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The following articles appeared in the print edition of INFECTIOUS DISEASE NEWS.

Genomics may help identify pathogens during outbreaks

S. stercoralis documented from organ donor to recipients

E. coli ST131 dominates health care–associated infections

Norovirus infection in patients with malignancy
Herbert L. DuPont, MD

Vitamin D deficiency common, not linked to BMD, liver disease in HIV/HCV coinfection

SARS 10 years later: Gaps in global capacity,  coordination remain

Breaking News
Antibiotic development lagging despite desperate need

CDC: Dramatic increase in valley fever in southwestern US

Cover Stories
Interferon-free treatment for HCV may soon be a reality

Editorial
Antimicrobial resistance: Current challenges and priorities
James M. Hughes, MD

The new avian influenza in China: H7N9
Theodore C. Eickhoff, MD

Eye on ID
Now going ‘viral’: Novel coronavirus, SFTS virus and avian influenza A(H7N9)
Donald Kaye, MD

Health Policy
WHO/UNICEF plan aims to end preventable child deaths

In the Journals
Lyme disease prevalence increased in US, tied to climate change

Austerity in Greece linked to serious mental, physical health decline

New strategies urged to control malaria

Airport exit screenings more effective in assessing pandemic risk

Online medical professionalism statement targets social media use

Penatmidine prevented pneumocystosis among pediatric HSCT patients

Intervention helped boost compliance with new CAP guidelines
Lilliam Ambroggio

Paper standardizes definitions for pediatric TB

Wild poliovirus cases decreased in 2011 and 2012

Advances in global surveillance helped during 2009 pH1N1

Hepatitis testing conducted during colonoscopy appointments aided older patients

Treatment timing tied to longer life expectancy in HIV patients

HIV self-testing preferred over facility-based testing

Prescriber, not patient characteristics influenced antibiotic duration

HCV coinfection not predictive of kidney disease in liver transplant recipients with HIV

Patient-to-patient transmission of M. abscessus common in cystic fibrosis

Respiratory virus coinfection associated with more complications

Tenofovir/emtricitabine topped other regimens for patients coinfected with HIV, HBV

Herpes zoster vaccine effective against zoster, postherpetic neuralgia

Adolescent meningococcal vaccinate uptake remains lows

Resistance outbreaks common across all bacterial species in ICU

Fecal microbiota transplantation shows promise as C. difficile therapy

Meeting News Coverage
Alternate HPV vaccine schedule for college students shows promise

Pharmacology Consult
Required indication for antimicrobials
Kati Shihadeh, MD; Kimberly Boeser, PharmD

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May 17, 2013

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