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Cefuroxime Prophylaxis Within One Hour Of Incision Decreases Risk Of Surgical Site Infection, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/11, Barowski) reports, “The administration of prophylactic cefuroxime within 60 minutes of incision time may decrease the risk for surgical site infection, according to study results.” The findings were published in JAMA Netw...

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Rates Of HPV-Related Throat, Mouth Cancers In Men On The Rise

USA Today (7/11, Oliver) reports “the medical community has grown worried about the increasing rates of HPV-related throat and mouth cancers.” Oropharyngeal cancer “could be one of the most common cancers for middle-aged men in the U.S. by 2045, according...

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UK Health Regulator Approves RSV Vaccine In Older Adults

Reuters (7/10, Mathews) reports that the UK’s MRHA has approved GSK’s “vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus...the drugmaker said on Monday.” The regulator approved the “shot, called Arexvy, for active immunization to prevent lower respiratory tract...

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Researchers Develop All-Species COVID-19 Test To Track Variants In Wild, Domesticated Animals

HealthDay (7/10, Murez) reports, “Researchers can now detect the COVID-19 virus in any animal using a new all-species test...an advance that they say will help track COVID-19 variants in wild and domesticated animals.” The findings were published in mSphe...

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Liquid Biopsy Test Could Help Identify OPSCC Associated With HPV, Study Suggests

MedPage Today (7/10, Susman) reports “analysis of circulating human papillomavirus (HPV) tumor DNA and tumor DNA fragment (tumor tissue–modified viral ([TTMV])-HPV DNA using a commercially available blood test – a so-called liquid biopsy test – appears to...

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Novel Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise In Phase 1 Trial

MedPage Today (7/10, Hein) reports, “A novel multivalent outer surface protein A (OspA)-based vaccine candidate (VLA15) against Lyme borreliosis (Lyme disease) appeared safe and generated immunogenicity in young adults, according to phase I trial results....

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Early Recognition Could Improve Treatment Of Rare COVID-19-Associated Condition In Adult Patients, Research Suggests

Healio (7/10, Feller) reports, “A study of more than 50 adults with a serious inflammatory syndrome linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection found that fewer than half were diagnosed with the condition while they were hospitalized.” The research “identified charact...

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Early cART Initiation Enables Sustained Virological Suppression After Patients With HIV Switch To Monotherapy, Study Suggests

Healio (7/10) reports, “Early combination ART initiation during primary HIV infection can lead to sustained virological suppression after switching to dolutegravir monotherapy, data from the EARLY-SIMPLIFIED study suggest.” The findings were published in...

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Beaches Across Northeast Closed For Swimming Due To High Levels Of Bacteria In Water

ABC News (7/10, Kekatos) reports, “Beaches in several states across the Northeast have recently been closed to swimmers due to high levels of bacteria in the water.” Heavy rainfall resulting “from recent storms that hit the Northeastern states may be one...

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Shortage Of Antibiotic Used To Treat Syphilis Worries Public Health Officials

The New York Times (7/7, Ryan) reported that “a new shortage” announced last month by Pfizer “of a type of penicillin crucial” for treating patients infected with syphilis “is alarming infectious disease experts, who warn that a protracted scarcity of the...

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Researchers Identify Several Biomarkers Predicting Patients With Type 2-High Or Uncontrolled Asthma

Healio (7/7, Gawel) reported, “Blood eosinophil counts, serum IgE and fractional exhaled nitric oxide may be used to classify patients with T2-high or uncontrolled asthma, according to a study.” The findings were published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & I...

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Tool Combining Blood Test, Risk Model Flags Patients With High Lung Cancer Death Risk Better Than USPSTF Criteria, Study Suggests

Health IT Analytics (7/7, Kennedy) reported researchers “have developed a predictive tool that combines a curated blood test and a personalized risk model to flag those at high risk of dying from lung cancer better than current United States Preventive Se...

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Autocancellation Of Uncollected CDI Test Orders Does Not Reduce Infection Rates, Research Suggests

HCPlive (7/7, Walter) reported, “Cancelling uncollected Clostridioides difficile sample tests in French hospitals did not result in a reduction in healthcare-associated infections according to new research.” The findings were published in Infection Contro...

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ART “Starter Packs” Help Connect Patients To HIV Care From Emergency Department, Research Finds

Healio (7/7, Feller) reported, “A hospital in California offered patients who tested positive for HIV in the emergency department an initial 14-day supply of ART, believing it would minimize treatment barriers and encourage them to seek outside care.” Res...

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Children With Mitochondrial Disorders May Have Weaker Immune Response To Viral Infections, Study Suggests

Healio (7/7, Weldon) reported, “Children with mitochondrial disorders have altered B cell function, which weakens their immune response to viral infections, according to study results.” The findings were published in Frontiers in Immunology.

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Two More Locally Acquired Cases Of Malaria Detected In Florida

ABC News (7/7, Kekatos, Wetsman) reported, “More cases of locally acquired malaria have been detected in the United States, bringing the total up to seven across the country.” According to “a recent report, Florida health officials said they detected two...

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US Animal Industries Pose Significant Disease Outbreak Risk To Humans, Report Says

The New York Times (7/6, Anthes) says the US “is home to an enormous array of animal industries – including industrial agriculture, fur farming and the exotic pet trade – that pose a significant risk of creating infectious disease outbreaks in humans, acc...

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Locus In CFH Gene Tied To Development Of Idiopathic MFC, Researchers Conclude

Managed Healthcare Executive (7/6, Melillo) reports, “A locus in the complement factor H (CFH) gene is linked with the development” of “idiopathic multifocal choroiditis (MFC),” investigators concluded in a two-cohort study that included “a total of 170 p...

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Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Appears Common During Hospitalization, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/6, Barowski) reports, “Up to 7% of all in-hospital deaths may be attributable to non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia, indicating the need for systematic surveillance to monitor its occurrence and effective p...

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Infectious Disease Experts In US Concerned Amid Reports Of Deadly Viral Sepsis In Babies In Europe

NBC News (7/6, Edwards) writes, “Reports of more than a dozen cases of dangerous and often deadly viral sepsis in babies in Europe – along with increasing circulation of similar viruses that typically spike in the summer and early fall – have pediatric in...

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Cefuroxime Prophylaxis Within One Hour Of Incision Decreases Risk Of Surgical Site Infection, Research Suggests

Rates Of HPV-Related Throat, Mouth Cancers In Men On The Rise

UK Health Regulator Approves RSV Vaccine In Older Adults

Researchers Develop All-Species COVID-19 Test To Track Variants In Wild, Domesticated Animals

Liquid Biopsy Test Could Help Identify OPSCC Associated With HPV, Study Suggests

Novel Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise In Phase 1 Trial

Early Recognition Could Improve Treatment Of Rare COVID-19-Associated Condition In Adult Patients, Research Suggests

Early cART Initiation Enables Sustained Virological Suppression After Patients With HIV Switch To Monotherapy, Study Suggests

Beaches Across Northeast Closed For Swimming Due To High Levels Of Bacteria In Water

Shortage Of Antibiotic Used To Treat Syphilis Worries Public Health Officials

Researchers Identify Several Biomarkers Predicting Patients With Type 2-High Or Uncontrolled Asthma

Tool Combining Blood Test, Risk Model Flags Patients With High Lung Cancer Death Risk Better Than USPSTF Criteria, Study Suggests

Autocancellation Of Uncollected CDI Test Orders Does Not Reduce Infection Rates, Research Suggests

ART “Starter Packs” Help Connect Patients To HIV Care From Emergency Department, Research Finds

Children With Mitochondrial Disorders May Have Weaker Immune Response To Viral Infections, Study Suggests

Two More Locally Acquired Cases Of Malaria Detected In Florida

US Animal Industries Pose Significant Disease Outbreak Risk To Humans, Report Says

Locus In CFH Gene Tied To Development Of Idiopathic MFC, Researchers Conclude

Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Appears Common During Hospitalization, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Experts In US Concerned Amid Reports Of Deadly Viral Sepsis In Babies In Europe