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George Sakoulas, MD, provided commentary on challenging patients with comorbidities such as COPD, structural lung disease, asthma, and other health issues.

Findings from the CAPELLA study reveal virologic suppression and a safety profile for multidrug-resistant HIV-1.

Investigators propose limiting initial use of antibiotics for group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children after finding placebo noninferior in reducing symptoms.

The combination of the antiviral agents islatravir and lenacapavir demonstrates both efficacy and safety, leading to advancement into Phase 3 trials.

New therapeutics offer some hope in this emerging market.

From improving infection control and antibiotic stewardship, identifying RT 027 as a risk factor for vancomycin resistance in C diff, developing a universal flu vaccine, better management for drug-resistant pathogens, and more.

In a world heavily focused on therapeutic options for multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms, the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among enterococci is often an under-recognized risk.

Despite advances in understanding and treating Long COVID, many questions about its mechanisms, susceptibility, and varied recovery patterns remain unresolved, underscoring the need for continued research.

This composite peptide vaccine targets key bacterial toxins to prevent sepsis, enhance antibiotic efficacy, reduce inflammation in diseases and cancer, with further data expected soon.

Current guidelines and primary literature for managing persons living with HIV who have persistently low levels of HIV RNA are scarce. Considering the risks associated with this phenomenon, a call for further guidance and more robust studies are needed for these patients.

A study of carbapenemase-producing organisms found similar rates of infections, highlighting treatment challenges, the role of rapid diagnostics, and surveillance on antimicrobial stewardship due to high mortality rates.

Survey data show pharmacists are integral to HCV screening and treatment across healthcare settings, highlighting their contributions to HCV elimination efforts.

Deborah Birx, MD, and Amy Carenza, BBA, highlight the targeting of multidrug-resistant organisms and tracking of infection trends without increasing staffing needs.

Led by Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, the trials examined how computerized physician order entry prompts can reduce the use of extended-spectrum antibiotics in hospitalized patients while maintaining patient safety.

ActivePure’s Deborah Birx, MD, and Amy Carenza, BBA, discuss their study showing a 99% reduction in fungal colony-forming units, 98% reduction in aerobic bacteria, and a 66% decrease in C auris.

There has been an emergence of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-associated infections. Here is a review of how to define them and clinical management of this heterogeneous syndrome.

New approach targets multiple strains, promising broad protection against human, avian, and swine influenza viruses.

Sohaib Asghar, MBBS, MD, highlights the role of socio-economic factors and demographic disparities in HIV mortality from 1999 to 2023.

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing had its series of meetings to update breakpoints for a variety of classes of antimicrobials.

An analysis revealed that 29% exhibited reduced susceptibility to reduced vancomycin, underscoring the importance of enhanced monitoring of these strains to inform antibiotic prescribing practices.

Editor-in-Chief Jason Gallagher PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS discusses this agent as a potential tool for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV infection. And if it is approved, the ability to overcome access issues in low to middle income countries that have a greater need.

This week, a need for better access to diagnostic technologies for Long COVID, Iterium Therapeutics' discussed their FDA-approved Orlynvah for uncomplicated UTIs, the recent rise in human cases of avian influenza, and more.

Clinicians discussed the complexities of diagnosing Long COVID, emphasizing the need for improved biomarkers and diagnostic technologies to better serve affected patients.

ID clinicians must be paid for time spent conducting unbillable work for OPAT services.

Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, assures that the interim findings of the study indicate adolescents produced a stronger immune response compared to adults, with minimal adverse effects.

The investigational vaccine amezosvatein demonstrated low reactogenicity, supporting its potential as an alternative for shingles prevention in adults 50 and older.

This systematic review focuses on breakthrough invasive fungal infections (bIFIs) in patients with high-risk hematological cancers, like acute leukemia, or those who have undergone stem cell transplants. Despite prophylactic antifungal treatments (usually with voriconazole or posaconazole), bIFIs remain challenging due to their complexity and high mortality rates.

In the second part of their interview, Debika Bhattacharya, MD MSc, and Su H. Wang, MD, MPH, FACP, continue the conversation around the difficulties of getting people into care, and what the new hepatitis B guidelines hope to improve in this area.