The CDC's alerts detail recent travel-related cases and urge vaccination for those traveling to Saudi Arabia for the upcoming Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages.
The country noted an uptick in clade 1 cases in 2023 and 2024, with 19,919 suspected cases reported.
A review and meta-analysis of 70 studies found a 19% reduction in antibiotic initiation and 20% reduction in antibiotic days of therapy in neonatal intensive care units.
Researchers say the association with increased risk of drug-resistant infections suggests further research into the long-term impact of beta-lactam allergies is needed.
Overall, 57% of index UTIs weren't susceptible to one or more antibiotic classes, and 13% of were resistant to at least three classes, climbing to 65% and 20%, respectively, by the sixth infection.
Infants whose mothers received intrapartum azithromycin had a higher prevalence of azithromycin-resistant E coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae compared with those who received placebo.
Nearly all cases are in patients who performed the Umrah pilgrimage while in Saudi Arabia, and most infections are due to serogroup W.
Ninety percent of long-COVID patients had pathologic findings.
A total of 76% of patients were prescribed antibiotics.
Some of the steps include reinforcing proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, improving building ventilation, cleaning and sanitation when appropriate, and promoting vaccination.
SARS-CoV-2 infection is tied to increased preterm birth, high blood pressure during pregnancy, and severe maternal morbidity.
The UK maintained a relatively stable proportion between questionable and reliable retweets, while Germany had the highest rates of misinformation.
The report suggests that policies to address AMR and its impacts need to take these factors into account.
Compared to last year, cholera cases are down 32%, but deaths are up 14%.
Of the three newly confirmed outbreaks, two are in Michigan and one is in Idaho.
The WHO recommends its use in children ages 6 to 16 years old in settings where the dengue burden and transmission intensity is high.
The serial interval was 8.7 days in 2022 and 14.2 days in previous years.
On average, the 102 joint-pain patients reported pain for over 4 months.
As part of the response, more than 50 million children from 5 nations in southern Africa were vaccinated against polio.
The FDA sent the company a warning letter after an inspection revealed that Cue Health had made changes to the tests that reduced their reliability.
More than a quarter of ED visits had inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions, and nearly half of those didn't even have a plausible indication for antibiotics.
The estimated fatality rate among hospitalized patients with TB-COVID co-infection was 11%.
Broad-spectrum antibiotic use was notably higher among cancer patients in the final months of life.
The report from the Global Coalition on Aging calls on G7 countries to contribute their 'fair share' to incentive structures to develop new antibiotics.
The 7-and-a-half-year-old cow was close to calving and had illness symptoms, including aggressive behavior, before it died.