IDWeek 2017

Ten New Antibiotics in the Pipeline for Resistant Infections: Slideshow After decades of limited drug development for resistant bacterial infections, there are now a multitude of agents approved or close to approval, experts report.

Nurses' Scrubs Often Contaminated With Harmful Pathogens During shifts in the intensive care unit, nurses' clothing can become contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria, mostly from the patient, but also from the environment, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 31, 2016
Frequent Routine Dental Care Protective Against Pneumonia Adults who visited the dentist at least twice a year were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia than those with less frequent visits, analysis of national data showed.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 28, 2016
Immunosuppression Surprisingly Prevalent in American Adults Researchers finally have an estimate of the number of immunocompromised Americans, but with immunosuppressive treatments becoming more common, the number will likely grow, they warn.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 2, 2016

From Medscape Infectious Diseases