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Voting behavior seemed to be a proxy for compliance with and support for public health measures.
A study of samples from two Brazilian rivers found a high incidence of colistin-resistant bacteria and MCR-1 producers, Brazilian and Portuguese researchers reported today in the Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance.
Nearly all long-COVID patients at an Ohio health system reported moderate to severe fatigue, and about half said they had serious sleep disruptions, which were up to three times more common in Black participants, according to findings presented this week at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies' annual meeting.
The research abstract was published May 25 in an online supplement of Sleep.
Screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer fell 6% and 11%, respectively.
Also, an expert weighs in on crafting clear public health messaging that doesn't stigmatize yet doesn't miss key groups.
Over the study period, the proportion who were boosted rose from 49% to 85%.
Experts say the vaccine will likely provide meaningful protection against Omicron.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A study of 4,737 COVID-19 patients in Israel conducted during the Omicron surge concludes that Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid roughly halves the risk of severe COVID-19 or death, according to findings published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Also, a study notes potential undetected spread of the disease in Europe at least since early April.
Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an EUA request for their vaccine in kids 6 months to 4 years old.
Moms' vaccination provided infants 71% protection against Delta and 33% against Omicron.
An analysis of studies published over the past two decades shows that human intestinal carriage of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli has risen substantially in healthcare and community settings around the world, researchers reported today in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.
Compared with reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, dogs can detect COVID-19 infections via scent with high sensitivity (97%)—though lower specificity (91%)—even when patients are asymptomatic, according to a study in PLOS One yesterday.
"There may have been undetected transmission for a while," a WHO official says.
Too-high pulse oximetry readings led clinicians to believe patients weren't ill enough for certain therapies.
Though falling or holding steady elsewhere, COVID cases are still increasing in the Americas region.
A new analysis of a randomized clinical trial shows that a repeated post-discharge decolonization regimen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers reduced MRSA colonization overall and at multiple body sites, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Three COVID-19 vaccine doses offer good protection against infection and hospitalization, including those caused by variants of concern—regardless of brand, type, or combination, according to an ongoing meta-analysis published yesterday in BMJ.
In the US, the more transmissible BA.2.12.1 subvariant now makes up nearly 60% of sequenced samples.
