In 2024, there were updates to clinical guidance covering various medical topics, including progress on COVID-19 prevention, treatment, and ART for HIV. The CDC recommended counseling specific patients on the use of doxycycline for post-exposure prophylaxis, and issued baseline guidelines for syphilis testing due to spikes in syphilis and congenital syphilis cases. The WikiGuidelines group published new guidance on UTI treatment after 14 years, and the IDSA updated guidance on resistant gram-negative infections. The CDC also recommended statins for some people with HIV at a younger age, and issued recommendations for syphilis testing due to an increase in cases.
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