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…
Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University In a retrospective cohort study published in CID, Redmond et al. evaluated the rates of reduced…
Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University The INSPIRE 4 study is the fourth in a line of RCTs that evaluate the use…
Becoming INSPIREd by Antimicrobial Stewardship Could Fidaxomicin Resistance Become a Major Concern? What do grandkids and grandparents have in common? Silent Drivers of Resistance: Quantifying…
SHEA is disappointed to no longer be part of the ACIP Workgroups, as we have valued the opportunity to contribute our expertise in infection prevention…
Reviewed by Sanchi Malhotra MD, University of California Los Angeles The authors from a pediatric hospital describe a Norovirus outbreak on their ICU step-down unit…
Reviewed by Shipra Gupta, MD, MS, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Bottomline- This study found that antibiotic-related lab abnormalities occurred in 13.3% of children treated for…
Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified azole resistance in Candida species as…
Reviewed by Geeta Sood, MD, ScM, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line – Single center study showing plasmid transmission within patients and across species that would…