The CDC is tracking clinical cases of Candida auris in more than half of U.S. states this year, though the total number of infections from the deadly fungus is down from this time in 2025. The agency has recorded 3,302…
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Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., introduced the Stop Superbugs Act on Aug. 4 alongside a Joint Economic Committee-Minority report estimating antimicrobial resistance costs the U.S. healthcare system at least $5.7 billion annually. Here are five things to…
More than one-third of invasive mold disease cases at four Atlanta hospitals occurred in patients without classic risk factors, according to a CDC surveillance report published July 30. The finding suggests surveillance and clinician suspicion built only around the usual…
In medicine, “interesting” is rarely a compliment. So when Mary Hayden, MD, describes Candida auris as one of the most interesting organisms she’s encountered in her career, it’s not praise — it’s a warning. “You never want to be interesting…
Antibiotic resistance among critically ill children is projected to keep rising through 2035, curtailing the potential of antibiotics for sepsis and severe infections, according to a study published July 20 in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed 106,581 pediatric bacterial isolates collected…
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Picture the scene: an operating room mid-procedure, a patient’s blood pressure dropping, a clinician reaching for a vasoactive medication. In that moment of urgency, a small plastic connector at the end of an intravenous line is accessed quickly, because it…
A total of 536 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures…
Remote monitoring increased the odds of readmission for patients with sepsis, flu and COVID-19, a study found. The study, published June 11 in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from 1,286 patients with sepsis or lower respiratory tract infection across 19…
A total of 405 hospitals in the U.S. have a central line-associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections dataset, updated May 13, includes performance data for five types of…
A hospital in Santa Clara, Calif., has confirmed at least 18 cases related to Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, or a milder illness called Pontiac fever. After detecting the bacteria during routine internal…