Infection Control

Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Change will increase the position's status but also has its downsides, experts say

Death and drug resistance unchanged no matter the duration of treatment

Mortality rate reached 49% versus 12% for fungal infections not associated with COVID cases

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Findings could pave the way for considering common complication in stewardship programs

Health systems must eliminate unnecessary uses of QACs

Xacduro lands approval for hospital-acquired cases caused by one of CDC's "urgent threats"

"Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says

What's the one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has changed in your practice?

But path to FDA approval for Xuebijing infusion unlikely with these data alone, say editorialists

Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs

Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics