Infectious Disease

The United States is on track to have the most cases of whooping cough in 5 decades--and waning vaccine effectiveness may be to blame.

The pneumococcal vaccine is among the most commonly delayed, putting children and others at risk of deadly disease.

Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination both appear to reduce the mortality rate of patients with end-stage renal disease, according to results of a recent study.

Immunocompromised adults should receive the Prevnar 13 vaccine in addition to the Pneumovax 23 vaccine, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended.

FDA approved for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia, ceftaroline is the first 5th-generation cephalosporin.

Travelers over the age of 60 are more susceptible to a variety of health problems, but taking precautions can help guarantee a safe, rewarding trip.

Pneumococcal pyomyositis is a rare bacterial infection of striated muscle, but 2 recent cases have put it on the radar of infectious disease specialists.

Researchers 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.

Increased use of pneumococcal vaccines generally leads to a reduction in the prevalence of drug-resistant pneumococcal strains, a study finds.

A combination of antibiotics shows promise in treating pneumococcal pneumonia, a study finds.

Deaths from infection with the gut bacteria quadrupled between 2000 and 2007, hitting the elderly particularly hard.

Analysis of data from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic reaffirms the link between pandemic flu and increased pneumococcal pneumonia rates.

New triple-therapy regimens for hepatitis C are expensive, but they can be cost-effective for many patients.

Could treatment for hepatitis C viral infection become an all-oral supplement?

Organs and tissue donated by a Kentucky man infected with the hepatitis C virus causes disease transmission to multiple organ recipients.

The Department of Health and Human Services action plan calls for better strategies and methods of treating and diagnosing viral hepatitis.

Cancer survivors should be encouraged to take preventive measures, including receiving the pneumococcal vaccination.