Infection Control News

A longer interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years was associated with higher effectiveness against symptomatic infection, according to a real-world study published in Pediatrics.

The rate of teenagers vaccinated against HPV is improving but a significant number of parents remain hesitant about their children receiving the vaccine, a study found.

Last week, FDA advisors recommended the approval of two respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccines for older people. It is the first time that RSV vaccines were recommended for approval.

A commercial water purifier was possibly responsible for infections among four patients undergoing cardiac surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, three of whom died, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Nearly half of patients who received a diagnosis code of “unspecified mycosis” had positive laboratory test results for a specific fungal disease, with the most common being invasive candidiasis, researchers found.

A pediatric infectious disease expert made the case that the world needs a better pertussis vaccine.

An infectious disease consultation within 3 1/2 days of a diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia was shown in a study to increase adherence to quality care indicators and decrease hospital stays compared with a later consultation.

An FDA advisory committee recommend the approval of two respiratory syncytial virus vaccines for older people, who are among the most susceptible to severe disease, hospitalization and death from the infection.

Researchers reviewed a decade of maternal and congenital syphilis cases at a Brooklyn hospital and identified two variables associated with infection: racial identities other than Black or white and low socioeconomic status.

A WHO official speaking at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference encouraged health care communities to “reach the children being left behind.”