Infection

The probability of infection increases by 0.17% for every 6-hour delay in debridement for patients who undergo intramedullary nailing of an open femoral or tibial fracture, according to published results.

Nearly one in five U.S. cases of leprosy is reported in Florida, with roughly 81% of cases in the state reported in central Florida, according to a study.

A nationally representative survey revealed that of the more than 2 million people with current hepatitis C virus infection, only 68% are aware of their infection.

Approximately 16% of children and adolescents diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 had a persistent symptom 3 months after infection, according to the results of a systematic review of more than 15,000 patients.

Children with mitochondrial disorders have altered B cell function, which weakens their immune response to viral infections, according to study results published in Frontiers in Immunology.

ORLANDO — A hospital reduced the rate of hospital-onset cases of Clostridioides difficile infection with a standardized system for early recognition and testing, researchers found.

The annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology will highlight strategies to improve hospital infection prevention practices and efforts to increase infection prevention and control staffing.

Memo Therapeutics AG received fast track designation from the FDA for AntiBKV, a drug to treat BK polyomavirus infections, according to the press release.

The CDC has updated its guidance for hepatitis B testing for the first time since 2008 and now recommends that all adults in the U.S. be tested for HBV at least once in their lifetime.