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Fusarium Meningitis
The presentation, management, and course of 13 patients in Texas with meningitis due to Fusarium solani occurring after spinal epidural anesthesia in Mexico are presented. At least nine have died despite multiple interventions.
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Cryptococcosis After COVID-19: An Emerging Threat
A survey initiated by the Mycoses Study Group identified 69 cases of cryptococcosis following COVID-19 infection. The mortality rate was 59%, with cases in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals.
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Preoperative Urine Culture Testing and the Risk of Infection in Noncardiac, Nonurological Surgical Patients
In this retrospective cohort study of patients at United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers who underwent major elective, noncardiac, nonurological surgeries, preoperative urine culture testing was not associated with a significant decrease in postoperative incidence of urinary tract infections or surgical site infections.
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Vaccine Effectiveness Against Long COVID in Children and Adolescents
Findings consistent with long COVID occur in 4.5% of infected children. COVID vaccination reduces the risk of long COVID by 50% in adolescents and by 24% in children aged 5 to 11 years.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Influenza Vaccine Less Effective in 2021-2022 Season; Every Hospital Needs an ID Doc
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Tularemia in the United States
Tularemia is seen in all U.S. states other than Hawaii. Therapy with tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones is effective.
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Early Transition to Oral Antibiotic Therapy in Low-Risk Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection
Completion of therapy with oral antibiotics was shown to be non-inferior to continued intravenous therapy in patients considered to have low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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Updated Recommendations for Pediatric Immunization
Just-released 2024 pediatric and adolescent immunization recommendations and schedules guide current vaccinations. Specifically, there are new recommendations for protection against COVID-19, dengue, mpox, pneumococcus, polio, and respiratory syncytial virus.
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Doxycycline Reduces the Risk of C. difficile Infection in Patients Treated for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
In a retrospective study from the VA, doxycycline was associated with a lower risk of C. difficile infection compared to azithromycin in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Plague in the 21st Century; Vertebral Osteomyelitis from Staphylococcus aureus; Rifampin in Vertebral Osteomyelitis Is Useful