Infectious Diseases
News
CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
News
Microbiome therapeutic offers durable protection against C. difficile recurrence
“The hope would be that one or more ... would probably replace the vast majority of FMT [procedures] that we do clinically,”said Dr. Sahil Khanna...
Clinical
The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in pediatric respiratory and nonrespiratory illnesses
Reduced transmission of infectious agents may not fully explain these findings.
SHM Converge
Care of post–acute COVID-19 patients requires multidisciplinary collaboration
Expert addresses pathophysiology, epidemiology, and management of patients with postacute COVID-19 syndrome.
Clinical
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship for lower respiratory tract infection
For hospitalists, the most clinically useful role for PCT testing is to guide the duration of antibiotic therapy.
News
COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases drop to 6-month low
No increase seen in children’s share of weekly and cumulative cases.
SHM Converge
Update in Hospital Medicine relays important findings
Two panelists highlighted the year of research in areas most relevant and important to hospital medicine.
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.