Infection News

A new study provides the first evidence that illicit fentanyl use may play a role in hepatitis C transmission among injection drug users, according to researchers.

A triple therapy of vonoprazan, amoxicillin and bismuth potassium citrate achieved an eradication rate of just over 90%, similar to that of the standard quadruple therapy, in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection, according to data.

Every year on July 28th, clinicians and researchers recognize World Hepatitis Day to bring awareness to one of the world’s deadliest but preventable viruses and continue efforts to meet the global goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030

Tenofovir alafenamide was safe and maintained virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and renal or hepatic impairment who switched from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate or other antivirals, according to data.

The risk for developing long COVID declined over the course of the pandemic but has remained significant, researchers reported.

A 2023 outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 involving at least 13 children in Utah was linked to untreated municipal irrigation water, according to a CDC investigation published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection was associated with reduced risk for gastric cancer among patients with a high genetic risk, suggesting that chemoprevention should be personalized to genetic risk, according to data.

SAN ANTONIO — After confirming reports of norovirus in a hematologic oncology and clinical trials unit, a comprehensive infection prevention plan was put in place, stopping further infections with no recurrence.

The CDC on Wednesday announced that recalled cucumbers have been identified as the potential cause of an ongoing Salmonella outbreak.

WASHINGTON — In a Healio video exclusive, Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, discusses real-world results for Rebyota as a treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, which were presented at Digestive Disease Week.