Infectious Disease News

28/06/2024

🐔🐮 Could vaccinating birds and cows stop the outbreak?

Healio spoke with Maurice Pitesky, DVM, MPVM, BMEA, a faculty member at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine-Cooperative Extension, about the feasibility of a mass vaccine program and whether it could work.

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Avian influenza continues to be detected among birds and dairy cows in the United States, raising questions about how to control the more than 2-year-old outbreak.

28/06/2024

🦠 A novel combination of mutations detected in A(H1N1)pdm09 on five continents has left them less susceptible to treatment with , researchers found.



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A novel combination of neuraminidase mutations detected in influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses on several continents has left these viruses less susceptible to treatment with oseltamivir, researchers found.

28/06/2024

💉 The CDC on Thursday recommended updated for the 2024-2025 respiratory season, and a newly approved 21-valent conjugate vaccine for adults.

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The CDC on Thursday recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory season, and a newly approved 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for adults.

27/06/2024

😔 Patients receiving consults at Duke University Health System over the past decade were increasingly complex, more sick & more likely to die soon after, according to a study.

We asked Alison G.C. Smith, MD, MSC, and Jason E. Stout, MD, MHS, about the study findings and the role of ID clinicians in end-of-life care.

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Patients receiving infectious diseases consultation over the past decade were increasingly complex, generally sicker and more likely to die soon after a consultation was performed.

26/06/2024

🚨 The CDC’s advisors voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that everyone aged 75 years or older get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus, as well as those 60 to 74 years with risk factors for severe .

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The CDC’s vaccine advisors voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that everyone aged 75 years or older get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus.

26/06/2024

💉 A 2-dose with a CpG adjuvant resulted in a more than 90% response rate among people previously classified as vaccine nonresponders, and 84% percent responded to just 1 dose, researchers found.

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A two-dose series of a hepatitis B vaccine with a CpG adjuvant resulted in a more than 90% response rate among health care workers previously classified as nonresponders, researchers found.

25/06/2024

🏥 After confirming reports of in a hematologic oncology and clinical trials unit, a comprehensive plan was put in place, stopping further infections with no recurrence.



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SAN ANTONIO — After confirming reports of norovirus in a hematologic oncology and clinical trials unit, a comprehensive infection prevention plan was put in place, stopping further infections with no recurrence.

24/06/2024

🦠 Together, a group of viruses referred to as have become the most common SARS-CoV-2 variants in the U.S.

We asked Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, professor of health policy and management at the City University of New York School of Public Health, about the new variants and the potential for a summer surge in cases.

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Together, a group of viruses nicknamed “FLiRT” have emerged to become the most common SARS-CoV-2 variants in the country.

21/06/2024

💉 Lenacapavir, an injectable drug approved by the FDA for treatment, prevented 100% of new HIV infections in in a phase 3 trial at 28 trial sites in South Africa and Uganda, demonstrating its efficacy as , Gilead Sciences said.

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Lenacapavir, an injectable antiretroviral drug approved by the FDA for HIV treatment, prevented 100% of new HIV infections among women in a phase 3 trial in Africa, demonstrating its efficacy as PrEP, Gilead Sciences said.

21/06/2024

🥼 We checked in with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, for an update on the agency’s efforts to modernize the nation’s disease surveillance and data systems, improve how the CDC communicates with the public and physicians, and the agency's larger “Moving Forward” plan.



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We checked in with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, for an update on the agency’s efforts to modernize the nation’s disease surveillance and data systems and improve how the CDC communicates with the public and physicians.

20/06/2024

🤖 An system correctly chose for treatment faster than the standard method using blood cultures, according to a study presented at ASM Microbe.



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An AI system correctly chose antibiotics for sepsis treatment faster than the standard method using blood cultures, according to a study presented at ASM Microbe.

20/06/2024

🏥 The leading U.S. professional association for infection preventionists is calling for an overhaul to medical device cleaning instructions after a survey that confusion, inconsistency & potential danger.



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The leading U.S. professional association for infection preventionists recently called for an overhaul to medical device cleaning instructions based on a survey that revealed confusion, inconsistency and potential danger.

19/06/2024

💉 The FDA has approved Merck’s 21-valent vaccine, which is specifically made for adults, the company announced. A CDC advisory committee will meet June 27 to vote on recommendations for the .

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The FDA has approved Merck’s 21-valent pneumococcal vaccine, which is specifically made for adults, the company announced.

19/06/2024

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12/06/2024

💉 With Moderna's vaccine approved by the FDA - the 3rd that has been approved - will more people get a shot against the respiratory virus ths year?

We asked David O. Freedman, MD, professor emeritus of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Ryan C. Maves, MD, professor of medicine and anesthesiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, for their thoughts.



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In late May, the FDA announced approval of Moderna's mResvia, marking the third vaccine approved for respiratory syncytial virus and first time messenger RNA technology has been used for preventing a disease other than COVID-19.

12/06/2024

🥼 At , announced a new 18-month leadership program aimed at developing the next generation of infection preventionists. We caught up with APIC president Tania Bubb, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, senior director of infection control at Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, to learn more about the program, which launches in 2025.

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SAN ANTONIO — The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology announced a new leadership program aimed at developing the next generation of infection preventionists.

11/06/2024

🦠 An active screening strategy allowed for rapid identification and isolation of patients with , reducing risk for transmission in a hospital, Teresa York, BS, CIC, supervisor in the University of Texas Medical Branch department of infection control and health care epidemiology, at .

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SAN ANTONIO — An active screening strategy allowed patients with Candida auris to be rapidly identified and isolated to reduce risk of transmission in a health care facility, researchers reported.

07/06/2024

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06/06/2024

👃 We caught up with Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting to talk about the potential benefits of universal nasal decolonization. Steed, the 2024 Carole DeMille Achievement Award honoree, said the practice could reduce hospital-associated infections.



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SAN ANTONIO — We caught up with Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting to talk about the potential benefits of universal nasal decolonization.

06/06/2024

📍 The geographic range of in the U.S. is expanding, which may place more people at risk for , and especially . We asked Richard S. Ostfeld, PhD, distinguished senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York, who studies the ecology of infectious diseases, including tickborne diseases, why this is happening.

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The geographic range of ticks in the United States is expanding, which may place more people than ever at risk for tick-borne diseases. We asked Richard S. Ostfeld, PhD, for an explanation.

05/06/2024

🥗 The CDC on Wednesday said that recalled shipped to 14 states may be the cause of an ongoing outbreak. The recall was initiated last week after a product sample tested positive for the .



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The CDC on Wednesday announced that recalled cucumbers have been identified as the potential cause of an ongoing Salmonella outbreak.

05/06/2024

🧼 After 2 patients tested positive for at , IPs found cross-contamination of surfaces - including inside a supply drawer - that offered lessons about containment, Anoshe Aslam, MPH, CIC, told us at .

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05/06/2024

🏥 Rates of surgical site infections drastically improved after implementing a comprehensive bundle, researchers reported at .



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SAN ANTONIO — Rates of surgical site infections drastically improved after implementing a comprehensive prevention bundle, researchers reported at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual meeting.

04/06/2024

💊 The CDC has published guidance recommending that providers counsel certain patients on the harms and benefits of doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis — or doxy-PEP — for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.



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The CDC has published guidance recommending that providers council certain patients on the harms and benefits of doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis — or doxy-PEP — for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.

04/06/2024

✔️ A Seattle hospital used a screening program for all visitors after 2 outbreaks in Washington. The measures were easy to use and OK with patients, Emily Brown, MPH, an infection preventionist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, said during a presentation at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual conference.



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SAN ANTONIO — A hospital in Seattle started a measles entry screening program for all visitors after an outbreak in the city, finding the measures were easy to put in place and deemed acceptable by patients, according to a study.

03/06/2024

🥼 Infection preventionists repurposed an existing intervention that eliminated bloodstream infections among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the .



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SAN ANTONIO — Infection preventionists repurposed an existing intervention that eliminated bloodstream infections completely among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the cardiothoracic ICU.

02/06/2024

🐄 A 2nd dairy worker in Michigan became the 3rd human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an in cows, the CDC announced.



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A second dairy worker in Michigan became the third human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an outbreak in dairy cows, the CDC announced Thursday.

27/05/2024

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23/05/2024

💊 were commonly prescribed as therapy for extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant infections despite significant updates to Infectious Diseases Society of America and European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases guidance, data show.

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Carbapenems were commonly prescribed as targeted therapy for extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales infections despite significant changes in guidance, data show.

22/05/2024

🐄 A worker in Michigan became the 2nd human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza linked to an in dairy , the CDC and Michigan health officials said Tuesday.



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A dairy worker in Michigan became the second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an outbreak in dairy cows, the CDC and Michigan health officials announced Tuesday.