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Will Widespread Implementation of Doxy PEP Induce Emergence of Doxycycline Resistance in Treponema pallidum?
May 21, 2025

Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University The long-term effects of doxycycline used as post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections (known as Doxy…

Boosting VAP Diagnosis: RT-PCR Outshines Traditional Culture in Ventilated Kids But Are We There Yet?

Reviewed by Shipra Gupta, MD, MS, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Bottom line: RT- PCR testing in tracheal aspirates is a promising antimicrobial stewardship tool but…

March 2025

Boosting VAP Diagnosis: RT-PCR Outshines Traditional Culture in Ventilated Kids But Are We There Yet? Will Widespread Implementation of Doxy PEP Induce Emergence of Doxycycline…

Importance of Reinstating CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)  
May 07, 2025

Arlington, VA – CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is a critical asset to the nation’s public health infrastructure. It provides evidence-based guidance…

Multisociety Guidance for Sterilization and High-level Disinfection
Apr 28, 2025
Now Is the Time to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programs in Healthcare Facilities

Arlington, VA —The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious…

Multiorganizational Guidance Offers Updated Recommendations to Prevent Infections through Effective Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection of Reusable Medical Devices

Arlington, VA — The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), in collaboration with partner organizations, has released new comprehensive guidance to help healthcare facilities…

Call for Applications: ASHE Associate Editor – Pediatrics Focus
Apr 22, 2025

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (ASHE), an official journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), is seeking a Pediatrics-focused Associate Editor to…

SHEA Statement on HHS Reductions in Force
Apr 03, 2025

Protecting Americans from healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance, two critical areas of patient safety, requires a strong, stable public health infrastructure. The loss of…

Blood cultures to guide antibiotic therapy in mild-to-moderate acute cholangitis

Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University The best approach to antibiotic choice and duration for patients with acute cholangitis after biliary drainage…

It Takes a Team: How a Timely Prompt Induces Vaccination Delivery for Patients Transferring from the Acute Care to Rehabilitation Setting

Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, RN, CIC, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL Rehabilitation settings may foster an increased risk in the transmission of respiratory illnesses…

We Should Call Our Mothers More

Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Systematic review looking at outcomes of pregnant people diagnosed with avian influenza A found a 90%…

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