Hiding in Plain Air: Recognizing Endemic Mycoses in Community-Acquired Pneumonia | Contagion Live

Histoplasma, Blastomyces, and Coccidioides remain underrecognized causes of community-acquired pneumonia, particularly when clinical presentation mimics bacterial disease. Knowing where to look and wh...

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This Week's Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories: August 15-August 21, 2026 | Contagion Live

This week's top infectious disease stories cover treatment strategies for daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, fluoroquinolone prescribing's link to antimicrobial resistance, the legal standing ...

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Childhood Immunization Rates Continue Downward Slide, Raising Risk of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks | Contagion Live

Newly released CDC data show childhood immunization rates have steadily declined since 2020, pushing measles vaccination coverage below the threshold needed for herd immunity and leaving an estimated ...

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Update on Cyclosporiasis: Over 15,000 Cases, Expands to 47 States | Contagion Live

As of August 17, federal officials are reporting more than 15, 716 cases, hundreds of hospitalizations, and nearly all US states have been affected.

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Why Measles Cases Are Up: US Childhood Vaccine Rates Drop, Immunization Exemptions Increase | Contagion Live

The latest national numbers shows a decrease in vaccination continues along with a spike in the number in the number of immunization exemptions leading to an increase in the number of cases for vaccin...

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What Are the Legalities of the Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines? | Contagion Live

In the second episode with Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, he touches upon the legal side of the order and how it may affect the childhood vaccine schedule.

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When Daptomycin Fails: Practical Approaches to Resistant Enterococcus faecium | Contagion Live

Daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia is an emerging, high-mortality challenge in transplant and other high-risk patients, requiring early recognition, aggressive source control, and re...

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How New “Shared Clinical Decision Making” Vaccine Category Will Likely Increase Children’s Disease | Contagion Live

In the second part of the interview with Sharon Nachman, MD, she touches upon how the administration’s shared clinical decision-making category related to childhood vaccines will affect the hepatitis ...

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Cascading Effects of Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines | Contagion Live

Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, discusses the potentially damaging effects of the rhetoric coming from the presidential executive order including downstream consequences as well as his concerns around th...

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The Potential Ramifications of Changing the MMR Vaccine Into 3 Separate Immunizations | Contagion Live

The presidential executive order changing the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine from a combination to a single-antigen vaccine means children will get more shots not less. Sharon Nachman, MD, o...

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Working Towards Hepatitis C Elimination | Contagion Live

The EU recently approved glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Maviret), an eight-week direct-acting antiviral regimen, which offers people with hepatitis C the fastest treatment option available, giving European...

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Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Jalapeños Expands Downstream Recalls | Contagion Live

FDA continues its investigation of a Salmonella outbreak spanning across 27 states, with a recall that has expanded to include products that have jalapeños and sold at major retailers.

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Presidential Executive Order Changes Childhood Vaccine Schedule to Reflect Current Administration's Aims | Contagion Live

President Trump signed an order spacing the timing of immunizations, limiting the number of vaccines, and changing the MMR vaccine by separating it into 3 single-antigen vaccines.

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Expanding Hepatitis C Treatment: EU Approves Maviret | Contagion Live

The European Commission has approved glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Maviret) for acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, making it the only therapy approved in the European Union for both acute and chroni...

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Preventing Hepatitis B Vertical Transmission | Contagion Live

An estimated 172,000 infants acquired hepatitis B virus through mother-to-child transmission in the WHO African region in 2022, and combining birth-dose vaccination with maternal antiviral prophylaxis...

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Review of Intravenous Carbapenems and Oral Tebipenem Pivoxil | Contagion Live

Here is a brief clinical overview of the single-agent intravenous carbapenems available in the United States (ertapenem, meropenem, and imipenem-cilastatin) and the recently approved oral carbapenem t...

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Global Study Gauges Actual and Optimal Antibiotic Use | Contagion Live

International study estimates actual and optimal use of WHO AWaRe Access, Watch, and Reserve antibiotic classes in 186 countries and regions.

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Foodborne Infections: The Latest on Cyclosporiasis, Salmonella, and Avocado Inspections | Contagion Live

A food-safety roundup covers a growing multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak including thousands more reported sickened and 2 deaths tied to iceberg lettuce, a Salmonella Javiana outbreak with hundreds ...

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Immunization Updates from Moderna, Merck | Contagion Live

The FDA has approved Moderna's influenza vaccine and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date for Merck's RSV immunization product for expansion for a second RSV season.

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IDSA Addresses Critical Questions on Staph aureus Bacteremia | Contagion Live

2026 clinical practice guidelines developed by the IDSA and ESCMID address risk stratification, diagnosis and management of S aureus bacteremia.

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Redefining HIV Management: Emerging Antiretroviral Drug Classes and Immunologic Strategies Shaping the Future of HIV Treatment, Prevention | Contagion Live

Several combination products are currently in development for people with HIV. Here is a review of these treatments.

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FDA Says US Food Supply Safe as Cyclosporiasis Cases Top 11,000 | Contagion Live

FDA's acting deputy commissioner for food said the US food supply remains safe even as CDC-confirmed cyclosporiasis cases climbed past 11,000, while a new survey found nearly half of Americans don't t...

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The Potential for Antivirals in Dengue Prophylaxis and Treatment | Contagion Live

A study found that the investigational antiviral mosnodenvir reduced dengue virus infection RNA levels and symptoms in a controlled setting, supporting its potential as a prophylactic option.

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