-to-Human Transmission
On June 13, 2012, a 60-year-old Saudi man was admitted to a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with severe pneumonia after 7 days of fever and worsening respiratory symptoms. -
Upon Further Review: Femoral Venous Catheters Do Not Increase Risk of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) cause significant morbidity and mortality. -
Invasive Mold Infections Following Trauma
Fanfair, RN, et al. Necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis after a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011. New Engl Jrl Med 2012; 367:2214-25. -
Differences in Travel-Associated Diseases between Older and Younger Adults
Currently adults aged 60 years and older represent 15%-30% of international travelers. -
Hepatitis B and C Screening
This observational cohort study was conducted among 1.25 million adults from 4 private US healthcare organizations (HCO): Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan; Kaiser Permanente-Northwest, Portland, Oregon; Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, Hawaii. The study included persons who had ≥1 clinical encounter during 2006-2008 and ≥12 months of follow-up before 2009. -
Meningococcal Vaccine Recommendations for HIV+ Men Who Have Sex with Men
There have been 14 cases of invasive Neisseria meningitidis infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the New York City (NYC) area since 2010. -
Updates By Carol A. Kemper
Puls M, et al. Infection of percutaneously implanted prosthetic aortic valves. EuroIntervention 2012 Sep 27. doi:pii:20120625-03 [Epub ahead of print]. -
Pharmacology Watch: Zolpidem and Risk of Falls in Hospitalized Patients
In this issue: Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement