Household Transmission of MRSA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Household environment plays a key role in the transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin and soft tissue infections.
Bacterial Infections
Prevalence and Length of Hospital Stay for Clostridioides difficile Infections
Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with a large burden on the healthcare system in the United States.
CDC: Romaine Lettuce E coli Outbreak Over
It is safe again to buy and eat romaine lettuce grown on farms around Salinas, California.
Challenges Investigating Foodborne E coli Outbreaks
A report on the largest multistate produce-linked Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli outbreak in the United States highlighted challenges in determining the route of contaminated lettuce and in providing rapid, actionable guidance during an outbreak.
Updated Recommendations on the Use of Anthrax Vaccine in the United States
The CDC’s Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices updated recommendations regarding the use of anthrax vaccine in the US.
Injectable Micafungin Approved for Invasive Candidiasis in Younger Patients
The FDA has approved the sNDA for Mycamine for the treatment of candidemia, acute disseminated candidiasis, Candida peritonitis and abscesses without meningoencephalitis and/or ocular dissemination in pediatric patients aged <4 months.
Treating Colonized Parents May Decrease S Aureus Transmission in NICU
Treatment includes intranasal mupirocin and bathing with chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths
One in 10 Hospital Patients May Carry C difficile at Admission
Asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile at significant risk for progression to symptomatic infection
Postoperative Infection With Risk for Long-Term Infection and Mortality
Data published in JAMA Surgery showed that patients with 30-day postoperative infection had a 3.2-fold higher risk for 1-year infection and a 1.9-fold higher risk for mortality compared with those with no infections.
Diagnostic Test for Rapid MRSA Detection Receives Market Clearance
The FDA has authorized marketing of a new diagnostic test, cobas vivoDx MRSA, to detect MRSA bacterial colonization.
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