Infectious Disease

A decade after the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced, it led to approximately 168,000 fewer annual hospitalizations for pneumonia.

A recent paper sheds light on the causes of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and misconceptions about infectious disease that can lead to it.

Suprax (cefixime) is now available in capsules, the dosage form preferred by most patients. (This article is brought to you by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

A comprehensive review of otitis media in North America addresses how shifts in the organisms that most commonly cause the condition affect preferred treatments.

A new review investigates the causes of penicillin failure in treating pharyngotonsillitis as well as antibiotics that can be used in its place.

The 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.

Antibiograms that identify pathogen prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns can help improve selection of antibiotics for pediatric urinary tract infections.

Case studies involving azithromycin and arrhythmias and the pertussis vaccine during pregnancy.

The CDC's 2013 immunization schedules include several new recommendations regarding which patient groups should receive the various pneumococcal vaccines.

Vaccination is crucial for older adults and patients with chronic disease.

Pharmacists can play an important role in informing adult patients of the vaccines they should receive to help protect against a range of infectious diseases.

Preventive measures and herd immunity are having a major impact on disease prevalence.

For patients who have reservations about flu vaccination, this guide can ease concerns.

For patients who have reservations about flu vaccination, this guide can ease concerns.

A new study using a mouse model suggests that an inflammatory response to influenza infection makes patients more susceptible to developing invasive pneumococcal disease.

As part of an interdisciplinary team at Pennsylvania Hospital, clinical pharmacists helped improve performance on 9 medication-related core measures.

An animated video demonstrating how influenza virus enters a human cell, penetrates the nucleus, replicate itself, and emerges to infect other cells.

A discussion of efforts to develop a universal influenza vaccine that will be capable of protecting against any potential strain of the influenza virus.

This video from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discusses the causes of influenza pandemics.

Due to their increased susceptibility to pneumococcal pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease, welders are advised to receive the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine.

According to the results of a study, it appears more difficult to eradicate nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcal and other bacterial diseases than it is to eradicate invasive disease.

Far 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.

Doug Long, vice president of industry relations at IMS Health, discusses his predictions for the 2012-2013 flu season.

Pharmacists can debunk the myths and provide the facts about treatment for bronchitis.

Pharmacists can debunk the myths and provide the facts about treatment for bronchitis.

The kidneys and liver get a lot of attention when it comes to adverse reactions, but the lungs are susceptible to damage as well.

A study found significantly reduced rates of all otitis media and otitis media with effusion in children who received the H1N1 pandemic flu vaccine.