Infectious Disease News

ORLANDO — Legionella can survive and spread through ice machines, potentially infecting ill patients depending on their condition, according to a study presented at SHEA Spring.

ORLANDO — Wastewater surveillance is generally conducted at local, state and national population levels, but a study presented at SHEA Spring suggested it could be useful for health care facilities to conduct themselves.

ORLANDO — Combining urine antigen tests for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophilia could result in significantly less plastic and paper waste, as well as fewer carbon dioxide emissions, researchers reported at SHEA Spring.

The risk for food allergy, asthma and allergic rhinitis was elevated among children who received antibiotics in early childhood, and risk was greater with five-plus courses, according to data published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

ORLANDO — Patient education and more effective communication can help doctors from feeling forced to prescribe antibiotics for patients who do not need them, SHEA Spring attendees heard at a session during the conference’s first day.

Uganda has declared an end to the Ebola outbreak that began earlier this year in Kampala, the nation’s capital city.

HONOLULU — The results of a large observational study provided more evidence that receiving antibiotics in the first 2 years of life can increase a child’s risk for obesity, researchers reported.

HONOLULU — New study findings provided more promising data for primary care-based telehealth.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s annual conference starts Sunday in the Sunshine State, a fitting locale considering this year’s themes of environmental impact and sustainability.