Florida’s removal of vaccine mandates puts children at higher risk for preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough, and chickenpox. The Society for Healthcare…
SHEA is deeply disappointed by the sudden departure of the CDC Director so soon after her confirmation, at a time when the agency most needs…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: A 4 year-long outbreak investigation of OXA-48-producing E. coli initially detected in a series…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) may prolong a patient’s hospital stay, lead to further…
Reviewed by Sanchi Malhotra MD, University of California Los Angeles The New Vaccine Surveillance Network is a pediatric surveillance system that had previously identified children…
Reviewed by Shipra Gupta, MD, MS, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Bottomline- Shorter (5–7 day) or no antibiotic treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis was as effective as…
Shorter, Safer, Smarter: Rethinking Strep Throat Treatment Without Fueling Rheumatic Fever Fears Is it possible to avoid getting norovirus from your child? CLABpredICU: AI within…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab From April 2022 through April 2023, Nikolic et al. performed a prospective cohort study…
Reviewed by Shipra Gupta, MD, MS, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Bottomline- MPXV shows high stability on nonporous surfaces at low temperatures, which emphasizes the importance…
Reviewed by Geeta Sood, MD, ScM, Johns Hopkins University This study looked at the incidence of isolation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and AMR infections across…
Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza through immunization could substantially reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in…
Characterization of Adult and Pediatric Healthcare-Associated and Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infections, Canada Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Bottom line: Over an 8-year study…