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CDC's Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements include seven core elements.Image credits: CDCIn 2023, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Annual Survey revealed significant improvements in sepsis program implementation across US…

FDA logo. Image credit: FDAToday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for an updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant JN1…

Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an update on the ongoing listeria outbreak in the US associated with the Boar’s Head deli meat, which has now…

A study on vancomycin treatment, new data on the investigational Pfizer C diff vaccine, how individual antibiotics are ranked by risk for C difficile infection, and more. Source link

This is the second episode of our 3-part series on HIV care and management. This is a continuing collaboration working with our partners Contemporary Pediatrics and Contemporary OB/GYN.This series discusses several aspects…

Rapid V Cholerae Test O1 and O139Image credits: MPMP Biomedicals has introduced a new series of in vitro diagnostic tests that use immunochromatographic technology to detect gastrointestinal pathogens.The new kits…

Image credit: Hiroshi Tsubono, UnsplashIn results reported today, topline data shows the monoclonal antibody, pemivibart, was highly efficacious in preventing the onset of symptomatic COVID-19 compared to a placebo in…

C difficile sporesImage credit: UnsplashClostridioides difficile infection (CDI) poses significant mortality risks and healthcare burdens. The phase 3 CLOVER trial assessed the detoxified toxin-A/B PF-06425090 vaccine for preventing CDI. Although…

HPV vaccine.Image credit: UnsplashThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that adolescents aged 11–12 years receive three vaccines: tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap); quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY); and…

We are continuing our roundtable series where we delve into important clinical infectious disease topics with a comprehensive discussion with clinicians in the field. This is the first episode of…