Skin & Soft Tissue Diseases

This approval of the non-live, recombinant sub-unit adjuvanted vaccine, Shingrix, is for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 18 years and older with increased risk of immunodeficiency or immunosuppression.

This therapy becomes the first single-dose infusion to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric patients from birth.

CDC and WHO Data shows a 50% increase worldwide from 3 years ago.

“The compound appears to be safe and well-tolerated, [and we observed] excellent efficacy based on a very small sample size,” Peter G. Pappas, MD, said.

A closer look at the 2018 enterovirus A71 outbreak in Colorado highlights the need for non-sterile site testing to detect infections.

Treating parents colonized with S aureus reduced neonatal colonization with concordant S aureus strains when compared to placebo.

How many nursing homes have these microbes?

Global efforts to eliminate measles took a step backward, with the number of cases rising to 353,236 in 2018, up 167% from 132,413 cases in 2016.

Measles infection leaves patients vulnerable to a wide range of other pathogens by destroying antibodies for months or even years, according to a new study.

Treating patients who have skin and soft tissue infections with a single dose of oritavancin may lower hospital admission rates compared to vancomycin, at a similar cost.

New research found enterovirus antibodies in dozens of patients diagnosed with AFM and ruled out other viruses, offering more insight into the cause of the mysterious polio-like illness.

Although use of gowns and gloves in targeted settings may still be helpful in preventing health care-associated infections, contact precaution policies in VA long-term care facilities had no impact on MRSA acquisition.

The announcement came just 1 day after health officials in New York State declared the end of the Rockland County measles outbreak.

Two late breaker abstracts at IDWeek 2019 provide an in-depth analysis of the 2018-19 measles outbreaks in the state of New York.

According to the CDC, there were no new cases of measles reported during the week of September 6-12, 2019.

Investigators have presented the microbiological, efficacy, and safety results in the pooled intravenous drug use vs non-intravenous drug use patients in 2 phase 3 ABSSSI studies, OASIS-1 and 2.

A new study of college-aged individuals demonstrated insufficient immunity in a fraction of participants who were vaccinated against mumps in childhood.