Infection News

A dual-ring plastic wound protecter reduced the risk for surgical site infection by 46.81% compared with conventional surgical gauze during open abdominal gastrointestinal surgery, according to study results.

Most children in three rural Alabama counties live without connections to centralized sewer systems, placing them at risk for certain infections, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

A norovirus outbreak at a New York restaurant was traced back to sick food handlers, some of whom were unaware of the location’s paid sick leave policy, researchers reported at the CDC’s annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference.

In a Healio video exclusive, Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE, discusses how community-based eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection may reduce the risk for gastric cancer in historically underrepresented communities and other vulnerable groups.

Treatment for Helicobacter pylori was associated with improved overall and disease-free survival among patients with confirmed infection and gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Most patients with all-cause and norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis have only one health care encounter, primarily in the outpatient setting, researchers found in a study.

The FDA has updated the label indication for Vemlidy 25 mg for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus with compensated liver disease, expanding the patient population to include children aged 6 years and older who weigh at least 25 kg.

Although effective in select patients, the AGA advised against fecal microbiota-based therapies to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in severely immunocompromised adults or to treat other gastrointestinal conditions.

In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, urged gastroenterologists to familiarize themselves with a “four-pronged approach to liver disease” ahead of the critical shortage of U.S. hepatologists expected by 2033.

Gut microbiota profiles in stool samples of patients with rheumatoid arthritis predicted their response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, according to data in Rheumatology.