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HO suggests that countries should be prepared to implement hospital infection control measures to limit the spread of multi-drug resistant strains and to reinforce national policy on prudent use of antibiotics, reducing the generation of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
World Health Organization (Infettivologia) - Mar, 31 Agosto 2010
http://www.who.int
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The new H1N1 virus has largely run its course and the world is no longer in phase 6 of influenza pandemic alert, but in the post-pandemic period.
World Health Organization (Infettivologia) - Mar, 31 Agosto 2010
http://www.who.int
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Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating.
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Infettivologia) - Mar, 27 Luglio 2010
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Many HIV/AIDS patients have not disclosed their health status to their partners, a survey finds.
Medscape (Infettivologia) - Lun, 26 Luglio 2010
http://www.medscape.com
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As more effective treatments extend the lives of people with HIV, physicians need to research how best to provide care for these 'HIV survivors' as they age and acquire other chronic ailments, said experts at Baylor College of Medicine in a commentary that appears today in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Baylor College of Medicine (Infettivologia) - Gio, 22 Luglio 2010
http://www.bcm.edu
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In Oregon, domestic animals have been infected with H1N1, which presumably spread from human contact.
Medscape (Infettivologia) - Gio, 22 Luglio 2010
http://www.medscape.com
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The Lancet publishes several articles on HIV/AIDS in today's issue, ahead of AIDS 2010—the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria (July 18–23).
The Lancet (Infettivologia) - Lun, 5 Luglio 2010
http://www.thelancet.com
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A pathway newly implicated in the immunosuppression observed in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may also be pertinent to immunosuppression associated with sepsis.
New England Journal of Medicine (Infettivologia) - Lun, 5 Luglio 2010
http://www.nejm.org
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first assay to detect both antigen and antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This assay is approved for use as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection in adults including pregnant women. It is also the first assay for use as an aid in the diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection in children as young as two years old.
Food and Drug Administration (Infettivologia) - Mar, 22 Giugno 2010
http://www.fda.gov
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The issue of human rights for men who have sex with men and how national and local attitudes can affect the spread of HIV and AIDS was highlighted last month when Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, a male couple in Malawi, were sentenced to 14 years hard labour for sodomy, after they held the country's first known same-sex commitment ceremony. International outcry followed, and after pressure from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a visit to the country, Malawi's president, Bingu wa Mutharika, granted an unexpected pardon. “This was a very courageous decision by President Mutharika. I highly applaud the President's leadership. Distinguished members of the Parliament, I am confident that you will take appropriate steps to update laws discriminating based on sexual orientation in line with international standards”, Ban announced at a press conference shortly afterwards.
The Lancet Infectious Diseases (Infettivologia) - Mar, 22 Giugno 2010
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf