Bacterial Infections

On Sept. 1, the CDC issued a health advisory concerning an increased rate of infections in the United States of a flesh-eating bacterium called Vibrio vulnificus.

A study of more than 14,000 febrile infants found that UTIs, bacteremia and bacterial meningitis were less common among those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 than those who did not, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Cases of salmonellosis continue to cause significant morbidity in infants, according to an analysis of surveillance data published in Pediatrics.

A phase 2 randomized clinical trial found that ceftolozane/tazobactam was a safe and effective option for the treatment of children with complicated UTIs, researchers reported in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

The prevalence of bacterial infections in hospitalized infants — after rising during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic — fell to prepandemic levels earlier this year, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

WASHINGTON — Several studies showcase strong efficacy of cefiderocol against treatment-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii both in the U.S. and abroad, according to data presented at IDWeek.

While visiting a neighbor’s home, a previously healthy 5-year-old boy was bitten on the right side of his face by an unleashed dog inside his neighbor’s home.

A partnership between a hospital system and a community detoxification facility led to significant reductions in lengths of stay and costs without increasing readmission or mortality rates among people who inject drugs, findings showed.

In this video, David W. Kimberlin, MD, the program director of the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium, discusses important changes in the AAP’s 2021 Red Book.

ACP, citing previous data that indicate at least 30% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the U.S. were “unnecessary” and “often continued for too long,” issued best practices for appropriate antibiotic use in several bacterial infections.