Infectious Diseases
News
Antimicrobial resistance threat continues during COVID-19
For some patients, the pandemic and antimicrobial resistance are intertwined.
Clinical
Asymptomatic C. diff carriers have increased risk of symptomatic infection
Do admitted patients who are asymptomatic carriers of Clostridioides difficile progress to symptomatic C. difficile?
Clinical
Lack of fever in ESRD with S. aureus bacteremia is common
What is the incidence of fever in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremic patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presenting to the...
News
Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes...
Opinion
Few clinical guidelines exist for treating post-COVID symptoms
‘We can prevent many infections from this virus, but we are still left to manage many post-COVID symptoms,’ says Dr. Linda Girgis.
News
C. difficile guidelines offer new possibilities
Updated recommendations address issues of diagnosis, recurrence, and fecal microbial transplant.
News
Tofacitinib shows mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
News
Prophylactic anticoagulation tied to lower death rate in COVID
Prophylactic use of low-dose anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism was associated with reduced 60-day mortality in patients...
News
U.S., international MIS-C studies yield disparate results
The two real-world observational studies were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
News
As new cases fall, U.S. passes 4 million children with COVID-19
CDC data suggest that vaccination has already slowed among children aged 12-15 years.