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Efforts to ensure gender equity at IDWeek have worked, analysis shows
Efforts by IDWeek’s program committee to ensure gender equity during the conference led to a more than 13 percentage-point increase in the proportion of speaker slots filled by women since 2013, according to an analysis.
VIDEO: The challenges of moving IDWeek online
In the spring, in anticipation that the COVID-19 pandemic could complicate IDWeek, organizers asked presenters to prerecord sessions in the event they could not travel.
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Virtual IDWeek kicks off with 24-hour session on COVID-19
Like many other medical conferences, IDWeek was converted to a virtual meeting this year because of COVID-19.
Scynexis submits NDA for oral ibrexafungerp for vaginal yeast infection
Scynexis announced today that it has submitted a new drug application to the FDA for oral ibrexafungerp for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis, the second most common cause of vaginitis.
Evidence grows that reducing fluroquinolone use can control C. difficile
Study data from 55 Veterans’ Affairs hospitals showed that facility-level fluroquinolone use was a significant predictor of nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infections, researchers reported in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
High MRSA prevalence associated with high rate of antibiotic use
An evaluation of more than 100 Veterans Affairs hospitals showed that hospitals with a higher prevalence of MRSA prescribed more anti-MRSA antibiotics, even after adjusting for stewardship strategies, researchers reported.
Extending ceftolozane-tazobactam infusions may prevent emerging resistance
A small study of patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa demonstrated the potential emergence of resistance to ceftolozane-tazobactam during treatment, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Hooked on ID with William Schaffner, MD
I just was looking for something to do during the summer hiatus after my first year in medical school. Back then, we had summers off, and students often sought medicine-related jobs to broaden their experience while earning a few dollars.
IDSA issues new guidance for antimicrobial-resistant infections
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has issued new guidance for the clinical treatment of three common drug-resistant pathogens.
Researchers use antibiograms to monitor statewide changes in drug resistance
Cumulative antibiograms can be used to monitor antimicrobial resistance, determine regional and facility differences and detect changes in trends, according to data in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
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