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The benefits to children of wearing face masks to prevent COVID-19 outweigh potential infectious risks from face touching, according to a study analyzing hand-to-face contact in a simulated school environment.

The intranasal, live-attenuated vaccine CodaVax-RSV was granted FDA Fast Track designation. Clinical trials are expected to launch soon.

Experts discuss a range of the most topical infectious disease research, presented at the recent IDWeek 2022 conference.

The study authors called eliminating barriers to HIV care and treatment a national priority.

November is Clostridioides difficile (C diff) awareness month. The Peggy Lillis Foundation hopes to use the month to increase the public’s awareness of the dangers of the infection.

In communities of color, hesitancy, mistrust, and access issues all drove low COVID-19 vaccination rates during the pandemic.

Previously thought to be difficult or impossible, one study found HCV and drug use can be treated concurrently in young adults.

Dengue is the most prevalent and important mosquito-borne virus in the world. Atea Pharmaceuticals presented positive data for their direct-acting dengue antiviral, AT-752.

Emerging literature suggests therapeutic drug monitoring for this antimicrobial to minimize the risk for linezolid-associated toxicities while maintaining efficacy in select populations.

Vaxxinity is moving forward with research to bring its UB-612 COVID-19 vaccine to market as a mix-and-match booster to authorized vaccines.

How do we increase HIV PrEP uptake? “I think the biggest takeaway here is that people need options,” said Travis Sanchez, DVM, MPH.

Pregnant people taking dolutegravir were more likely to achieve HIV viral suppression and less likely to have a preterm birth than participants using other forms of ART.

There is limited and conflicting data regarding the role of combination antifungal therapy for treatment of invasive mucormycosis.

Organizations look at an agent-based model to assess the impact of vaccination, screening, and treatment on incidence and prevalence of HBV in Ontario, Canada.

Is it safe and beneficial to administer a second immunomodulator in patients with moderate COVID-19? How do we identify which patients are likely to progress to severe disease?

Lodise breaks down significant findings from his 8 IDWeek 2022 posters.

Vaccine efficacy of 81.8% was observed against severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants from birth through the first 90 days of life.

Remdesivir was the first FDA-approved drug to fight COVID-19, but how has it held up against the latest variants?

“In the long run, what we will have is a virus that will become endemic in our population," said Donald J. Alcendor, MD. "The idea of thinking we can chase variants with boosters is a failed effort. We must realize that.”

Prevymis showed less leukopenia and neutropenia compared to valganciclovir during the trial.

Will there be an answer to keep the continuously evolving virus at bay? Are seasonal combination vaccines the wave of the future?

Northwestern Medicine developed a testing strategy using a two-step algorithm to improve diagnostic accuracy and treatment outcomes.

One HIV clinical care program in Delaware looked into strategies to increase immunization rates to decrease severe disease as well as minimize hospital capacity.

Demystifying clinical data for treating invasive AmpC-harboring Enterobacterales.

The federal agency cited concerns regarding the manufacture and delivery of the therapy designed for adults with hepatitis delta virus (HDV).

It’s not enough to have accurate infectious disease diagnostics, they must be accessible to the patients most affected.

Entasis presented follow-up data for its therapy, sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR), and its phase 3 ATTACK trial. The company is looking at a potential mid-2023 regulatory approval.

With the population of adults with HIV growing older, incorporating age-based screenings, comprehensive assessments, and morbidity management into routine HIV care is essential in improving health outcomes and quality of life.

Polio outbreak has CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices considering a novel oral vaccine 20 years after shelving its predecessor.

Nearly 150 million people were affected by common symptoms of long COVID in 2020 and 2021, according to an analysis of global data on more than 1.2 million people.