Tag: Infections: Misc.
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants
The proposal next will go before the FDA; approval could take months
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Aids Resolution of Recurrent C. Difficile
Use of FMT in immunocompetent adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection leads to significant increase in resolution
Recommendations Updated for Preventing Surgical Site Infections
Essential practices include administration of prophylaxis, which should be discontinued at time of surgical closure
Current Surge Noted in RSV Infection, Especially in Older Children
Greater proportion of children hospitalized in 2022 to 2023 were aged 2 to younger than 5 years and aged 5 to younger than 12 years
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia Linked to Opportunistic Infection, Cancer
Reduced CD4 count linked to higher risk for opportunistic infection and invasive cancer, lower risk for autoimmunity
Health Care-Associated Infections Higher for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Findings seen for central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Hysterectomy Identified
Risk factors include open approach, obesity, procedure duration, diabetes mellitus, gynecological cancer
Death Count Climbs in Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eye Drops
CDC says infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa have led to two additional deaths
Source of Pathogen Infection in Four Hospitalized Patients Identified
Heavy mycobacterial growth identified in ice and water machine on the unit where the four cardiac surgery patients were admitted
Motavizumab, Nirsevimab, Palivizumab Beneficial for RSV Prevention
Significant reductions seen in RSV-related infections, RSV-related hospitalizations for three monoclonal antibodies versus placebo
