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Axel Vazquez Deida, PharmD, MPH, BCIDPImage credits: ACIP There are ongoing opportunities to refine antibiotic agent selection and treatment duration, particularly in rural areas and urgent care settings. Identifying these…

In the first episode, Michael Laposata, MD, PhD, who is the professor and chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston discussed the evolution of how he developed…

Cranberry juice helps prevent UTIs primarily by containing proanthocyanidins that inhibit bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract walls.Image credits: UnsplashThis study seeks to compare the effects of cranberry juice,…

MRSA is a strain of S aureus bacteria that has acquired resistance to methicillin and other antibiotics typically used to treat staph infections.Image credits: UnsplashOver the past decade, the surveillance…

A new analysis suggests that if all states had imposed stricter COVID-19 measures, thousands of lives could have been saved. The debate over the U.S. response to COVID-19 restrictions has…

Hepatitis C cascade of care among adults — Georgia, April 2015–April 2024.Image credits: CDCAfter partnering with the CDC and other organizations, Georgia achieved significant progress by 2021. The high rates of…

The WHO believes public health officials and laboratories should be prepared to identify a novel, antimicrobial resistant pathogen, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 23 (hvKp ST23).1“The presence of hvKp ST23…

The investigators saw positive benefits to vaccination and believe they outweigh any risks.The incidence rates for both heart attacks and strokes (arterial thromboses) were lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before…

The primary challenges in combating viral hepatitis are inadequate funding, low diagnosis rates, and insufficient awareness. Danjuma Adda, the former president of the World Hepatitis Alliance highlights these challenges and…

There has been some interesting news, research, and even federal legislation around this healthcare-associated infection. Read the latest on Clostridioides difficile (C diff) in the updates below.Having an Infectious Disease…