Surveillance

Detecting asymptomatic infections and decolonization among new recommendations

It's a descendant of XBB.1.5, but it "isn't setting off any red flags for me," expert says

Respiratory infection, sinusitis often precede abscesses

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

CH.1.1 now accounts for about a quarter of cases in the U.K.

It's high cost for low yield, a large academic medical center shows

This past week in healthcare investigations

Real-world data showed associations with both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

Agency has some state and cohort data, but consistency remains out of reach

Arbitrator rules in favor of nurse fired early in the pandemic

And those who had COVID antibodies had either mild or no symptoms, researchers note

Agency doesn't report real-time breakthrough data, but states provide some answers

CDC acknowledges AY.4.2 is stateside after quick spread in the U.K.

Weekly meetings to discuss cases can help get patients out of the ED and into community care