Top in ID: Public transit mask mandate; antibiotic resistance in patients with UTIs
Less than a week after the CDC announced that it would extend the federal mask mandate for public transportation through May 3, a federal judge in Florida overturned it.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the CDC overstepped its legal authority in issuing the mandate — a stance other legal experts have argued is incorrect. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Other top stories focused on efforts to predict antibiotic resistance in patients with recurrent UTIs, updates in HIV cure research and more.
Read the top stories in infectious disease below:
Florida judge shuts down public transit mask mandate in US
A federal judge in Florida overturned the CDC’s national mask mandate for public transportation — including on airplanes and trains — saying in her order that it was “unlawful.” Read more.
Prior cultures predict antibiotic susceptibility for patients with recurrent UTIs
Prior urine culture susceptibility may help predict future antibiotic resistance in patients with recurrent UTIs, according to data presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Meeting. Read more.
HIV cure research: Trying to eliminate a virus that ‘hides out’
After more than 40 years, scientists have yet to find a cure for HIV, a complex virus that can be suppressed with potent medications to undetectable levels in the body but not eliminated. Read more.
H. pylori infection: Resistance and recommendations for treatment
Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped gram-negative rod that colonizes the gastric mucosa. H. pylori is mostly acquired in childhood before age 10 years, with more than 50% of people worldwide carrying the organism. Read more.
Surfaces near patients with C. auris commonly re-contaminated within hours of cleaning
Room surfaces near patients colonized with Candida auris were commonly re-contaminated within hours of cleaning or disinfection, according to findings presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Meeting. Read more.