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Severity of respiratory-syncytial-virus and other respiratory viruses versus seasonal influenza amongst hospitalized cancer patients
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November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Recent studies are looking at an antibiotic called premethylenomycin C lactone which has shown to be super powerful in killing bacteria with tiny amounts of dosage. Scientists are looking into how to use this antibiotic safely and effectively. #PITT_IDFall25
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Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria
Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against drug-resistant infections.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Six Dead in U.S. Listeria Outbreak Linked to Pasta https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/business/listeria-outbreak-trader-joes-kroger.html
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Consequences of Delaying Surgical Intervention in Patients with Native Joint Septic Arthritis
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Consequences of Delaying Surgical Intervention in Patients with Native Joint Septic Arthritis
AbstractBackground. Although recent guidance recommends early surgical debridement for native joint septic arthritis (NJSA), supporting data, particularly
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November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/27/vaccines-rfk-jr-cdc-acip-panel
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October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In this episode of The ASHE Podcast, Dr. Emine Alp Meşe, author of “Prioritizing isolation precautions: a patient-centered approach to infection prevention and control,” discusses how a patient-centered framework can transform infection prevention and control.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A randomized phase 1 study investigating gut microbiome changes with moxifloxacin vs. oral vancomycin: Implications for Clostridioides difficile risk
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October 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Carbapenem-resistant Organisms in Companion Animals in New York City, 2019?2022
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Carbapenem-resistant Organisms in Companion Animals in New York City, 2019–2022
Abstract. Carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) are a type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health. CRO can infect or colonize dogs and
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October 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
NY (Long Island) just confirmed local chikungunya transmission. One case is one case - not a growing outbreak - ongoing vector control and colder temps should keep it that way. Still: the illness is painful: terrible joint pain and when it spreads it spreads fast 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/n...
New York Confirms State’s First Locally Acquired Case of Chikungunya
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October 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Time to Reappraise the Antibiotic Treatment for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis: Data From the Experimental Model
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Time to Reappraise the Antibiotic Treatment for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis: Data From the Experimental Model
Daptomycin in combination with β-lactams significantly improves the activity of monotherapies in sterilizing valve vegetations and in preventing daptomycin
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October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How Alberta Became the Epicentre of Canada's Measles Outbreak thewalrus.ca/how-alberta-... @monicakidd.bsky.social @thewalrus.ca
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October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Last season, CDC logged 280 pediatric flu deaths—deadliest since H1N1. Among severe cases, flu-linked influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) is rising in U.S. children: in 2024–25, 109 IAE cases were identified, 55% in previously healthy kids. Only 16% were vaccinated.
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Pediatric Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy ...
This report describes 109 U.S. cases of pediatric influenza-associated encephalopathy during the 2024–25 flu season – a high-severity season.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Changing Paradigm in Infectious Diseases - Host-Directed Medicine: Implications for the Next Generation of ID Physicians
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September 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How a single measles case became 5,000 – and the lessons not learned https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-measles-outbreak-lessons/
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September 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Comparing generative artificial intelligence vs. experts for detection of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
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Comparing generative artificial intelligence vs. experts for detection of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Abstract. A retrospective cohort study compared generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) vs. infection control expert for catheter-associated urinary tra
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September 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is generally systematically screened and treated with antibiotics in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). In OFID, authors explore the role of antibiotic therapy in management of ASB in KTRs. https://bit.ly/3JQye8M
Effectiveness and safety of antibiotics in kidney transplant recipients with asymptomatic bacteriuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
AbstractBackground. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is generally systematically screened and treated with antibiotics in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs)
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September 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Darfur is already battling a cholera outbreak and mass displacement — with the crisis spilling into eastern Chad.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results indicate https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-infection-may-prevented-common-nasal-antihistamine-spray-trial-s-rcna228500
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September 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
