Respiratory Infections News

Patients with pneumonia who were admitted to hospitals with high readmission rates had an elevated risk for in-hospital adverse events, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA announced Friday that it authorized the emergency use of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.

Trends in respiratory viral infections in hospitals mirrored trends in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, “suggesting that hospital interventions alone did not significantly affect” their incidence, researchers reported.

Vaccination may not fully protect people from long COVID symptoms if they experience a breakthrough infection, according to a study published recently in Nature Medicine.

An FDA advisory committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended that Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines be authorized for children as young as 6 months old.

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Wednesday.

An FDA advisory committee on Tuesday unanimously backed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years.

WASHINGTON — Data collected between 2019 and 2021 assessing trends in latent tuberculosis testing and positivity showed increased rates correlating with COVID-19 testing, researchers said at ASM Microbe.

Researchers at ASM Microbe presented more evidence that there was a decline in STI testing and prevention measures in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the mouth may compromise the production of an important antimicrobial peptide and make patients more susceptible to oral Candida albicans infection, researchers said at ASM Microbe.