Infectious Diseases Society Of America (IDSA)

Progress in Antibiotic Development Remains Alarmingly Elusive, New IDSA Reports Says

Despite the desperate need for new antibiotics to combat increasingly deadly resistant bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved only one new systemic antibiotic since the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) launched its 10 x ’20 Initiative in ...More
April 18, 2013
Posted in News
IDSA Says President's FY 2014 Budget Supports Some ID Priorities, Shortchanges Others

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) says it supports numerous initiatives in the President’s budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year (FY) that would enhance our nation’s ability to track and respond to serious public health threats such as antimicrobial ...More
April 11, 2013
Posted in News
Bugs Without Borders: The Global Challenge of MDROs

In a global economy with expansive travel networks, it is possible now for nations to quickly exchange pathogenic bacteria and viruses. These are bugs without borders, and they are becoming a public health threat that requires vigilance in surveillance, control, prevention ...More
February 8, 2013
Posted in Articles
Slide Show: Flu Facts

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides the facts about influenza. ...More
January 16, 2013
Posted in Galleries
New IDSA Guidelines Aim to Reduce Death, Disability and Cost of Prosthetic Joint Infections

Of the 1 million people each year who get hips and knees replaced, as many as 20,000 will get an infection in the new joint, a number that is expected to skyrocket in the next 20 years. Multispecialty physician teams need to work together to reduce disability, death and ...More
December 7, 2012
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Slide Show: Sequestration and Public Health

As Congress debates strategies to avoid the fiscal cliff, we look at the impact that sequestration would have on public health and infectious disease control and prevention. ...More
November 19, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice
Sequestration Could Cripple U.S. Public Health

Under the Budget Control Act, most Federal programs face an across-the-board cut in January 2013 if Congress does not enact a plan before then to reduce the national debt by $1.2 trillion. This inaction, and the resulting sequestration, has serious consequences for public ...More
November 16, 2012
Posted in News, Policies and Practice
IDSA President Blogs About Preserving Lifesaving Antibiotics Today and for the Future

It’s day three of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week 2012, and today on the CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) president David A. Relman, MD, FIDSA, shares the story of a healthy, active, sixth grader whose life was taken days before his ...More
November 14, 2012
Posted in News
Protecting Antibiotics and Preserving Them for the Future

With antibiotic resistance increasing and a stagnant drug development pipeline, using antibiotics wisely is critical in addressing this growing public health crisis. That’s why infectious disease experts this week are helping to raise awareness about when antibiotics are ...More
November 12, 2012
Posted in News
Sneak Peek at 2012 IDWeek

We present an advance look at IDWeek, the new joint meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). ...More
October 12, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Policies and Practice