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November 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM

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Kids with eczema may have fewer related infections, allergic complications after COVID vaccination

The onset of several conditions, including allergic rhinitis, viral infections, and ear infections, was also delayed after COVID-19 vaccination.

Infectious Diseases in People Who Use Drugs Special Collection

November 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM

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If you didn't know, the IDSA has pages cataloging the various guidance for specific populations!
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This Open Forum Infectious Diseases special collection “Infectious Diseases in People Who Use Drugs” highlights papers that explore the syndemic of infectious d

New data show double the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after RSV in seniors

November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM

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With data showing double risk for Guillain-Barre for seniors after RSV, perhaps as health care providers, we should be pushing for greater RSV vaccination amongst the older population.
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The rate was quadruple in those 75 and older, but those findings demonstrate less statistical power.

β-Lactam vs Non–β-Lactam Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infection

November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM

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A large analysis of almost 350k patients seems to point that non-beta lactam surgical prophylaxis should be avoided compared to beta lactam agents. This could mean confirming the legitimacy of the beta lactam allergy before surgery.
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This cohort study compares risk of surgical site infection among patients treated with β-lactam vs non–β-lactam surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Seasonal RTI Vaccinations in Immunocompromised Patients

November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM

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New IDSA guideline on seasonal vaccines for immunocompromised patients.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM

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Gut microbiota is intertwined with the overall health of a person, hopefully in the near future we will be able to have actionable items to better the care for patients.

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Gut microbiota predicts the risk of future COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality: insights from the population-based HELIUS Study

In this large population-based cohort, we found that baseline gut microbiota, especially low levels of butyrate-producers, are coupled with a higher risk o

Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Among Patients With Serious Mental Illness

October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM

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Patients with serious mental illness are seen to have a greater incidence of long COVID, highlighting associations between long-term outcomes and patients have yet to be found in many potential things.

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This cohort study evaluates the risk of developing postacute sequelae of COVID-19 in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar, or major depressive disorder.

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October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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Long-Term Effectiveness of Financial Incentives for Not Prescribing Unnecessary Antibiotics to Children With Acute Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections: Japan's Nationwide Quasi-Experimental St...

A financial incentive to provide a rationale to not prescribe antibiotics to children with acute respiratory or gastrointestinal infections in Japan was as

More measles in South Carolina as US nears 1,600 confirmed cases

October 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM

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Working in the NICU and its clear to see its RSV vaccine season. People who are expecting should either receive an RSV vaccine or their newborn should receive. The newborn RSV vaccine is technically just antibodies.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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Measles exposure continues to rise, especially in South Carolina, where a large amount of the exposures are among schools of children with low vaccination rates. Another school in SC is said that only 17% of the children are up-to-date on measles.
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Carbapenem-resistant Organisms in Companion Animals in New York City, 2019–2022

October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM

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A veterinary diagnostic laboratory located in NYC reported a high level of carbapenem-resistant organisms among their gram-negative isolates. The most common of which were Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and E. coli, problematic organisms for us too.
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Abstract. Carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) are a type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health. CRO can infect or colonize dogs and

The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts

October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM

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This news article posted in Nature notes many of the key points of the antimicrobial resistance trends that are an issue. One that particularly stood out to me was the projected 30% increase in livestock antimicrobial use by 2040 compared to 2019.
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Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

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October 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM

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More evidence adds onto the connection of dementia to herpes viruses, and with this analysis, it seems to point that people who received vaccines to prevent Herpes-Zoster reactivations had a reduced risk of dementia.
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Varicella-zoster virus reactivation and the risk of dementia - Nature Medicine

Large-scale longitudinal health records reveal consistent association of varicella-zoster virus reactivation with dementia.

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October 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM

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The potential of opportunistic infections by other colonizers should not be ignored, with this study finding that a source of bacteremia at a hospital came from a common probiotic organism.
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The Majority of Bacillus subtilis Strains Isolated From Blood Cultures Were Derived From Traditional Japanese Fermented Soybeans Natto: A Single-center Retrospective Study

In a retrospective study from a Japanese hospital, 69 of 70 Bacillus subtilis blood isolates were B. subtilis var. natto, of which 25 were confirmed as tru

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in pets: a new threat from veterinary clinics

October 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM

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A manuscript in Clinical Infectious Diseases highlights the potential human public health hazards from veterinary care. Its not just zoonotic disease but also the under-researched appropriate antibiotic use that can fuel new antibiotic resistant organisms.
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Vincent Perreten, Andrea Endimiani; Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in pets: a new threat from veterinary clinics, Clinical Infectious Diseases, ,

CDC data show declines in sexually transmitted infections, rise in newborn syphilis

October 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM

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We've started to buck the trend of increasing sexually transmitted infections, however, congenital syphilis is still on the rise for the 12th straight year.
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US lab data show sharp increase in superbug incidence

September 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM

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Carbapenemases and carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales have shown to have a sharp increase over the past 5 years.

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ACIP tables vote to delay hepatitis B vaccine birth dose

September 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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Chances in vaccine usage is changing. The vote to delay the hepatitis B vaccine at birth to a later time was itself postponed another date. The MMRV vaccine was also removed from the free federal vaccine program VFC.
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Preoperative Enterosignatures Predict Surgical Site Infections After Abdominal Surgery

September 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM

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This paper makes a conclusion that a test may be suggestive of high risk surgical site infections based off of rectal microbiota
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AbstractBackground. The relationship between preoperative intestinal microbiota composition and the development of surgical site infections (SSIs) followin

You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Curbside Questions Infectious Diseases Clinicians Ask Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

September 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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A study highlighted the frequency of clinical management changes occurring from inquiries to ID pharmacists. They found that 89% of inquiries from ID clinicians resulted in pharmacist recommended management changes.
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Abstract. This multicenter study highlights the critical role of infectious diseases (ID) pharmacists in supporting ID consult services, with 89% of 1518 c

Measles Cases and Outbreaks

September 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM

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Measles is still an ongoing problem. as of September 2nd of this year there has been 1,431 confirmed measles cases. Mostly attributed to Texas but found across the United States. #PITT_IDFall25
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Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.

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September 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM

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Due to funding cuts, the CDC is reducing the level of surveillance they do on foodborne illness. FoodNet is a critical way to identify and fix issues with manufacturers and food processors, and prevent other consumers from unnecessary health issues.

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CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program