Infectious Disease News Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Disease News.

Table of Contents

• ‘The future is here’: New products join armamentarium for C. difficile Monica Stonehill; Robert Stott
• Antibiotic use declined among people hospitalized with COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022 Caitlyn Stulpin
• CDC committee recommends new pentavalent meningococcal vaccine Rose Weldon
• CDC develops test for Cache Valley virus, other uncommon mosquito-borne diseases Caitlyn Stulpin
• ‘Crisis’: Congenital syphilis increasing at ‘heartbreaking rate’ Rose Weldon
• FDA approves world’s first chikungunya vaccine Stephen I. Feller
• IDSA outlines policy priorities for infectious diseases Stephen I. Feller
• In-house PCR testing for C. auris on admission leads to fewer hospital-onset cases Caitlyn Stulpin
• Kindergarten vaccination rates remain below pre-pandemic levels Rose Weldon
• Leftover antibiotics ‘major barrier to antimicrobial stewardship’ Stephen I. Feller
• Many health care personnel not up to date on COVID-19, flu vaccines Caitlyn Stulpin
• Measles deaths spike more than 40%, CDC and WHO say Stephen I. Feller
• Norovirus doubles death risk for older veterans, study finds Caitlyn Stulpin
• Prevention is key: A guide to STI prophylaxis Marcus Hayner, PharmD; Kati Shihadeh, PharmD, BCIDP
• Progress against TB recovers significantly following COVID-19 disruptions, WHO report says Caitlyn Stulpin
• Q&A: Changes to SEP-1 sepsis management bundle spark concern among experts Caitlyn Stulpin
• Q&A: STD leaders call for US to declare emergency over congenital syphilis Gerard Gallagher
• Researchers infect women with Zika virus to help find a vaccine Stephen I. Feller
• Single dose of benzathine penicillin effective against early syphilis Stephen I. Feller
• Study identifies 16 predictors of infant hospitalization for RSV Rose Weldon
• Surgeons use breast implants during double-lung transplant Stephen I. Feller
• VIDEO: AI could ‘shift’ practice in pediatric infectious diseases Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: Hooked on ID with Mary Foote, MD, MPH Gerard Gallagher; Mary Foote, MD, MPH
• FMT future ‘still being written,’ ideally with more options for recurrent C. difficile Neil H. Stollman, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF