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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, the first naturally occurring antibiotic drug discovered and used therapeutically.

A 5-day-old female is transferred from another hospital due to irritability and a worsening pustular rash. The mother’s pregnancy, labor and delivery was complicated by a group B strep-positive culture and vaginal candidiasis.

Screenings that examine whether patients with asthma are sensitized to staphylococcal enterotoxins could help predict the evolution of comorbidities and lead to targeted therapeutic choices, according to a study published in Allergy.

People who use drugs experienced double the rate of hospital readmission and lower rates of antibiotic completion for invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections than their non-drug-using peers, according to a study.

Automatic hand dryers in public restrooms can harbor and spread bacteria, according to research presented at ASM Microbe. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

Commercial restaurant workers often use sponges and microfiber towels to clean food contact surfaces, but these types of absorbent materials were found to harbor potentially pathogenic organisms for more than 2 weeks, researchers said.

Automatic hand dryers in men’s and women’s public restrooms can harbor and spread bacteria, including Staphylococcus and fecal matter, according to research presented during ASM Microbe, which is being held virtually this year.

CHICAGO — Among 51 patients with pseudarthrosis who underwent revision lumbar spine surgery and had intraoperative cultures, investigators found female gender was the only factor that was protective against a positive intraoperative culture, a finding that was consistent with the literature, according to a presenter at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK — Among 75 patients who began rifampin therapy in conjunction with other medications to treat staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection, 23% were rifampin intolerant, a presenter at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Open Scientific Meeting said.