Blood culture contamination (BCC) is associated with patient harm and unnecessary use of healthcare resources. BCC thresholds have been established; however, multiple BCC definitions exist. There is l...

This study investigates respiratory syncytial virus vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization among US adults aged 60 years or older during 2 seasons.

Among influenza patients hospitalized during the 2022–2023 influenza season, initiating treatment with oseltamivir on the day of admission (compared with l

As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.

AbstractBackground. Histoplasma urine antigen detection, a valuable diagnostic tool, is often used to monitor response to antifungal therapy, but persisten

Cases are on pace to surpass last year's record-breaking levels.

Learn about the impact of HPV vaccination programs in Sweden, ceftriaxone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae strains in Vietnam and other research ready to inform clinical practice.

In recent extraordinary moves, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired and replaced a team that makes vaccine recommendations for the country. Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health ...

This Viewpoint discusses the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and how its termination could affect infection prevention standar...

A Seattle infectious disease doctor, whose work was pivotal early in the COVID pandemic, shares more on her experience with the country's top vaccine advisory group. “We look at the data and we make d...

In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin...

The model produced patient risk scores, based on electronic health record data and location in the hospital, that were used to guide infection prevention.

This quality improvement study examines a 28-month quality improvement program that used an institution-specific AI model to guide Clostridioides difficile infection prevention efforts at a large acad...