IDSA: Antibiotics for Seven Days Feasible for Patients Hospitalized With Bloodstream Infections
Findings show similar 90-day mortality with seven or 14 days of treatment
Preexposure Prophylaxis Use Increased in Recent Years
Generic tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine the most frequently prescribed medication since 2021
Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids
IDSA: Vaccination Less Likely With Increasing Social Vulnerability, Black Race
Lower likelihood of vaccination for flu, SARS-CoV-2, RSV seen with increasing quartile of social vulnerability index, especially for Black people
Complete Vaccination Coverage Down in Kindergarteners for 2023-24 School Year
Simultaneously, exemptions increased in most U.S. jurisdictions
Half of Patients Admitted to an ED for Sepsis Died Within Two Years
Age, cancer, ischemic heart disease, dementia, and previous sepsis admission tied to mortality
Many More Lives Could Have Been Saved With Convalescent COVID-19 Plasma
Per a recent study, ideal CCP use could have saved 234,869 lives and prevented 1,136,133 hospitalizations
IDSA: MVA-BN Vaccine Against Mpox Tolerated, Effective for Teens
Vaccine is well tolerated and peak geometric mean titer met prespecified noninferiority criteria for adolescents
IDSA: EHR Order Set Reduces Antibiotic Duration in Children With AOM
EHR order set that preselected a five-day antibiotic duration increased compliance with recommended antibiotic duration
In Utero Exposure to COVID-19 Not Tied to Later Neurodevelopmental Issues
Findings seen for offspring evaluated through 24 months postpartum
