| From the President: Escalating the Fight against Global HIV/AIDS and TB |
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Tuberculosis killed an estimated 1.7 million people worldwide in 2009 and remains the number one killer of those living with HIV globally. The Society’s Center for Global Health Policy is a powerful voice supporting and promoting U.S. efforts to combat these diseases, which have formed a deadly synergy around the world.
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| EIN Update: An ARDS Cluster and a Candida parapsilosis Outbreak |
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EIN members recently discussed a cluster of acute respiratory distress syndrome cases and a possible outbreak of Candida parapsilosis, highlighting how EIN can help members respond to public health threats, identify new infections or outbreaks, and connect with appropriate authorities.
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| IDSA Journal Club |
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This month, studies investigating: chronic HIV infection and the impact of pulmonary disease; extended courses of voriconazole, fluoride excess, and periostitis in transplant patients; H1N1 vaccine safety in China; an increase in herpes zoster among the insured; and combination and monotherapy for Staphylococcus aureus foreign body osteomyelitis.
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