Expanded Access to Innovative Diagnostic Tools Will be Critical to Combating AMR, Authors Write

A paper published Thursday in Clinical Infectious Diseases examines how barriers to appropriate diagnostic tools led to missed opportunities to curb antibiotic resistance and recommends steps to develop and expand the use of tests that can identify resistant bacteria.

IDSA and HIVMA Applaud Selection of Dr. Rochelle Walensky to Lead CDC

The Infectious Diseases Society of America and its HIV Medicine Association welcome President-elect Biden’s selection of Dr. Rochelle Walensky to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

C. Difficile is Everywhere – Even on the Bottom of Footwear

In a worldwide sample, 26% of environmental samples from healthcare and non-healthcare sites tested positive for C. diff strains. Shoe soles had the highest positivity rates, with 45% of samples testing positive for the bacteria.

IDSA Response to CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance

IDSA supports recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that will allow access to updated COVID-19 vaccines to all people 6 months of age and older.

IDSA Honors 219 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists With FIDSA Designation

The nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society, recognizes the largest class of distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and around the world to be elected as Fellows of IDSA.

New Treatment Guidelines for Foot Infections in People With Diabetes

The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot today released new guidelines on preventing, diagnosing and treating foot infections in people who have diabetes.

IDSA Honors 128 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists with FIDSA Designation

The nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society recognizes this year’s class of distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and around the world to be elected as Fellows of IDSA. Fellowship in IDSA is one of the highest honors in the field of infectious diseases.

Black Children Nearly Three Times More Likely To Die From Sepsis

Sepsis-related deaths decreased among U.S. children from 1999 to 2019, but significant racial disparities persist, according to new findings presented at IDWeek 2024.

C. difficile Disproportionately Affects Patients Across Demographic, Socioeconomic Lines

People considered highly vulnerable based on demographic and socioeconomic factors are more likely to face complications from Clostridioides difficile infections compared to those considered less vulnerable, according to new findings presented at IDWeek 2024.