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Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017
Review Article
Using Nuclear Medicine Imaging Wisely in Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx011, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx011
A Proposed New Classification of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Modeled on the Subset of Diabetic Foot Infection
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw255, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw255
Using Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Therapy
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw249, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw249
Major Article
High Incidence of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Remote Indigenous Communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw243, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw243
Hepatitis B Virus Incidence and Risk Factors Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men in Kenya
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw253, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw253
A Dynamic Transmission Model to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Infection Control Strategies
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw247, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw247
Real-World Effectiveness of Simeprevir-containing Regimens Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: The SONET Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw258, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw258
Cost Effectiveness and Cost Containment in the Era of Interferon-Free Therapies to Treat Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw266, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw266
Geographic Expansion of Lyme Disease in Michigan, 2000–2014
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw269, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw269
Hospitalizations for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Among Adults in the United States, 1997–2012
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw270, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw270
Clinical Utility of the Nonstructural 1 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test in the Management of Dengue in Returning Travelers With Fever
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw273, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw273
Use of Activity Space in a Tuberculosis Outbreak: Bringing Homeless Persons Into Spatial Analyses
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw280, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw280
Comparison of Side Effects of the 2015–2016 High-Dose, Inactivated, Trivalent Influenza Vaccine and Standard Dose, Inactivated, Trivalent Influenza Vaccine in Adults ≥65 Years
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx001, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx001
Risk Factors for Influenza-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness Hospitalization in South Africa, 2012–2015
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw262, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw262
Trends in Hospitalizations Related to Invasive Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis in the United States, 2000–2013
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw268, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw268
A Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Aspirin Effects on Immune Activation in Chronically Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults on Virologically Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw278, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw278
Efficacy and Safety of Oritavancin Relative to Vancomycin for Patients with Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) in the Outpatient Setting: Results From the SOLO Clinical Trials
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw274, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw274
Primary Outcomes From a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled Trial of Surotomycin in Subjects With Clostridium difficile Infection
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw275, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw275
Globicatella sanguinis Osteomyelitis and Bacteremia: Review of an Emerging Human Pathogen with an Expanding Spectrum of Disease
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw277, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw277
Herpes Zoster and Recurrent Herpes Zoster
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx007, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx007
Prescribing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Pre-exposure Prophylaxis by HIV Medical Providers in the United States, 2013–2014
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx003, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx003
The Increase in Hospitalizations for Urinary Tract Infections and the Associated Costs in the United States, 1998–2011
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw281, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw281
Do Positive Anaerobic Culture Results Affect Physicians’ Clinical Management Decisions?
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw236, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw236
Physician Decisions to Defer Antiretroviral Therapy in Key Populations: Implications for Reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence and Mortality in Malaysia
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw219, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw219
Prevalence and Transmission of Beta and Gamma Human Papillomavirus in Heterosexual Couples
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw216, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw216
Improving Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment Monitoring in South Africa: Evaluation of an Advanced TB/HIV Course for Healthcare Workers
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw248, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw248
Safety and Efficacy of Anidulafungin for Fungal Infection in Patients With Liver Dysfunction or Multiorgan Failure
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw241, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw241
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Quality Indicators Are Similar Across HIV Care Delivery Models
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw240, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw240
Estimating the Time to Diagnosis and the Chance of Spontaneous Clearance During Acute Hepatitis C in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw235, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw235
An Interprofessional Curriculum on Antimicrobial Stewardship Improves Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Appropriate Antimicrobial Use and Collaboration
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw225, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw225
Gag-Specific CD8 T-Cell Proliferation Is Associated With Higher Peripheral Blood Levels of Transforming Growth Factor-β and Gut-Homing T Cells in Youths Perinatally Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1: The ANRS-EP38-IMMIP Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw239, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw239
Oseltamivir Use Among Children and Adults Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw254, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw254
Knowledge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status and Seropositivity After a Recently Negative Test in Malawi
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw231, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw231
A High Prevalence Rate of a Positive Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Attending an Irish Clinic
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw242, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw242
Bioaerosol Sampling in Clinical Settings: A Promising, Noninvasive Approach for Detecting Respiratory Viruses
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw259, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw259
Should Human Immunodeficiency Virus Specialty Clinics Treat Patients With Hypertension or Refer to Primary Care? An Analysis of Treatment Outcomes
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx005, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx005
Epidemiological Surveillance of Poliomyelitis During the Military and Political Conflict in the Central African Republic, 2013 and 2014
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw279, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw279
Community Environmental Contamination of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx018, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx018
Influence of Antibiotics on the Detection of Bacteria by Culture-Based and Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx014, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx014
The Association Between Geographic Density of Infectious Disease Physicians and Limb Preservation in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx015, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx015
Artemether-Lumefantrine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Exert Inverse Selective Pressure on Plasmodium Falciparum Drug Sensitivity-Associated Haplotypes in Uganda
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw229, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw229
Culture-Proven Thorn-Associated Infections in Arizona: 10-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx017, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx017
Influence of Sex/Gender and Race on Responses to Raltegravir Combined With Tenofovir-Emtricitabine in Treatment-Naive Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infected Patients: Pooled Analyses of the STARTMRK and QDMRK Studies
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw047, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw047
Group B Streptococci Colonization in Pregnant Guatemalan Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Vaginal Microbiome
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx020, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx020
Barriers to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment Initiation in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus/HCV Coinfection: Lessons From the Interferon Era
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx024, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx024
High Prevalence of Humoral and Cellular Immunity to Influenza Viruses in Preschool Children Living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx026, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx026
Variation in Tularemia Clinical Manifestations—Arkansas, 2009–2013
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx027, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx027
Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients Receiving Interferon-Free Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx028, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx028
Serial Procalcitonin as a Predictor of Bacteremia and Need for Intensive Care Unit Care in Adults With Pneumonia, Including Those With Highest Severity: A Prospective Cohort Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw238, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw238
Hospital-Acquired Respiratory Viral Infections: Incidence, Morbidity, and Mortality in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx006, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx006
Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Risk for Bloodstream Infection Among Patients With Malignancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw246, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw246
Properdin Levels in Individuals with Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw250, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw250
Epidemiology of Cryptococcosis and Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Large Retrospective Cohort of Patients After Solid Organ Transplantation
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx004, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx004
Brief Report
An Uncommon Site of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Leading to Recurrent Pneumococcal Disease
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw257, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw257
Does Adjunctive Tigecycline Improve Outcomes in Severe-Complicated, Nonoperative Clostridium difficile Infection?
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw264, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw264
Diagnosis in France of a Non-Toxigenic tox Gene-Bearing Strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in a Young Male Back From Senegal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw271, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw271
Infection-Related Hospital Admissions After Prostate Biopsy in United States Men
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw265, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw265
Premature Coronary Artery Disease and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a 24-Year-Old Man With Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Case Report
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw260, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw260
Characteristics and Mortality of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients With Cushing’s Syndrome: A Plea for Timely Initiation of Chemoprophylaxis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx002, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx002
Pediatric Drug Nitazoxanide: A Potential Choice for Control of Zika
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx009, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx009
Increasing Incidence, Cost, and Seasonality in Patients Hospitalized for Cellulitis
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx008, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx008
Outcomes Associated With Antimicrobial De-escalation of Treatment for Pneumonia Within the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw244, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw244
Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis Misdiagnosed as Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Encephalitis With the FilmArray Syndromic Polymerase Chain Reaction Panel
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw245, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw245
Disseminated Cryptococcosis With Brain Involvement in Patients With Chronic Lymphoid Malignancies on Ibrutinib
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw261, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw261
Similar Clinical Severity and Outcomes for Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx013, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx013
How Do Preoperative Antibiotics Affect Culture Yield in Diabetic Foot Infections?
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx016, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx016
Sex Disparity in Cord Blood FoxP3+ CD4 T Regulatory Cells in Infants Exposed to Malaria In Utero
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx022, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx022
ID Case
Elevated Voriconazole Level Associated With Hallucinations and Suicidal Ideation: A Case Report
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw215, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw215
Facklamia Species as an Underrecognized Pathogen
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw272, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw272
A Case Report of Pediatric Brucellosis in an Algerian Immigrant
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw263, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw263
Pyogenic Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Due to Streptococcus anginosus in a Combat Theater
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw267, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw267
Fatal Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a Patient on Maintenance Rituximab: A Case Report
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofx021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx021
A 79-Year-Old Man With Chronic Aspiration and an 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography Positive Lung Mass
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw256, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw256
ID Image
Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: A New Case of This Rare Entity
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw276, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw276
ID Learning Unit
Infectious Disease (ID) Learning Unit: What the ID Clinician Needs to Know About Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw251, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw251
Erratum
Erratum
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 4, Issue 1, Winter 2017, ofw218, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw218
