Shigella

Montana's H1N2v case was reported in a patient who had attended an agricultural fair.

Of 300 cases recorded since April, 106 have been in the US, with the rest in Europe.

The study authors suggest the strain's resistance to ceftriaxone is likely being driven by bystander resistance resulting from the use of ceftriaxone for treatment of gonorrhea.

There have been 221 confirmed Shigella sonnei infections and 37 possible cases from the EU, UK, and US.

UK report shows rise in resistant, sexually transmitted Shigella

A report yesterday from the United Kingdom's Health Security Agency (HSA) shows sexually transmitted Shigella infections are rising again in England after falling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report describes UK outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Shigella

A study yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases describes an ongoing outbreak of sexually transmitted, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei in the United Kingdom.

Study finds increased risk of C difficile from contaminated hospital rooms

A study conducted at five acute care hospitals adds further evidence of the role the hospital environment plays in Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), researchers reported today in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Study highlights inappropriate prescribing for respiratory infections

A study of 42 million US patient visits for antibiotic-inappropriate acute respiratory infections (ARIs) found that more than 10% received an antibiotic prescription, with providers in urgent care clinics and southern states among the most likely prescribers, US researchers reported this week in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.