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Symptoms, outcomes worse in IBD patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 early in pandemic
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.
Hooked on ID with Priya Nori, MD, FSHEA, FIDSA
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.
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Addressing physician burnout ‘a moral imperative’
Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory on health worker burnout and well-being, declaring the situation a “crisis” and naming it a “top national priority.”
A treatment dilemma: Extensively drug-resistant Shigella
There has been an alarming increase in extensively drug-resistant Shigella infections reported through national surveillance systems.
WHO warns of slow introduction of recommended vaccines
The introduction of eight WHO-recommended vaccines into national immunization schedules slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported in MMWR.
Hospital lowers rate of nosocomial C. difficile with revised approach
ORLANDO — A hospital reduced the rate of hospital-onset cases of Clostridioides difficile infection with a standardized system for early recognition and testing, researchers found.
Foodborne illnesses in US return to pre-pandemic levels
Illnesses linked to foodborne pathogens have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels after declining during the first 2 years of the pandemic, according to a study.
Two-step testing associated with decreased incidence of hospital-onset C. difficile
Two-step Clostridioides difficile testing was associated with decreased reported incidence of hospital-onset C. difficile infection and C. difficile-specific antibiotic use, researchers found.
Hooked on ID with Kathleen F. Gensheimer, MD, MPH, FIDSA
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Biden picks internal medicine physician Cohen to lead CDC
President Joe Biden on Friday officially announced that former North Carolina secretary of health Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, will be the next director of the CDC.
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