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COVID-19: Beware Remdesivir Resistance
Hogan and colleagues reported two immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients with persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in association with the new emergence of mutations in ribonucleic acid (RNA)-dependent RNA polymerase after remdesivir treatment.
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Is Not Beneficial for Patients Undergoing Transperineal Prostate Biopsy
A randomized clinical trial found a similar rate of infection between patients given antibiotics for transperineal prostate biopsy compared to those not given antibiotics. It may be possible to omit antibiotics in certain patients undergoing transperineal prostate biopsy.
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Outbreak of a Potentially More Lethal Ebola Virus
A new outbreak of a more lethal Ebola virus is occurring in Uganda with concern about its exportation.
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Can Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination Protect Newborns?
In this case control study, 537 case infants younger than 6 months of age who were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 were compared to 512 control infants who were hospitalized for other reasons; 16% of the case infants and 29% of the control infants had been born to mothers who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 during the pregnancy. The effectiveness of maternal vaccination against infant hospitalization for COVID-19 was 52% overall, 80% during the Delta variant period, and 38% during the Omicron variant period. Effectiveness increased when the vaccine was received after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Screening for Chagas in HIV; It’s Not All About the Cough; Linezolid and Cycloserine in CSF Adequate
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Better Diagnostics Equals Fewer Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions
Researchers credit diagnostic stewardship as the top reason for an impressive reduction in needless antibiotic prescriptions.
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Concerns and Complications of Measles and Mumps and the Increasing Threat of Monkeypox
Measles and mumps, while clinically dissimilar, share important characteristics that are valuable to discuss in tandem. This review will seek to inform the practitioner about current outbreak concerns regarding measles and mumps, clinical manifestations and complications of each, diagnostic and treatment options, and prevention of further exposures. The emerging threat of monkeypox also is discussed.
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Video Recording Raises Risk, Requires Policy Consideration
Video recording has been problematic in healthcare for decades, ever since the home video camera became common. With the proliferation of smartphones and remote video monitoring, hospitals and health systems are facing a new wave of questions and potential risks from video recording in patient care settings.
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Handwashing Compliance Often Not as Good as Leaders Hope
Hand hygiene is fundamental to patient safety. But for many healthcare organizations, maintaining compliance with good handwashing practices is a challenge. Compliance seemed to improve at many facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some research suggests clinicians are regressing to old habits.
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Feds Serious About Preventing Discrimination in Telehealth
The HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice are signaling they will take seriously any discrimination against protected classes in the delivery of telehealth services. Hospitals and health systems must make sure they are providing reasonable accommodations when needed.