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May 2008 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lowered the breakpoints for vancomycin in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus to reflect growing rates of resistance, and in response to urging from IDSA and others....Read Full Article
WHO Reports Progress on Dracunculiasis Eradication The end is in sight for the global campaign to eradicate dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), but daunting challenges still remain in endemic areas of Mali and Sudan, according to the World Health Organization....Read Full Article
IDSA Literature Review April 2008 In this new feature, a panel of IDSA members identifies and critiques important new infectious diseases studies in the current literature that have a significant impact on the practice of infectious diseases medicine....Read Full Article
From the President Moving On After the Lyme Investigation The IDSA leadership, staff, and I are extremely grateful for the words of encouragement members sent us following the announcement of our agreement with the
Drug Approvals, Recalls, Adverse Events Update IDSA offers two e-mail services to help members stay informed of updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....Read Full Article Cefexime 400 mg tablets, currently the only oral treatment for uncomplicated urogenital or rectal Neissesria gonorrhoea recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is again available in the United States, from Lupin Pharmaceuticals....Read Full ArticleRift Valley Fever Outbreak in Madagascar Madagascar has reported an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever, with 418 suspected cases as of mid-April, including 17 deaths (for a case-fatality rate of 4 percent)....Read Full Article Vietnam Reports Vibrio cholerae Cases Vietnam reported nearly 2,500 cases of severe acute watery diarrhea between March 5 and April 22, including 377 cases positive for Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera....Read Full Article Yellow Fever Reported in Liberia, Argentina Two confirmed cases of yellow fever, including one death, have been reported in Brazil Has Large Dengue Fever Outbreak Brazil is experiencing a large outbreak of dengue fever this year. As of March 28, health authorities have reported at least 120,570 cases, including 647 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and 48 deaths....Read Full Article Malaria Reported in Great Exuma, Bahamas The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received a report of a confirmed case of malaria in a person who traveled to Great Exuma, IDSA Urges FDA to Dedicate Resources to Antimicrobial Resistance IDSA presented testimony to a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel on April 28 to address the increasingly troublesome issue of antimicrobial resistance....Read Full Article Polio Eradication Update: Cases Down Overall, But Type 3 Cases Up The total number of polio cases worldwide declined by 34 percent last year, from 1,997 cases in 2006 to 1,310 in 2007, according to the May 9 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report....Read Full Article IDSA Endorses Two Vaccine Financing Bills IDSA recently endorsed two critical bills addressing vaccine financing sponsored by a leading legislator on health issues....Read Full Article Members on the Move ...Read Full Article In the IDSA Journals ...Read Full Article Welcome, New IDSA Members! ...Read Full Article |
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Oct. 25-29, 2008 48th Annual ICAAC/IDSA 46th Annual Meeting Washington, DC Discount Registration Opens to All: April 25, 2008 Abstract submission deadline: May 19, 2008 June 3-4, 2008 Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2009 |
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