Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
Children and school during the pandemic: What’s the answer?
Dr. Panciu of Budapest and Dr. Buonsenso of Rome debate this conundrum.
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New child COVID-19 cases down in last weekly count
The number of new U.S. cases reported during the week ending Dec. 3 fell for the first time since late September.
Guidelines
Joint guidelines favor antibody testing for certain Lyme disease manifestations
The Infectious Disease Society of America, American Academy of Neurology, and the American College of Rheumatology teamed up for the first time to...
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COVID-19 and risk of clotting: ‘Be proactive about prevention’
"We believe a systematic way of addressing this risk is best, with every patient hospitalized with COVID-19 receiving some type of...
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Infant’s COVID-19–related myocardial injury reversed
Children hospitalized for COVID-19 should be tested for heart failure based on a case report of an infant with COVID-19 and reversible myocardial...
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Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19
Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of serious illness.
From the Journals
Two consecutive negative FUBC results clear S. aureus bacteremia
The majority of cases had a limited duration of less than 48 hours of bacteremia.
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U.S. passes 1.3 million COVID-19 cases in children
Thanksgiving brought another weekly high in new child cases.
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CMS launches hospital-at-home program to free up hospital capacity
The agency will be giving more flexibility to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to provide hospital-level care.
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Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
From the Journals
Prophylactic HIV treatment in female STI patients is rare
Female patients with STIs are more likely to contract HIV, regardless of insurance status.