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"We see concerning increases in the number of deaths attributable to infections with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria."
COVID-19 patients are 55% more likely to develop epilepsy or seizures than with flu.
Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) across a four-hospital health system was linked to a substantial decrease in the use of fluoroquinolones and increased susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli to levofloxacin, finds a
New highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks have been reported in poultry in six states.
Preschoolers of parents who had been vaccinated against COVID appeared to have 97% protection against Delta and 79% protection against Omicron.
The shorter 6-month regimen could save enough to supply 400,000 people with almost a year's worth of treatment.
Data show a 20% higher risk of developing diabetes following COVID compared to other upper respiratory viruses.
Three of the patients had recent contact with camels.
Teachers were at 40% higher risk of reporting anxiety than were healthcare workers.
Nearly 15% of 62,525 COVID-19 patients had contraindications to the antiviral drug.
In some nations in the Americas, 3 viral diseases are straining hospitals.
District officials in the latest affected area of Uganda reported two more Ebola cases that involve family members of a recently confirmed case-patient in Jinja, according to the Monitor, a Kampala-based newspaper, reported today.
Flu vaccination reduced pneumonia by 40% and hospitalization by 15% in people with heart failure.
From 53% to 74% of students were able to end isolation early, but 15% to 22% tested positive beyond the recommended isolation period.
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) in Arizona this week reported a dengue infection in someone who was probably exposed to an infected mosquito in Maricopa County.
Mosquito surveillance has detected dengue virus in a mosquito trap in one of the county's neighborhood, the MCDPH said in a Nov 14 press release.
60% of hospitalized COVID patients and 68% of those not hospitalized had at least one symptom 2 years later.
In 9 clinical trials, children received either amoxicillin or cotrimoxazole for different durations.
The report reveals encouraging investments but also persistent COVID-19 vaccine inequity and a nearly vacant pipeline for products to treat or prevent emerging pathogens that have pandemic potential.
Flu activity in the Northern Hemisphere is rising, with levels up sharply over the past few weeks in North America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest global flu update, which roughly covers the last half of October.
US adults who get the flu vaccine every year are 24.7% more likely to complete a primary COVID-19 vaccine regimen.
