Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Journal Articles

• Updated Isoniazid-Rifapentine Regimen to Treat Latent TB Review the latest CDC recommendations for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in adults and children.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 2018
• Immunosuppression, Past Vaccines, and Smallpox Reemergence Has the immunologic status of the population played a role in the re-emergence of the smallpox virus?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2018
• Improved Heart Hemodynamics After Draining Pleural Effusion Patients with massive pleural effusion realized improved cardiac hemodynamics following drainage, a new study reports.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 2018
• News for Pediatric Healthcare Providers From the FDA Which drugs have been newly developed or indicated for pediatric patients? Find out what there is to know.
  Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, June 2018
• Infectious Diarrhea: IDSA Updates Guidelines This brief report highlights the main recommendations from the recently updated IDSA guidelines for the management of children and adults with suspected or confirmed infectious diarrhea.
  American Family Physician, June 2018
• Two Rare CNS Complications of Dengue Fever The two cases described in this report underscore the need to be aware of rare but important central nervous system manifestations of dengue fever.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2018
• Intestinal Paracoccidioidomycosis Resembling Crohn's Disease In this case, a fungal disease convincingly mimicked clinical manifestations and colonoscopic and histological findings of Crohn's disease.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2018
• Enterovirus and Parechovirus Surveillance -- US, 2014-2016 This report aimed to characterize the types and prevalence of enterovirus and parechovirus infections in the US, which are associated with various diseases including hand, foot, and mouth disease.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 2018
• Pediatric Chest: A Review of the Must-know Diagnoses In this primer, review the imaging findings of the most commonly encountered congenital and acquired lesions in the pediatric chest.
  Applied Radiology, May 2018
• Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases -- US 2004-2016 This report indicates that cases of vectorborne disease in the US, predominantly transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes, have more than doubled from 2004-2016--creating a serious public health challenge.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 2018
• The Emerging Role of the Microbiota in the ICU How might knowledge regarding the gut and lung microbiome contribute to the field of intensive care medicine? Could there be therapeutic implications?
  Critical Care, May 2018
• History of Mosquitoborne Diseases and Implications What could a historical analysis of the incidence of mosquito-borne diseases tell us about the potential for the introduction of other disease-causing pathogens?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2018
• Trends in Female Mortality in the United States, 1900-2010 This study analyzed historical trends in mortality rates among females from 1900 through 2010. How and why have causes of death changed over the decades, and what are the implications?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, May 2018
• Artemether-Lumefantrine for Malaria in Pregnant Women These new CDC recommendations suggest artemether-lumefantrine as an option for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pregnant women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 2018
• HIV Prevalence Among First-Presentation Psychotic Patients How often is first-episode psychosis associated with an HIV-related condition?
  HIV Medicine, May 2018
• Fatal Yellow Fever in Travelers to Brazil, 2018 A recent outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil underscores the need for travelers to obtain timely vaccination and for clinicians to be alert to symptoms in returning travelers.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Secukinumab in AS Is secukinumab a safe and effective treatment choice for patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 2018
• Tuberculosis -- United States, 2017 These latest figures show that in 2017, the provisional TB case count and incidence were the lowest in the United States on record. Are we on track to achieve TB elimination by 2100?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Emergence of Monkeypox -- West and Central Africa, 1970-2017 Cases of human monkeypox are on the increase in West and Central Africa, presenting challenges for public health officials and raising concerns of further spread of this potentially fatal virus.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Lyme Disease Testing in a High-Incidence State This study assessed clinicians' knowledge and practices regarding Lyme disease testing in a high-incidence region. Is more clinician education needed?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, April 2018