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Researchers Describe Six Cases Of Domestically-Contracted Leprosy Among California Residents

HealthDay (6/29, Norton) provides coverage of a “report describing six cases of leprosy among California residents.” All of these cases “were diagnosed between 2017 and 2022, and all were U.S.-born – that is, not hailing from a country where leprosy remai...

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CDC Says Older Americans Can Get RSV Vaccine This Fall But Should First Discuss With Physician

The AP (6/29, Stobbe, Johnson) reports, “Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials recommended Thursday.” These “newly approved vaccines are expected to be ready in the fall, a ti...

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CDC To Start Formally Tracking Cronobacter Infections That Helped Fuel Infant Formula Shortage

The AP (6/29, Aleccia) reports, “U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.” A CDC advisory group “agre...

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Utility of TRPS1 immunohistochemistry in confirming breast carcinoma: Emphasis on staining in triple-negative breast cancers and gynecologic tumors

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Clinical impacts of the rapid diagnostic method on positive blood cultures

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Drowning: A Diagnosis of Exclusion

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Study Identifies First Genetic Variant Tied To Faster Disease Progression In MS

MedPage Today (6/28, George) reports researchers have identified “the first genetic variant associated with faster disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS).” In the “genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 22,000 people with MS, a significant associ...

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False-Positive HIV Test Results More Likely Among Patients With Active COVID-19, Research Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/28, Kuhns) reports, “Patients with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have false-positive fourth-generation HIV test results, according to study results.” The findings were published in Clinical...

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Meningococcal Disease Rising Among People With HIV, CDC Report Says

HealthDay (6/28, Mozes) reports, “Meningococcal disease – which includes meningitis – appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals.” The findings were published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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One-Quarter Of People With COVID-19 Only Partially Recover Taste Or Smell If At All, Research Suggests

Healio (6/28, Rhoades) reports, “Approximately one-quarter of adults who lost taste or smell following SARS-CoV-2 infection reported partial or no recovery of their senses, a study...found.” The findings were published in The Laryngoscope.

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CDC Warning Physicians, Public Health Officials About Locally Acquired Cases Of Malaria

CNN (6/26, Christensen) reports, “The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors and public health officials about a handful of locally acquired cases of malaria.” There has not “been a case of malaria caught locally in the US in 20...

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Children’s Hospital Reduces MRSA Rates In ICUs By Implementing Decolonization Protocols, Research Finds

Healio (6/26, Weldon) reports, “A children’s hospital used decolonization protocols to drive down rates of MRSA in three intensive care units by more than 40%, according to data.” The findings were presented at APIC 2023.

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Children’s Hospital Staff Collaborate To Go Nearly One Year Without A Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection

Healio (6/26, Weldon) writes, “Staff at a children’s hospital in Virginia collaborated to go almost a year without a central line-associated bloodstream infection, researchers reported.” Details about this “collaboration were presented at” APIC 2023.

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US COVID-19 Vaccine Program Faces Regulatory Hurdles, Scientists Warn

The New York Times (6/26, Mueller, Weiland, Zimmer) reports, “Efforts to develop the next generation of Covid vaccines are running up against bureaucratic hassles and regulatory uncertainty, scientists say, obstacles that could make it harder to curb the...

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More Americans Reportedly Abandoning Coronavirus Precautions

The Washington Post (6/25, Nirappil, Regan, Yarber) reports, “Emboldened by the government’s recent lifting of the public health emergency, Americans who have tried to be rule-following pandemic citizens for the past three summers are at last abandoning p...

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Two-Step Testing Tied To Reduced Incidence Of Hospital-Onset C. Difficile, Research Finds

Healio (6/23, Stulpin) reported, “Two-step Clostridioides difficile testing was associated with decreased reported incidence of hospital-onset C. difficile infection and C. difficile-specific antibiotic use, researchers found.” The findings were published...

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Low-Dose Amoxicillin Monotherapy Appears Highly Effective Against Syphilis In Patients With HIV, Research Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/23, Daggumatti) reported, “Study results...indicate that low-dose amoxicillin monotherapy is highly efficacious against syphilis in patients with HIV infection.” The findings of the open-label, noninferiority, randomized-cont...

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Study Finds Overall Mild Decrease In Multidrug Resistance In Patients With Uncomplicated UTIs Caused By Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/23, Chan) reported, “Results of a study...show an overall mild decrease in both class-specific antimicrobial resistance and multidrug resistance in patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by uropathogenic...

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COVID-19 Vaccination Safe In Children With Prior Reactions, Pre-Existing Conditions, Research Suggests

Healio (6/23, Gawel) reported, “Children with a history of allergy to COVID-19 vaccines or pre-existing conditions that put them at higher risk for a reaction safely tolerated testing and challenges, according to a letter.” The findings were published in...

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ECDC Warns Climate Change Tied To Increased Risk Of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases In Europe

The AP (6/22, Olsen) reports that officials at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control “warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change.” The agency “sa...

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Researchers Describe Six Cases Of Domestically-Contracted Leprosy Among California Residents

CDC Says Older Americans Can Get RSV Vaccine This Fall But Should First Discuss With Physician

CDC To Start Formally Tracking Cronobacter Infections That Helped Fuel Infant Formula Shortage

Utility of TRPS1 immunohistochemistry in confirming breast carcinoma: Emphasis on staining in triple-negative breast cancers and gynecologic tumors

Clinical impacts of the rapid diagnostic method on positive blood cultures

Drowning: A Diagnosis of Exclusion

Study Identifies First Genetic Variant Tied To Faster Disease Progression In MS

False-Positive HIV Test Results More Likely Among Patients With Active COVID-19, Research Finds

Meningococcal Disease Rising Among People With HIV, CDC Report Says

One-Quarter Of People With COVID-19 Only Partially Recover Taste Or Smell If At All, Research Suggests

CDC Warning Physicians, Public Health Officials About Locally Acquired Cases Of Malaria

Children’s Hospital Reduces MRSA Rates In ICUs By Implementing Decolonization Protocols, Research Finds

Children’s Hospital Staff Collaborate To Go Nearly One Year Without A Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection

US COVID-19 Vaccine Program Faces Regulatory Hurdles, Scientists Warn

More Americans Reportedly Abandoning Coronavirus Precautions

Two-Step Testing Tied To Reduced Incidence Of Hospital-Onset C. Difficile, Research Finds

Low-Dose Amoxicillin Monotherapy Appears Highly Effective Against Syphilis In Patients With HIV, Research Suggests

Study Finds Overall Mild Decrease In Multidrug Resistance In Patients With Uncomplicated UTIs Caused By Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli

COVID-19 Vaccination Safe In Children With Prior Reactions, Pre-Existing Conditions, Research Suggests

ECDC Warns Climate Change Tied To Increased Risk Of Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases In Europe