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Antibiotic use among sick children under the age of 5 increased 17% from 2005 to 2017.
Worries are also rising about the pandemic's impact on the healthcare of Latin Americans who have noncommunicable diseases, who make up 25% of the population.
The community infection rate dropped 58% after the orders were issued.
An assessment of community antibiotic prescribing in French children found high rates of prescribing for viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and broad-spectrum antibiotic use, particularly among clinicians 50 years and older, French researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Low oxygen levels at hospital admission and signs of inflammation were the strongest predictors of serious COVID-19 illness and death in a prospective cohort study published late last week in BMJ.
Also, hospitals in India and Chile are reaching their limits.
The data show the antiviral drug cut recovery time from 15 to 11 days.
Experts say activity isn't under control in 24 states.
Two studies show that rapid coronavirus testing helped contain outbreaks in long-term care facilities.
Results show 70% of Democrats vs. 37% of Republicans say they wear a mask when leaving the house.
The largest study to date on the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine finds no benefit, but a higher risk of serious heart complications.
Researchers find that the vaccine was tolerable and immune-producing 28 days after vaccination.
Telemedicine can be a boon to clinics with large pandemic-related revenue hits.
A study by researchers from Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University highlights the risk of Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) among COVID-19 patients linked to antibiotic use. The findings appeared in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Infection rates in Dutch and Chinese health workers were higher among those reporting no COVID-19 patient contact.
Doctors Without Borders sounds the alarm about catastrophic disease spread in Yemen.
"It's more convenient, patients are happier, we get the information we need, and we can open up more slots for other patients."
Also, a report says the CDC combines the results of viral and antibody tests, clouding the pandemic picture.
An investigation into a wedding-related COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan found a high transmission rate and a high rate of asymptomatic carriers, researchers from Jordan reported yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
