Top in ID: STD surge during pandemic; ‘100 Days Mission’ plan for vaccine development
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For the first time in 7 years, the number of STD cases reported in the U.S. was lower than the previous year. However, the CDC attributed this to a 13% decline in reported chlamydia cases, which was likely a result of underdiagnosis.
The CDC also found an alarming rise in cases of congenital syphilis, which increased 235% since 2016. A review of the data was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Another top story was about the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations’ “100 Days Mission” plan, which aims to accelerate the development and production of vaccines during the next pandemic.
Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:
STDs continue to surge during pandemic, CDC says
The years-long surge in STDs in the United States continued in 2020 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are indications that cases are still increasing, the CDC warned. Read more.
CEPI’s moon shot: Developing pandemic vaccines in 100 days
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI, launched a multi-billion dollar plan to accelerate the development and production of vaccines during the next pandemic, with a goal of making them available in just 100 days. Read more.
Less than half of people with latent TB in the US initiate therapy
Researchers uncovered gaps in the care cascade for latent tuberculosis in the United States, including that less than half of people diagnosed with latent TB in 2016 and 2017 initiated treatment. Read more.
Stewardship recommendations less likely to be followed when made by a woman, study finds
Antibiotic timeouts conducted by women pharmacists were less likely to result in an antibiotic change than those conducted by men, according to data presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Meeting. Read more.
Real-time genomic surveillance quickly detects hospital outbreaks
Study findings presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference continued to show the ability of real-time genomic surveillance to detect nosocomial outbreaks. Read more.