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A multicenter study published yesterday in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease shows that 60% of asymptomatic (symptom-free) COVID-19 patients in Sichuan province, China, were diagnosed as having pneumonia on their first computed tomography (CT) scan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that a record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting data on antibiotic resistance but warned that the data reveal worrisome trends.
Also, the US Supreme Court turns down a California church's request to ease the state's restrictions.
"We are deeply aware that no one can fight COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 on their own. The industry is all in."
Also, the CDC published data pointing to community spread no earlier than late January.
Death rates were 13% and 28% in the 2 studies, with 1 study showing cancer treatment not tied to higher risk.
Trump's announcement draws strong condemnation from public health experts.
The first major study of diabetics hospitalized with COVID-19 shows more than 1 in 10 die within 7 days of admission, and about 1 in 5 is intubated within 1 week. The study appears today in Diabetologia.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Data collected from Canadian acute care hospitals show significant increases in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) bloodstream infections (BSIs) in recent years, according to a study in the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR).
Ventilation, filtration, disinfection, and avoidance of air recirculation are possible steps.
Brazil's surge shows no sign of slowing, with more than 20,000 new cases.
An international study found similar results with either a 5-day or 10-day course of the antiviral drug.
US cases top 1.7 million, and Washington state patients are now trending younger.
CARB-X today announced an award of up to $6.1 million to support the preclinical development of an inhaled antibiotic to treat cystic fibrosis (CF)-related pulmonary infections
Yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine a study of Louisiana COVID-19 patients showed major racial and ethnic differences in both hospitalization rates and in-hospital deaths.
Also, a new poll shows only about half of Americans saying yes to a vaccine once it's available.
In Connecticut, 2.9% of asymptomatic pregnant women tested positive, while in Boston it was 1.5%.
Another study of hydroxychloroquine was paused to look for safety signals, with some nations banning its use.
A study yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine of more than 2,000 Europeans diagnosed as having mild to moderate COVID-19 shows that 87% reported loss of smell, and 56% reported taste dysfunction. The study suggests olfactory symptoms and taste disorders may be a common feature of COVID-19 infection.
