Infectious Diseases
SHM Converge
Smart prescribing strategies improve antibiotic stewardship
Ruling out UTIs and limiting antibiotic duration in pneumonia patients can help reduce resistance and improve outcomes.
News
CDC recommends use of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds
ACIP voted 14-0 in favor of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in younger teens.
News
Small increase seen in new COVID-19 cases among children
Data-administration issues in Rhode Island raised its case total by 30% in just 1 week.
SHM Converge
Evidence or anecdote: Clinical judgment in COVID care
Friendly debate emphasizes the need to weigh evidence for drug treatment of COVID-19.
News
New child COVID-19 cases drop for second consecutive week
Report shows that 5% of all U.S. children have been infected during the pandemic.
News
Fecal microbiota transplantation impacts microRNAs implicated in recurrent C. difficile
“The findings from this study are extremely exciting and promising for the creation of novel therapeutics for patients with C. difficile...
Clinical
FMT cuts risk of bloodstream infections in patients with recurrent CDI
In patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI), does fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) decrease the risk of...
News
Being overweight ups risk of severe COVID-19 in hospital
This research “adds to the known data on the associations between obesity and severe COVID-19 disease and extends these findings” to patients who...
Clinical
IV drug users: The new face of candidemia
Intravenous drug use is an increasingly common risk factor for candidemia as the opioid crisis worsens.
News
Pediatric bronchiolitis: Less is more
With bronchiolitis still the poster disease for low-value interventions, it’s time to retire widely used but ineffective therapies and focus on...