Factors Contributing to Congenital Syphilis Cases --- New York City, 2010--2016

Published on October 4, 2018

There were 68 congenital syphilis cases in New York City during 2010-2016, that might have been prevented by prenatal syphilis screening and prompt treatment early during pregnancy.

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Multidrug-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Carrying Mutations Linked to Environmental Fungicide Exposure - Three States, 2010-2017

September 27, 2018
Aspergillus fumigatus strains resistant to all triazole antifungal medications are emerging in the United States in patients and the environment.

Notes from the Field: Large Cluster of Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Colonizing Residents at a Skilled Nursing Facility --- Chicago, Illinois, November 2016--March 2018

October 11, 2018
On November 1, 2016, a point prevalence survey was conducted at a Chicago skilled nursing facility with ventilated residents to understand the prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms in health care facilities in the Chicago region. The survey identified 20 patients with Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.