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GAS on a stewardship fire: Treatment alternatives for pediatric group A strep pharyngitis
The establishment of the field of medical microbiology and its vital role in infectious diseases paved the way to better understand the wide varieties of pneumococcal disease.
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Physicians have cited overwork and burnout as contributing factors making it difficult to recruit physicians for a career in infectious diseases.
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Wastewater study finds masks prevent COVID-19 in schools
A study that used wastewater signals to identify cases of COVID-19 found that even a small increase in the proportion of people wearing masks at elementary schools in one California county significantly reduced the chance of a case.
Shorter TB regimen noninferior to standard 24-week treatment, study finds
SEATTLE — An 8-week boosted regimen of bedaquiline and linezolid was noninferior to standard 24-week treatment for tuberculosis in terms of clinical outcomes, according to the results of a phase 2-3 trial.
Q&A: What a major review does and does not tell us about masks and COVID-19
An updated analysis published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has fueled debate about the effectiveness of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
RSV hospitalizations linked to ‘considerable’ health care burden in Europe
One in 56 infants born healthy in Europe between July 2017 and April 2020 was hospitalized due to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, according to study results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Rapid influenza tests may reduce antibiotic prescriptions, improve patient outcomes
Using rapid influenza diagnostic tests for patients presenting with acute respiratory infections may lead clinicians to prescribe fewer unnecessary antibiotics, which could improve patient outcomes and decrease the threat of resistance, researchers found.
Long COVID more common in pre-delta period compared with delta, omicron
Prolonged COVID-19 symptoms, including severe fatigue, were more common among patients infected during the pre-delta period compared with the later delta and omicron periods, researchers found.
Rhinoviruses, enteroviruses ‘kept persisting’ among children during COVID-19 pandemic
Rhinoviruses and enteroviruses accounted for nearly three-quarters of viral detections among children during the COVID-19 pandemic and persisted amid declines in other viruses, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Prospective audits, feedback improve antimicrobial treatment for patients with COVID-19
Antibiotic prescribing was high among patients with COVID-19, but researchers found that antimicrobial stewardship programs with prospective audit and feedback helped optimize antibiotic treatments among these patients.
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