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Multiple autoimmune diseases developed more often among people who had COVID-19 than among those who did not.

Dr. Paul Sax shares 10 facts about a common gastrointestinal infection in HIV and ID Observations.

Although rates of bacterial STIs have largely stabilized, case counts remain high.

In two different studies, rollout of doxyPEP yielded reductions of 50%–80% in incidence of chlamydia and syphilis.

In persons living with HIV who did not respond to prior vaccination, seroprotection was higher with a CpG-adjuvanted vaccine than with an alum-adjuvanted vaccine.

Candidate multivalent mRNA vaccines appeared protective against both C. difficile infection and colonization in animal models.

Compared with patients infected with Cryptococcus neoformans, those with C. gattii infection had lower mortality but were more likely to develop CNS disease–related immune response inflammatory syndrome.

Refractory MAC pulmonary disease with extensive lung destruction and inflammation often necessitates re-treatment.

Important revisions include new recommendations for vaccines, cancer screening, and prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV.

Recommendations for management of children exposed to or living with HIV have been updated.