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Editor of TLID, John McConnell, discusses infectious disease surveillance, heterosexual infectivity of HIV, and antibiotics for treatment of acute sinusitis in this issue's podcast.

Pam Das and Sally Hargreaves discuss highlights from the August issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases ahead of the World AIDS meeting in Mexico next month.

MRSA, typhus, and STOP TB: Hospital-acquired MRSA, the potential bioterrorism threat of typhus, and an analysis of the STOP TB partnership are discussed in a podcast.

The June issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases includes discussion of the female condom, introduced in Europe 15 years ago, but still a neglected tool for protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, especially HIV. Sally Hargreaves discusses the potential role of the female condom, including its use in areas with high HIV prevalence, with Susie Hoffman and Theresa Exner, fr...

'The pieces are increasingly in place to achieve the Secretary General's vision for universal coverage and make rapid gains toward ending malaria deaths in Africa. With one child dying every 30 seconds from malaria in Africa, we have not a moment to lose'. In a joint podcast between The Lancet and The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Sally Hargreaves assesses renewed efforts to scale up pre...

John McConnell and Richard Lane discuss highlights from the April issue, including the Leading Edge Editorial commenting on the US Food and Drug Administration proposal for superiority trials to be required before the licensing of anti-infective drugs. Also discussion of a review on syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease whose incidence is increasing after rapid decline in the 1980s and 1990s.

Sally Hargreaves discusses highlights from the March issue: a review about the emergence of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) within the community setting, an important cause of urinary-tract infections. Also discussed is a feature and the editorial about human papilloma (HPV) vaccination programmes, and the review about Whipple's d...

In September, 2006, a group of experts in antimicrobial research met to discuss the problems arising from the emergence of antibiotic resistance in health-care-associated Gram-negative bacteria and the lack of new antibacterial agents to challenge this threat.

John McConnell and Richard Lane discuss three reviews in the January issue: influenza vaccination in pregnant women; a meta-analysis of the antibiotic linezolid in the treatment of gram-positive bacterial infections; and a discussion of paediatric infection control, especially in the hospital setting, where children are at an increased risk of infection than adults.

Sally Hargreaves discusses highlights from the December issue: private sector investment in global health, especially HIV/AIDS, outlined in the Leading Edge and in a Newsdesk item; reviews on human brucellosis disease and meningococcal disease; and discussion of the feature concerning the forced isolation of individuals with tuberculosis in South Africa.

John McConnell discusses highlights from the November issue: a Review of bacterial genome sequencing and its use in infectious diseases, a Review of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and an Editorial on The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

John McConnell discusses highlights from the October issue: a Leading Edge calling for canine rabies vaccination, and three Reviews; influenza vaccination among elderly people, intravascular catheter-related infections, and the benefit of vaccination among injecting drug users.

John McConnell dicusses a review about cutaneous leishmaniasis, a neglected parasitic disease; a meta-analysis investigating the association between mycobaterium avium paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease; and an unusual personal view about how the virtual gaming world could help us prepare strategies in the event of real-life disease epidemics

Senior Editor Sally Hargreaves from The Lancet Infectious Diseases discusses topics from the August issue: including a leading edge on prison health and communicable diseases, and a review on cholera by Jane Zuckerman and colleagues at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Travel Medicine.

John McConnell and Richard Lane discuss highlights from the July issue: a meta-analysis suggesting that the herbal product echinacea can reduce the chance of catching a cold by 58% and reduce the length of a cold by 1.4 days; also discussed is the article documenting worldwide HPV prevalence of 10%, and the leading edge editorial about the recent G8 summit.

Sally Hargreaves discusses the editorial in the June issue concerning health policies for migrants. Many countries adopt screening programmes which in some cases fail to be cost-effective and confer few benefits to public health. Also discussed are the reviews about universal screening of infants for hepatitis B, and the parasitic disease cystic echinococosis.

Editor John McConnell discusses highlights from the May issue: a resurgence of chikungunya infection around the Indian Ocean and a review about the need to be strain-specific in order to develop new prevention and treatment strategies for tuberculosis.

Editor John McConnell discusses highlights from the April issue, including a review assessing the mode of transmission for Influenza A, the publication of the ORION statement aiming to improve standards of research in infection control in hospital settings, and the review on human t-cell lymphotropic disease

John McConnell highlights the March issue, including a review about diagnosing bacterial meningitis in emergency settings, procalcytonin and the diagnosis of sepsis.

Every year, around 50 million pregnant women worldwide are exposed to malaria; the consequences of which can be devastating for both the mother and her unborn child. Pam Das outlines eight reviews providing insight into pregnancy-associated malaria.

Editor John McConnell discusses the highlights of the January issue of TLID, including a review on HIV in prisons in low- and middle-income countries, guidelines from WHO on the treatment of avian influenza, and a Forum article on anti-infective research.

Editor John McConnell discusses highlights from The Lancet Infectious Diseases December issue, including a Leading Edge on antibiotic approval, a Review of scabies, and a Personal View on rotavirus vaccine.

Pam Das And Richard Lane discuss the highlights from the November issue. The topics covered include treatment standards for tuberculosis, future possibilities for a vaccine against diseases caused by worm infestations.

Pam Das and Richard Lane discuss highlights from the October issue, including reviews about hand hygiene, and quinolone resistance.

Sofia Viegas and Stefan Niemann discuss a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases about emerging bedaquiline resistance in Mozambique and its implications for drug resistant tuberculosis and the fight to end tuberculosis.