Infection News

LOS ANGELES — A computer prompt recommending appropriate antibiotic use based on a patient’s level of risk for a resistant infection cut the use of extended-spectrum antibiotics for abdominal infections by around one-third in a large trial.

An invitation to screen for Helicobacter pylori along with fecal immunochemical testing did not significantly reduce gastric cancer incidence or mortality over approximately 5 years vs. FIT alone, according to a study conducted in Taiwan.

Significant variations in global rates of infection, culture-positivity and drug resistance serve as a “call to action” to streamline antibiotic use and improve outcomes among inpatients with cirrhosis, according to researchers.

Fecal microbiota-based therapies are becoming more prevalent in the management of Clostridioides difficile infection.

An experimental vaccine failed to prevent Clostridioides difficile infection in a phase 3 trial but successfully reduced the duration of symptoms, infections requiring medical attention and antibiotic treatments, researchers reported.

The presence of mucosal damage on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was associated with a 76% greater risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, underscoring the need for “increased vigilance” among these patients, according to a cohort study.

A Salmonella enteriditis outbreak linked to eggs has left dozens hospitalized in nine states, prompting a Wisconsin farm to recall all eggs supplied by their farm to retailers, foodservice distributors and individual customers.

WHO this week announced that cholera cases increased by 13% and cholera deaths increased by 71% globally in 2023.

Declines in serum hepatitis B virus RNA at the first and second year of treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues correlated with risk for hepatocellular carcinoma and may serve as independent predictors of cancer development.

Five more people have died and 14 more illnesses have been reported in a multistate Listeria outbreak caused by sliced deli meats, the CDC said Wednesday.