Gastrointestinal Infections News

Researchers estimated that the United States experiences around 7 million waterborne illnesses each year, according to findings published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently published a new statement strengthening its 2014 recommendation to screen for hepatitis B virus in adolescents and adults who are at an increased risk for infection.

Asymptomatic Clostridioides difficile colonization is significantly associated with previous hospitalization, gastric acid suppression, tube feeding and corticosteroid use, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Despite guidelines to ensure proper screening, one study presented during the Liver Meeting Digital Experience showed only 42% of infants born to women with hepatitis C and cirrhosis are screened and followed for hepatitis C.

The use of a three-dose, monovalent oral rotavirus vaccine — Rotavac (Bharat Biotech International) — was not associated with an increased risk for intussusception during a 3-year trial in India.

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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.

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.

Like many other medical conferences, IDWeek was converted to a virtual meeting this year because of COVID-19.