Infection

Nearly one in 20 people who had a SARS-CoV-2 infection go on to experience myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, an NIH-funded study showed.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the Caribbean in September 2017, the American Society of Nephrology was asked to provide logistical support to kidney care providers and patients with kidney diseases.

A computerized clinical decision support tool implemented as a diagnostic stewardship intervention led to an approximate 50% decrease in urine culture testing for patients with a urinary catheter, researchers found.

Cases of tularemia — a relatively rare zoonotic disease — increased by nearly 60% in the United States from 2011 to 2022 compared with the preceding decade, according to CDC researchers.

Although Candida auris and Clostridioides difficile continue to be dangerous for patients, research published throughout this year has highlighted strides made in outbreak prevention and understanding nosocomial infections.

Researchers found a large increase in resistant Shigella sonnei infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that it spread primarily among people experiencing homelessness, according to a study.

The bivalent respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F, or RSVpreF, vaccine may prevent one hospitalization or ED visit tied to the infection for every 250 vaccinated older adults, an analysis showed.

Infection rates were lower following longer dupilumab treatment exposure in children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, according to a study.

Treatment with Paxlovid significantly reduced the duration and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among high-risk patients while also reducing health care utilization and severe outcomes, according to a study.