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Hospital-associated infections declined significantly at acute-care hospitals in 2022, although rates at other health care facilities remained relatively stagnant, according to a CDC report.

Nearly half of infectious diseases fellowship programs were not filled on Match Day as the number of applicants declined despite an increase in certified ID programs, the Infectious Diseases Society of America announced.

We caught up with Mary Foote, MD, MPH, at IDWeek to ask how she got “Hooked on ID.”

Why ID? Cue the iconic theme music from the medical drama House.

Adding vancomycin to cefazolin prophylaxis was not superior to placebo for the prevention of surgical-site infections among patients without known MRSA infection undergoing joint arthroplasty, researchers found.

BOSTON — The Infectious Diseases Society of America is focused on growing the ID workforce and increasing opportunities for its members, its new president told Healio at IDWeek.

IDWeek relaxed its COVID-19 policies this year, no longer requiring that attendees wear a mask or provide proof of vaccination.

Updated recommendations for MRSA prevention in acute-care facilities suggest contact precautions for patients known to be infected are “essential,” although researchers argue data do not justify the recommendation.

Implementing a pharmacist-driven MRSA nasal-swab ordering protocol, followed by a 72-hour approval protocol, led to a significant reduction in antibiotic administration and vancomycin use, researchers found.

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.