Gastrointestinal Infections News

I think it was in 1965 — so, a long time ago — that I finished my internship in the U.K. and wanted to do something a little bit more interesting than staying on the usual rotation through jobs.

For the latest story in our “Life during COVID” series, we asked experts to describe the impact the pandemic has had on patient health and the practice of medicine in the United States.

Several people contracted Aeromonas infections during a Tough Mudder race in California, health officials confirmed.

Combining seasonal vaccination and chemoprevention reduces the incidence of malaria by around two-thirds compared with either prevention method by itself, updated study results confirmed.

Why am I hooked on ID? It’s a great question! It might sound clichéd, but my love for this specialty grew as I turned 10.

An FDA-approved oral fecal microbiota therapeutic reduces the risk for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in high-risk patients compared with placebo, regardless of demographics or baseline risk factors, researchers reported.

Infectious diseases physician Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPH, will be the next director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the NIH announced Wednesday.

More than 2 decades of data show that exposure to tropical storm or hurricane rainfall increases the risk of acquiring waterborne diseases, demonstrating the storms’ threat to public health, researchers reported in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the first and second waves of the pandemic experienced different symptoms and outcomes, consistent with those of the general population in Italy, researchers reported.

I became hooked on ID for the classic reasons — formative experiences in medical school and residency, a deep connection and kinship with supervising ID physicians during fellowship, immense learning opportunities, unforgettable mentor experiences, and tremendous personal and professional growth prospects.