Michael L. Bennish

TL;DR: Prevention by avoidance of undercooked meat or seafood, avoidance of unpasteurized milk or soft cheese, and selected use of available typhoid vaccines for travelers to areas where typhoid is endemic are key to the control of infectious diarrhea.

TL;DR: The association between mixed breastfeeding and increased HIV transmission risk, together with evidence that exclusive breastfeeding can be successfully supported in HIV-infected women, warrant revision of the present UNICEF, WHO, and UNAIDS infant feeding guidelines.

TL;DR: This study analyzed nucleic acid and amino acid sequence polymorphism at the Cpgp40/15 locus of 20 C. parvum isolates from HIV-infected South African children to identify children infected with isolates having genotype Ic alleles, raising the possibility of sexual recombination within and between prototypal parasite genotypes.

TL;DR: The efficacy of the macrolide agent azithromycin for treating shigellosis was evaluated and the oral form of the extended-spectrum cephalosporin cefixime, although active in vitro against multidrug-resistant Shigella strains, was ineffective in achieving clinical and bacteriologic cure.

TL;DR: Management of broad-spectrum empiric antibiotic treatment of all severely ill, malnourished patients with shigellosis as well as frequent feedings to prevent hypoglycemia and realistic approaches to the reduction of mortality must continue to focus on prevention and early antimicrobial therapy.