Kristi Rosa

We’ve compiled a list of key food safety tips that you need to know in order to have a safe, bacteria-free holiday.

The phase 3 CAPSTONE-2 trial shows treatment with baloxavir marboxil significantly reduced the time to improvement of flu symptoms compared with placebo.

From August 2014 to September 2018, the CDC received information on a total of 386 confirmed US cases of a polio-like illness occurring mostly among children.

An eVLP cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine was found to be safe and immunogenic at very low doses in healthy seronegative adults.

Long-term safety and efficacy data from the pivotal phase 3 EMERALD trial were presented at ID Week 2018.

The combination of daptomycin plus fosfomycin was more effective than daptomycin alone for treating patients with MRSA bacteremia.

Instead, increasing duration of postoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is associated with higher odds of acute kidney injury and C diff infection in a dose-dependent manner.

First large-scale study on trends in invasive candidiasis finds species distribution of isolates varied between blood and nonblood sterile sites.

A new analysis details the substantial burden of candidemia in the United States and calls for ongoing surveillance efforts to help assess the impact of prevention interventions.

Over one-third of patients with invasive aspergillosis lacked a documented immunosuppressive condition.

New research finds patients with carbapenem-resistant bloodstream infections have a lower likelihood of surviving hospitalization or being discharged home.

Nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy was associated with a higher risk of death.

A new report from the CDC underscores the need for all pregnant women to receive early prenatal care that includes syphilis testing at their first visit.

The FDA has granted QIDP and fast track designations to Cidara Therapeutics’ prophylaxis development program for rezafungin, their lead antifungal product candidate.

Investigators find iclaprim to be active against a worldwide collection of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant beta-hemolytic streptococci from patients with skin and skin structure infections.

If poliovirus is not securely contained, release of the virus can result in reestablishment of endemic or epidemic poliovirus transmission.

Ceftolozane and tazobactam proves noninferior to meropenem in a pivotal phase 3 trial of adult patients with HABP or VABP.

Investigators have found that a strain of E coli found in retail poultry products can cause a wide range of infections in people.

Investigators find telavancin has potent in vitro activity and low resistance development potential when used against S aureus isolates in patients with cystic fibrosis.

A new analysis from the CDC shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years.

A new analysis details the potential clinical and economic benefits of implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in hemodialysis facilities.

Since 2006, the number of reported US listeriosis outbreaks associated with cheese made under unsanitary conditions has increased.

Health care providers, especially those practicing in the southern United States, should consider angiostrongyliasis in patients with eosinophilic meningitis.

Closing treatment gaps is critical to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.

A total of 107 cases of measles has been reported thus far this year in the United States and the District of Columbia, underscoring the importance of vaccination.

A phase 3 trial has met its primary endpoint, showing a similar efficacy of a once-a-month injectable 2DR of cabotegravir and rilpivirine compared to daily, oral 3DR.

A species of tick that is native to Australia, New Zealand, and eastern Asia, has been springing up in several US states this summer.

If approved, ALIS will be the first and only therapy available in the United States that will be specifically indicated for the treatment of patients with NTM lung disease caused by MAC.

The FDA has issued a warning that azithromycin should not be used to prevent bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in patients with hematologic malignancies who undergo HSCT.

A new CDC analysis underscores the need for HIV testing programs in the southern part of the United States to improve linkage medical care among HIV-positive black men who have sex with men (MSM).