Infection
Sleeping too much or too little may increase risk for infection
Individuals who slept fewer than 6 hours or more than 9 hours each night had an increased risk for infection compared with those who slept 7 to 8 hours, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
AMA, ASN, CDC launch CME modules to improve infection control in dialysis
The AMA, American Society of Nephrology and CDC announced the launch of new CME modules designed to improve infection control in outpatient dialysis settings, according to the press release.
C. difficile colonization associated with CDI development among patients in the ICU
Patients in the ICU with Clostridioides difficile colonization, histories of inflammatory bowel disease and longer ICU stays had an increased risk for developing C. difficile infection, according to a study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
CDC recommends against use of EzriCare Artificial Tears due to link with infection
The CDC issued a statement recommending that clinicians and patients discontinue using EzriCare Artificial Tears due a possible link to eye infections that have led to vision loss, hospitalization and death.
Hybrid COVID-19 immunity offers higher protection than previous infection alone
People who are vaccinated and have previously been infected with COVID-19 had a 97% reduced chance of severe COVID-19 infection year after their last vaccination or infection, researchers determined.
Most staff who deliver home infusion therapy not trained in infection surveillance
There has been a significant increase in the number of people receiving home infusion therapy over the last decade, but a study found that many who deliver these services have no formal training in infection surveillance.
FDA approves fecal microbiota biotherapeutic for recurrent C. difficile infection
The FDA has approved Rebyota, a microbiota-based live biotherapeutic indicated for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in adults after antibiotic treatment, Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced in a press release.
33% of genomically supported COVID-19 reinfections missed by clinical assessments
Although clinical and cycle threshold value assessment can distinguish COVID-19 reinfection from detecting virus from a prior infection, it failed to identify 33% of genomically supported reinfections, according to a recent study.
Patients with disseminated gonococcal infection lack usual symptoms
Many patients associated with a disseminated gonococcal infections outbreak in California lacked usual symptoms and were not included in the screening groups, according to an outbreak assessment published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Monoclonal antibody safely prevents malaria infection in adults
One dose of a monoclonal antibody safely protected healthy adults from malaria infection during the 6-month malaria season in Mali, according to data published in The New England Journal of Medicine and presented at a medical conference.