Caitlyn Stulpin

Last fall and winter, older adults and pregnant women in the United States had a chance to receive the world's first approved vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus.

Only about half of gay or bisexual men received recommended sexually transmitted infection testing at their initial visit to a private, outpatient facility, researchers reported.

De-escalation of beta-lactam antibiotics was associated with a decreased risk of new resistance development compared with no change in beta-lactam antibiotic use, researchers found.

Installation of a stethoscope disinfection device improved hand hygiene compliance among health care workers at an urgent care clinic and ED, researchers reported.

A new forced-air system was more effective at drying and thus cleaning endoscopes than standard alcohol flush and air purge cycles, researchers found.

Socioeconomic disparities among residential neighborhoods may be associated with the prevalence of five specific antimicrobial-resistant organisms, especially AmpC beta-lactamase producers and methicillin resistant

Post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV remained significantly underutilized, especially in acute care settings, according to study results published in

Researchers found evidence of artemisinin partial resistance in Ugadan children with complicated malaria, according to data presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Treatment with Paxlovid significantly reduced the duration and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among high-risk patients while also reducing health care utilization and severe outcomes, according to a study.

Among outpatients with respiratory syncytial virus, one in 20 experienced all-cause hospitalization, according to a recent study.