Infectious Disease

The AJMC® Infectious Disease compendium is a comprehensive resource for news and interviews about the viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that create illness and outbreaks.

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WHO Members Draft Future Pandemic Agreement

April 16th 2025

The proposal aims to align global leaders on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response to future pandemics.

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Bias Reduction, Better Access Key to COVID-19 Equity Gains

April 14th 2025

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COVID-19 Linked to Increased Kidney Risks in Children

April 11th 2025

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FDA Approves First New Class of Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated UTIs in Nearly 30 Years

March 25th 2025

Noah Greenspan, DPT, PT, CCS, EMT-B
Redefining Long COVID Care With Personalized Treatment

March 20th 2025

The Untold Burden of Uncomplicated UTIs: Addressing Recurrence and Treatment Gaps

Learn about uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) management updates, growing resistance issues, prevention strategies, antimicrobial stewardship, and the socioeconomic impact of treatment failures across diverse patient populations.

Learn about uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) management updates, growing resistance issues, prevention strategies, antimicrobial stewardship, and the socioeconomic impact of treatment failures across diverse patient populations.

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What We’re Reading: Delta Variant Accounts for 98.8% of Cases; Elective Surgeries on Pause; Racial Health Care Inequities Persist
August 18th 2021

What We’re Reading: Delta Variant Accounts for 98.8% of Cases; Elective Surgeries on Pause; Racial Health Care Inequities Persist

AJMC Staff
Some hospitals may revisit crisis standards of care; Florida hospitals to pause elective surgeries; studies find nearly a quarter of Black Americans with low incomes report fair or poor health care.
Teddy bear and stethoscope to illustrate pediatric care
August 16th 2021

Clinical Decision Support Tool Raises Flu Vaccination Rates in Hospitalized Children

Jared Kaltwasser
A recent study found half of hospitalized children received a flu vaccination when their providers used a clinical decision support tool; however, that is still lower than the 63% national average for all children.
CDC Advisory Committee Endorses Booster Shot for Immunocompromised
August 13th 2021

CDC Advisory Committee Endorses Booster Shot for Immunocompromised

Allison Inserro
The meeting comes a day after the FDA approved a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna in people who have received organ transplants or have other conditions that have damaged their immune systems.
Purple staph bacteria
August 11th 2021

In COVID-19 Era, Modeling Shows Promise in Preventing Health Care–Associated Infections

Jared Kaltwasser
An uptick in modeling and genomic data caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to important infection-prevention measures in health care settings.
Hospital administrator figuring costs
August 7th 2021

Clostridioides difficile Infection Prolongs Hospital Stays, Increases Costs, Says New Study

Jaime Rosenberg
Clostridioides difficile, a bacteria that creates inflammation of the colon and causes symptoms like infectious diarrhea, is of particular risk among hospitalized patients.
What We're Reading: FDA Speeds COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Goal; Limited Aduhelm Use; Seniors Mostly Inoculated
August 4th 2021

What We're Reading: FDA Speeds COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Goal; Limited Aduhelm Use; Seniors Mostly Inoculated

AJMC Staff
FDA reportedly aims to fully approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by early next month; Biogen’s Alzheimer drug sees little uptake; majority of Americans over 65 have received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
What We’re Reading: Travel to England Eased for Vaccinated; ICU Visitors Valued; COBRA Subsidy to End
July 28th 2021

What We’re Reading: Travel to England Eased for Vaccinated; ICU Visitors Valued; COBRA Subsidy to End

AJMC Staff
Americans traveling to England will no longer need to quarantine; lack of ICU visits during COVID-19 pandemic affected patient health; sign-up window for COBRA subsidy to close.
Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Health Care Staff
July 26th 2021

Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Health Care Staff

Allison Inserro
With nearly all parts of the country seeing a steady increase in COVID-19 infection, health care and medical groups are calling for mandatory vaccinations of their staff, and on Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs, New York City, and California also announced vaccine requirements for workers.
Image of gastrointestinal acid
July 25th 2021

Meta-analysis Confirms Acid Suppressors Raise Recurrent CDI Risk

Jared Kaltwasser
Clinicians should avoid prescribing acid-suppression medications in general, and especially proton-pump inhibitors, to patients with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to the study.
C diff test
July 24th 2021

Proton Pump Inhibitors Appear to Heighten Community-Associated C difficile Risk

Jared Kaltwasser
Patients prescribed proton pump inhibitors had roughly double the risk of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection compared with those not taking the drugs.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Dip in Effectiveness Against Delta Variant
July 21st 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Dip in Effectiveness Against Delta Variant

Allison Inserro
With the delta variant now dominant in the United States, study results highlight the need for officials to do everything they can to increase vaccine uptake.
intestines
July 14th 2021

IBD May Make Patients More Susceptible to Clostridioides difficile, Study Posits

Jared Kaltwasser
Altered microbiota and inflammation associated with irritable bowel disease (IBD) appear to make it more difficult for patients to fight off Clostridioides difficile infection, according to a recent study.
Human face image
July 12th 2021

Could Repeated Face Touching Confer Evolutionary Protection Against Infection?

Jared Kaltwasser
Touching one’s face can heighten infection risk, but it may also help protect the body by fostering microbial diversity, according to a recent study.
COVID-19
July 9th 2021

Pfizer, BioNTech to Pursue COVID-19 Booster Shot; CDC Updates School Guidance

Allison Inserro
Pfizer and BioNTech said they will seek approval for a booster shot of their COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, while US health authorities said a booster is not necessary. In addition, the CDC emphasized in-person learning for schools this fall in updated guidance.
Gut microbiome
July 1st 2021

Microbiota-Based Therapeutic May Reduce Clostridioides Difficile Infection Recurrence

Jared Kaltwasser
New data suggest a microbiota-based therapy can reduce C diff recurrence in patients where donor microbiota and patient microbiota successfully converge.
Nobel Prize
October 5th 2020

Discovery of Hepatitis C Virus Brings Nobel Prize

Mary Caffrey
Two Americans and a British scientist share the 2020 Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work in the 1970s through the 1990s. The rise of agents to treat hepatitis C virus has created vexing questions in managed care.
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March 7th 2019

Should Fecal Microbiota Transplants Be Regulated as Drugs or Organ Donations?

Samantha DiGrande
The FDA is anticipated to release a finalized guidance document any day now around the regulation of fecal microbiota transplants for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. The outcome will dictate how they’re priced, who oversees their use, and who can make money off the treatment.
In Wake of Measles Outbreaks, Another Study Dispels Myths Surrounding MMR Vaccine
March 5th 2019

In Wake of Measles Outbreaks, Another Study Dispels Myths Surrounding MMR Vaccine

Allison Inserro
Another study dispelling concerns about links between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism has been released, this time with additional focus about subgroups of children.
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July 10th 2017

Study Investigates Increasing Incidence of Recurrent C. Diff in United States

Alison Rodriguez
The incidence of multiply recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is increasing in the United States, leading to a higher demand for new treatments, according to a recent study.
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