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The guidelines were welcomed by some, but infectious disease providers say caution is needed moving forward.

India pushes 300,000 COVID-19 death mark as worries of black fungus loom.

A discussion on issues surrounding the treatment of HIV with Melissa Badowski, PharmD, MPH.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Rebiotix reported results from a trial on their therapy, RBX2660, which shows promise as a Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) treatment.

The company plans to file for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization for the 12-17 year old population in early June.

New shot fills a vital need, given poor efficacy of earlier options, researchers say.

TAK-003, from Takeda, is showing slightly improved protection among seropositive participants through its 36-month follow-up.

A conversation on antimicrobial stewardship with Kushal Naik, PharmD, MBA.

Routine screening of employees at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital show lower rates of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection among vaccinated workers.

There is still much to understand in the cases for those who did not require hospitalization but have lingering symptoms that can cause quality-of-life issues.

An investigational therapy demonstrated neutralizing antibodies as well as protection against the virus in preclinical trials.

A study looked at hospital admissions of Medicare patients and saw a large percentage of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (rCDI) as the primary diagnosis.

No difference was observed in any of the outcomes and there was no impact on the duration of therapy.

GDC and DSENS were both seen to be safe and effective tools to optimize therapy in the study participants.

An effort to increase stewardship showed that 5-day and 10-day prescription stop dates for antibiotics did little to influence actual therapy length and outcomes.

A diagnostic analyzer was studied looking at 3 biomarkers to predict the level of COVID-19, and could potentially serve as a risk stratification tool.

An assessment from the Cleveland Clinic shows prescribing concordant to guidelines can exceed 60% in certain facilities.

Almost half of the participants in the study had an opportunity to improve their antibiotic regimen.

The pilot program was demonstrated to significantly reduce days of antibiotic therapy.

More than half of the pharmacist led interventions were accepted by providers during the intervention period.

A majority of the study participants experienced symptoms that interfered with activities of their daily life.

A large retrospective analysis of Medicare patients offers a glimpse of the incidence rates of this patient population and the burdens associated with it.

The IL-6 targeting monoclonal antibody is linked to improved inflammatory and hemodynamic markers in hospitalized patients.

Interventions implemented by pharmacists were more likely to be accepted by prescribers.

A meta-analysis suggest the 2 first-line C diff therapies provide similar outcomes, yet differ in recurrent infection risk.

Study finds communicating on Electronic Medical Record (EMR) led to follow-up with infectious disease providers.

In-hospital mortality and recurrent bacteremia occurred in 58% and 17% of patients with persistent VRE BSIs.

A concerted effort to increase flu vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more protection among a high-risk population, as well as educational opportunities for pharmacy students.

Rates of in-hospital mortality and days with bacteremia were similar between the two study cohorts.

The federal agency elongates the time from 5 days up to 1 month for thawed out doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.