Reviewed by: David Cluck, PharmD; East Tennessee State University Bottom Line: Prediction models that stratify patients with sepsis and risk of resistant gram-negative bacilli (GNB)…

Evaluating the “Bugs” with Expanded Use of AI in Infectious Diseases Patient Care Becoming Hand Hygiene Heroes – A Novel Approach to a Hand Hygiene…

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) would like to emphasize the importance of global partnerships in addressing health threats that impact all of…

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is pleased to announce that David J. Weber, MD, MPH, a distinguished leader in infection prevention and…

Healthcare facilities are encouraged to prepare now for a possible bird flu outbreak, adopting measures to protect patients, staff, and the public, according to a…

Reviewed by: David Cluck, PharmD; East Tennessee State University Bottom Line: β-lactam allergy re-labeling is possible either via patient reporting or lack of a mechanism…

Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: A randomized trial from the VA system (MATCH study) demonstrated that oral capsule…

Reviewed by, Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: In measles post-elimination settings, the risk for onward transmission from persons with measles secondary…

Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Bottom line: Establishing specific pathogens (i.e. viruses, bacteria) through expanded molecular testing did not reliably predict…

Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Bottom line:  As gender-affirming surgeries are becoming more prevalent, efforts to identify epidemiology and trends must be reported to reduce risk…

Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Bottom line: SA carriage, particularly in the nares, raises risk for SA SSI and supports efforts for pre-operative screening for the…