http://www.pharmacytimes.com/condition-resources/infectious-disease/condition-rss Infectious Disease | PharmacyTimes en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:24 EDT Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:24 EDT Penicillin-Failure-in-PharyngotonsillitisA new review investigates the causes of penicillin failure in treating pharyngotonsillitis as well as antibiotics that can be used in its place.Wed, 15 May 2013 10:58:56 EDTNew-Acute-Otitis-Media-Treatment-Guidelines-ReleasedThe American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians have updated their acute otitis media treatment guidelines for the first time in almost a decade.Wed, 15 May 2013 10:55:50 EDTUrinary-Tract-Infection-in-Kids-Choosing-an-Empiric-AntibioticAntibiograms that identify pathogen prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns can help improve selection of antibiotics for pediatric urinary tract infections.Wed, 15 May 2013 10:50:01 EDTHow-Influenza-Pandemics-OccurThis video from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discusses the causes of influenza pandemics.Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:05:00 ESTFlu-Attack-How-a-Virus-Invades-Your-BodyAn animated video demonstrating how influenza virus enters a human cell, penetrates the nucleus, replicate itself, and emerges to infect other cells. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:10:00 ESTUniversal-Influenza-Vaccine-UpdateA discussion of efforts to develop a universal influenza vaccine that will be capable of protecting against any potential strain of the influenza virus.Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:00:00 ESTAntibiotic-Adherence-in-Respiratory-Infections-Disappointingly-LowFar more patients claimed to have adhered to their antibiotic prescriptions than actually did, according to the results of a study that used an electronic system to record when pill bottles were opened.Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:24:18 ESTPredictions-for-the-2012-to-2013-Flu-SeasonDoug Long, vice president of industry relations at IMS Health, discusses his predictions for the 2012-2013 flu season.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:24:19 ESTPandemic-Flu-Vaccine-May-Help-Reduce-Otitis-Media-RiskA study found significantly reduced rates of all otitis media and otitis media with effusion in children who received the H1N1 pandemic flu vaccine.Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:41:31 EDTAntibiotics-Can-Help-Treat-Acute-Otitis-Media-in-Young-ChildrenA review of 2 recent studies finds statistically significant advantages of antibiotics in terms of initial resolution of symptoms and clinical failure rate.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:12:00 EDTUpdated-Pediatric-Flu-Guidelines-ReleasedThe American Association of Pediatrics recommends that all children older than 6 months receive the seasonal flu vaccine and has updated vaccine dosage guidelines for young children.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:10:00 EDTPreparing-for-the-Next-Flu-PandemicThe development of improved flu vaccines, antivirals, and antibacterials are among the recommendations in a report from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:06:00 EDTSearch-for-a-Universal-Flu-VaccineGary Nabel, MD, PhD, director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health, discusses the ongoing quest to develop a universal vaccine capable of protecting against all variants of influenza.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:10:00 EDTAnnual-Flu-Shot-Particularly-Important-for-Health-Care-WorkersInfectious diseases specialist Tara Palmore, MD, discusses the importance of getting the annual influenza vaccine, especially for health care workers who could pass the virus on to patients if they catch it.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:05:00 EDTCDC-Recommendations-to-Reduce-the-Risk-of-H3N2v-Flu-Virus-InfectionLyn Finelli, DrPH, discusses recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for avoiding infection with the H3N2v influenza virus. Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:00:00 EDTWest-Nile-Virus-Outbreak-Worst-in-YearsThis year’s outbreak of West Nile virus has been particularly severe in Texas, which has been host to almost half of all cases.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:02:01 EDTRising-Whooping-Cough-Rates-Prompt-Vaccine-ConcernsThe United States is on track to have the most cases of whooping cough in 5 decades--and waning vaccine effectiveness may be to blame.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:12:39 EDTCDC-Committee-High-Risk-Adults-Should-Get-2-Pneumococcal-VaccinesImmunocompromised adults should receive the Prevnar 13 vaccine in addition to the Pneumovax 23 vaccine, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:37:15 EDTReusable-Grocery-Bag-Fingered-as-Culprit-in-Norovirus-OutbreakResearchers found that a virus passed from one member of a girls’ soccer team to others via a grocery bag stored in a hotel bathroom where she was sick.Tue, 15 May 2012 08:53:01 EDTC-Difficile-Deaths-Rise-DramaticallyDeaths from infection with the gut bacteria quadrupled between 2000 and 2007, hitting the elderly particularly hard.Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:10:00 EDT