COVID-19, hospital infections: The top ID meeting news in 2023

ByGerard Gallagher

Fact checked byCarol L. DiBerardino, MLA, ELS

Healio reporters filed more than 100 stories from infectious diseases meetings in 2023, most of them on the road in cities like Boston, Philadelphia, Orlando, Houston and Seattle.

We thought readers might like to know which were the most popular, so we put together this list of the five most read meeting news stories of the year.

IDN1223MeetingsListicle_Graphic_01_WEB — Healio writers filed more than 100 stories from ID meetings this year, including several dozen from IDWeek in Boston. *Image: Gerard Gallagher/Healio*

SARS-CoV-2 surged in hospitals after end of universal screening

The most read ID meeting news story of the year was Caitlyn Stulpin’s report from the SHEA Spring Conference about a higher rate of new hospital-onset cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with community-onset cases after England and Scotland stopped requiring hospitals to test asymptomatic patients at admission. Read more.

Hospital surprised by outbreak after replacing sink drains in ICU

The second most popular ID meeting news story was also from the SHEA Spring Conference: Stephen Feller’s report on a hospital that replaced sink drains and traps in an ICU to stop the ongoing acquisition of multiple species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and found that it may have caused another outbreak. Read more.

Disturbed sleep associated with symptoms of long COVID, including dyspnea

Caitlyn’s story about the association between sleep disturbance and symptoms of long COVID was the most popular story from this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the third most trafficked ID meeting news story of the year. Read more.

Man remains in treatment-free HIV remission after stem cell transplant

This popular story from the IAS Conference on HIV Science is about a man who has remained in treatment-free HIV remission for nearly 2 years after receiving a stem cell transplant — the latest example of a person who has potentially been cured of the virus. Read more.

Pittsburgh hospital reduces neurosurgical infections by more than 80% in 2 years

Another story about nosocomial infections rounded out the top five: Stephen’s report on an initiative that reduced neurosurgical infections by more than 80% over 2 years at a Pittsburgh hospital. Read more.

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