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A surveillance study by Chinese scientists has found multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strains in food products carrying the MCR-1 and blaNDM-1 resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements similar to those found in human strains, according to a paper yesterday in Eurosurveillance.
Saudi Arabia today announced two new MERS-CoV cases today, another in Hofuf and one in Khafji, according to an update to the Ministry of Health's (MOH's) epidemiologic week 13 report.
Only 32% of residents trust that authorities represent their best interest, and 26% believe Ebola isn't real.
Today the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) switched its recommendation for first-line treatment for severe malaria to a drug not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because the previously recommended drug will no longer be produced by the manufacturer.
Consumer and public health advocacy group U.S. PIRG Education Fund is calling on the nation's third-largest burger chain to reduce its reliance on beef raised with the routine use of medically important antibiotics.
Findings followed a north-to-south gradient in Europe.
More than 100,000 cases of watery diarrhea and suspected cholera have been reported.
Cases have now reached 1,029, and deaths have climbed to 639.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported two more MERS-CoV cases from different cities, according to updates to its epidemiologic week 13 report.
A survey of physician attitudes about antibiotic use in clinic settings found that nearly all agree that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a national problem, but only 63% thought the issue is a problem at their own facilities. A group based at Wayne State University reported its findings yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Nonprofit group Oxfam worries that upcoming local elections may trigger more violence and impede response activities.
A randomized controlled trial of rapid diagnostics technology in two hospitals in Vietnam found no improvement in antimicrobial therapy compared with traditional microbiologic methods, according to a study in the Journal of Infection.
China reports a highly pathogenic H7N9 avian flu outbreak, its first since September 2017.
"This outbreak has gone on far too long," WHO chief says.
The CDC says the surging H3N2 strain is especially tough on older adults.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said measles case counts have reached 314 cases in 15 states—46 more cases than the agency reported in a Mar 18 update. For comparison, the CDC reported 372 cases for all of 2018.
A new study in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy shows that the use of peer comparison reports based on prescriber specialty was tied to less use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics throughout a large community-hospital system.
Originally published by CIDRAP News Mar 21
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today issued updated guidelines on the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) that reinforce previous recommendations to avoid overdiagnosis of urinary tract infection and unnecessary antibiotic treatment.
The H3N2 recommendation reflects a change from the current Northern Hemisphere vaccine.
