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Clostridioides difficile and Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility

Growth inhibition of Clostridioides difficile isolates from patients in Houston and Nairobi is requiring increasing concentrations of vancomycin, raising concerns about therapeutic efficacy.

Clindamycin Vaginal Gel 2% (Xaciato)

Clindamycin gel can be prescribed to treat bacterial vaginosis in women age 12 years and older.

Infections Before Age 20 Years Increase the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers found patients diagnosed with infection in adolescence were at higher risk for multiple sclerosis, even after exclusion of infectious mononucleosis, pneumonia, and central nervous system infection.

List of Possible Cancer-Causing Agents Grows Longer

Six water disinfection byproducts, plus a flame retardant and a bacterial infection, now considered potential human carcinogens.

ED Is Focus of Reduction in Sepsis-Related Mortality

Using a sepsis alert, combined with nursing protocols and physician order set usage, can improve core measure compliance and related mortality rates.

Infectious Disease Alert Updates

Candida auris Outbreak in Southern California; Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandates

Resistance Erodes Standard Treatment for Pneumonia

These data suggest community-acquired pneumonia CAP therapy may no longer be relevant for many patients with CAP, and the required use of the current CAP bundle with limited antibacterial therapy choices should be re-assessed.

College Students Need Better STI, Sexual Violence Education

Nearly two-thirds of college students reported having experienced sexual and/or physical violence at some time in their lives, according to the results of a new study.

Better Education on Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Needed

A small study of women who responded to a study recruitment flier that offered a free, rapid HIV test revealed the participants knew very little about sexually transmitted infections.

Pandemic Unlikely to Have Stopped Trend of Rising STDs, Researchers Suggest

The 2019 STD Surveillance Report noted annual cases of STDs in the United States reached an all-time high in 2019 for the sixth consecutive year. In 2019, there were 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, and a nearly 30% increase in reportable STDs between 2015 and 2019. Data from 2020 showed a similar trend of high STD cases in the first 11 weeks of 2020, but reported cases were much lower than 2019 cases for a week in April 2020.