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Until the Omicron wave in late 2021 and early 2022, Hong Kong had one of the lowest COVID-19 prevalence rates across the globe.
A time-series analysis suggested that patients who acquired COVID-19 in the hospital were the main source of viral spread to other patients.
In patients undergoing knee, hip, and shoulder replacement, administering prophylactic vancomycin in addition to cefazolin did not reduce surgical site infections.
The injectable monoclonal antibody is one of two new prevention strategies to cut the RSV burden in newborns.
Advanced maternal age, obesity, Asian race, and private insurance were all correlated to COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
The studies examined trends in hospitalized patients, and the authors said the findings support the need for better infection-prevention strategies in the region.
A total of 7% of residents with HIV were reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, compared with 5% of those without HIV.
The bats were tested as part of the response to a Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district, where spillovers have been reported before.
Urinary symptoms were not associated with COVID-19 severity.
mRNA COVID-19 vaccination halved the risk of Guillain-Barre.
Sixteen of 30 case-patients were linked to wild-bird exposure, and sequencing found a similar Salmonella strain in dead songbirds.
Comparing symptoms at 1-month and 3-month follow-up, one study observed a declining trend of long COVID, from 82.1% to 66.7%.
Minnesota and South Dakota reported more outbreaks at commercial turkey farms.
The country struggles with low DPT vaccination levels, especially in the outbreak area.
The countries had procured about 916,120 Paxlovid courses, compared with a minimum need for 9,135,953 courses.
Efficiently managed ICUs also saw lower mortality from the novel coronavirus.
Falling serotonin levels disrupt vagus nerve signaling, which may cause neurocognitive long-COVID symptoms such as memory loss.
The authors said the findings support vaccinating this age-group, despite low incidence of severe disease or hospitalization.
Claims for the tick-borne illness were more common in rural than urban areas in June and July, but the opposite was true from November to April.
The One Health study observed that Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates carrying antimicrobial resistance genes were mainly found in clinical settings.
