Emerging Infections Program News Today

The surge in urinary tract infection testing demand is mainly propelled by the increasing worldwide instances of UTIs, the rise in hospital-acquired UTIs, and the preference for home and self-testing

Hospitalization due to RSV infection was associated with residing in more socially vulnerable census tracts.

More than 75% of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected from patients in 9 states were defined as difficult to treat.

Five studies reported 2-dose protection ranging from 66% to 90%.

Failing to protect the elderly from disease has consequences beyond nursing homes.

Shifting Epidemiology and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The economic burden of healthcare worker infections ranged from $2 million in Eswatini to $163 million in South Africa.

A lack of exposure to respiratory syncytial virus in the first 2 years of COVID-19 may have led to the global resurgence of the virus in 2022 and 2023.

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The CDC is expected to end “community level” tracking of COVID-19 with the end of the emergency phase of the pandemic.