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FDA extends Vemlidy approval for chronic hepatitis B to children as young as 6 years
The FDA has updated the label indication for Vemlidy 25 mg for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus with compensated liver disease, expanding the patient population to include children aged 6 years and older who weigh at least 25 kg.
GI illness outbreak, deaths linked to consumption of undercooked morel mushrooms
Consumption of uncooked or undercooked morel mushrooms was “strongly associated” with a gastrointestinal illness outbreak in spring 2023 that resulted in two deaths, highlighting the importance of proper food preparation procedures.
Hooked on ID with Brad Perkins, MD, MBA
When I was in high school, I was given the opportunity to take a part-time job that was a little out of the ordinary for my age: I worked for a clinical microbiologist selling sterile sheep blood to microbiology laboratories to make bacterial culture agar.
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Diagnostic stewardship helps reduce C. difficile at children’s hospital
Diagnostic stewardship, along with targeted prevention efforts and a testing and treatment clinical care pathway, reduced hospital-onset cases of Clostridioides difficile by more than 50% in a children’s hospital, researchers reported.
Hooked on ID with Paul Volberding, MD
I wasn’t so much hooked as I was hoodwinked!
LEAP program establishes ID, public health partnership
A 1-year fellowship for senior trainees and early career infectious diseases physicians can help establish relationships with public health agencies and is an effective career development pathway, according to a study.
Decade-long Listeria outbreak linked to recalled dairy products
An investigation linked recent cases of Listeria infection in the United States to older cases dating back to 2014, connecting them as one continuous outbreak linked to recalled dairy products, the CDC said.
Hundreds of foodborne outbreaks may go undetected in US each year
Researchers estimated that hundreds of small foodborne disease outbreaks may go undetected in the United States each year, based on a statistical analysis of data from the last 2-plus decades.
One-dose typhoid conjugate vaccine provides lasting protection
A single dose of a typhoid conjugate vaccine provided protection for at least 4 years among children aged 9 months to 12 years enrolled in a phase 3 trial in Malawi, according to results published in The Lancet.
Viruses still ‘ejected’ from toilets even when lid is closed
Closing the toilet lid before flushing does not lessen the risk of contaminating bathroom surfaces with viruses, researchers found.
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