The researchers tested their hypothesis that a decrease in respiratory virus incidence would be associated with a reduction in inappropriate ambulatory antibiotic orders.
Investigators sought to assess the impact of age and vaccination status on rates of herpes zoster in a pediatric population.
In an effort to avoid another pandemic in the coming years, Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), wants to launch an ambitious plan to make prototype vaccines that could protect against pathogens from 20 families of viruses that threaten human lives.
A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in an American who had recently traveled to Nigeria, US health officials reported.
The FDA has updated the fact sheet for the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to include information related to an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
The American College of Physicians convened a panel to identify best practices for the use of short-course antibiotics in the management of common infections.
Investigators assessed the immune response to Clostridioides difficile in immunocompromised patients.
A team of researchers sought to identify the incidence, antimicrobial susceptibilities, and outcomes associated with bacterial and fungal secondary infections in a large cohort of patients with COVID-19.
Catch-up vaccinations for routine childhood and adolescent vaccinations are lagging behind after a decline during March to May 2020.
Climate change, population shift from urban to suburban areas, and increased population of white-tail deer have contributed to the increasing frequency of tick-borne disease.
