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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
An analysis of US hospital data shows that antibiotic resistance in older patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) nearly doubled from 2009 to 2016, researchers reported yesterday in PLoS One.
The World Health Organization said yesterday that ongoing transmission of wild poliovirus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as a rash of new vaccine-derived cases in Africa and Asia, means polio is still a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Earlier gaps included multiple Ebola definitions and shortages of personal protective equipment.
Conventionally raised poultry harbored nearly twice as much multidrug-resistant Salmonella as meat from antibiotic-free poultry.
Health officials in New York's Rockland County yesterday announced a new measles case, which involves an international traveler and is separate from a large outbreak that ended in September.
The patient visited a synagogue in Monsey, New York, possible exposing others from Sep 20 to Sep 21. Monsey is about 40 miles from New York City.
Accelerate Diagnostics presented three studies today at IDWeek 2019 in Washington, DC, that show promising results for its rapid phenotypic susceptibility test, according to a company press release.
Women and girls account for 58% of patients.
Recognizing new research and more emphasis on antibiotic stewardship, experts say change was needed.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported another MERS-CoV case, the first in October. The case-patient is from Abha, a city in the southwestern region of the country.
The new MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case involves a 34-year-old man with unknown camel exposure. His illness is listed as "primary," meaning it's unlikely he contracted the virus from another person.
Eventually, metrics for all 7 of the FSMA foundational rules will be added.
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) dashboard shows 3 new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raise the outbreak total to 3,194 cases, including 2,133 deaths. A total of 346 suspected cases are still under investigation.
Also today the DRC’s multisector Ebola committee (CMRE) said three cases yesterday originated in Kalunguta, Mambasa, and Mandima—all current virus hot spots.
A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases indicates that nasal screening of patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization has a high negative predictive value (NPV) for ruling out MRSA infection and could be a powerful antibiotic stewardship tool.
The drug, which was FDA-approved last month, went toe to toe with moxifloxacin.
Survey reveals that 12% think Ebola is fabricated and 72% do not completely trust responders.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported another MERS-CoV case, the fourth case in September.
The new MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) case involves a 39-year-old man from Al Hofuf in the eastern part of the country. The man had contact with a camel, the most common primary risk factor associated with contracting MERS.
Researchers conducting a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) study involving 122 hospitals have determined that a targeted inpatient fluoroquinolone stewardship program (ASP) is tied to improved fluoroquinolone prescribing at hospital discharge, with urinary tract infections (UTIs) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) most often associated with inappropriate prescribing of the drugs, according to findings pub
A WHO advisory group chooses new H3N2 and influenza B/Victoria strains.
Three new cases today raise the outbreak total to 3,183, including 2,126 deaths.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in its latest weekly update today noted new cases of polio in Pakistan, Angola, and Myanmar—all countries battling ongoing outbreaks of wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus.
Use of a rapid molecular identification test on positive blood cultures from critically ill patients with bloodstream infections was associated with significantly reduced time to optimal antibiotic treatment, Belgian researchers reported yesterday in PLOS One.
