Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

Babies who stayed in the Scarborough General campus’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between April 1 and July 18 must now be tested — and as a precaution, treated — for the bacterial infection.

Drug now indicated for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y and W-135.

New consensus guidelines will aid healthcare professionals in the management of chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Document designed to reduce risk of vertical (mother to child), horizontal (between partners) transmission of HIV.

Drug reduces development of drug-resistant bacteria.

Outbreaks caused by the four types of dengue virus have increased in frequency during the past 25 years.

Coverage higher in other provinces, despite Ontario’s universal program

Insect repellents containing icaridin are widely available in Europe and were approved in the United States more recently.