ECCMID 2023
Remdesivir Reduces Readmission Risk by 16% Among Immunocompromised Patients With COVID-19
Remdesivir (Veklury, Gilead) may reduce risk for hospital readmission by as much as 16% among immunocompromised ...
APRIL 21, 2023

Infectious Diseases Seen From the Largest Wave of War Refugees in Modern European History
The millions of refugees pouring out of Ukraine into Poland and Slovakia were not as prone to infectious diseases ...
APRIL 20, 2023

2 Steps Are Better Than 1 for CDI Testing
A two-step algorithm for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing may reduce unnecessary treatment and ...
APRIL 18, 2023

People Living With HIV at Higher Risk for Depression, Suicide
Denmark might be one of the happiest places to live, but not necessarily for people living with HIV, who are three ...
APRIL 18, 2023

Obese and Female Patients More Likely to Have Long COVID
Obesity and female sex are consistent determinants for symptoms persisting after COVID-19, according to data shared ...
APRIL 17, 2023

MDR Bacteria Found in 40% of Spanish Supermarket Meat Samples
Forty percent of meat samples tested from supermarkets in Spain were positive for multidrug-resistant (MDR) ...
APRIL 17, 2023

Comorbidities and Insurance Coverage Influence Risk for IPD, Pneumonia and OM in Children
Very young children with comorbidities as well as those who are on Medicaid see more pneumococcal disease than ...
APRIL 16, 2023

Antimicrobial Resistance, the Not-So-Silent Silent Pandemic
AMR is estimated to directly cause 1.27 million deaths globally each year. Without action, the World Bank states ...
APRIL 15, 2023

72 Cases of Typhoid on Dutch Ship Traced to Contaminated Drinking Water
A large outbreak of typhoid on a ship in the Netherlands, used to house asylum seekers, was traced to contaminated ...
APRIL 5, 2023

Iguana My Cake and Eat It, Too!
A 3-year-old girl developed a Mycobacterium marinum infection after being bitten by an iguana while vacationing in ...
APRIL 3, 2023

Pets and Owners Sharing More Than Companionship
Pets provide many benefits from companionship and protection to emotional well-being, but they also might be ...
MARCH 21, 2023
