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Researchers say preoperative urine cultures provide little value and lead to unnecessary and potentially harmful antibiotic use.
Since 2016, CARB-X has awarded $452 million for early-stage development of antibacterials and other products targeting drug-resistant bacteria.
Overall pooled VE was 39% in preventing flu-associated outpatient visits.
The latest round of free at-home tests began in November 2023 heading into the winter respiratory virus season.
A review and meta-analysis also finds no impact on length of stay in the emergency department, return visits, or hospitalization.
The researchers determine that long COVID was associated with how quickly inflammation and low iron levels regulated after acute infection.
The unvaccinated were 11 to 17 times more likely to die than those who completed a primary COVID-19 vaccine series.
Michigan has reported 2 more cases from 2 different counties, part of a small but steady rise in US cases.
Transmission appears to be low, but health officials are monitoring the variant because of potential immune escape.
The mechanisms for the menstrual changes, which the authors say are usually not clinically significant, may have to do with the immune response to vaccines.
The observed median time to first recovery was 14 days in the ivermectin group and 15 in the usual-care group.
The CDC says weekly hospital admissions for COVID-19 this year have decreased by more than 75% and deaths by more than 90% compared to January 2022.
Flu is rising in central states, and COVID levels are highest but on the decline in southern states.
The results highlight the importance of addressing the broader impacts of the pandemic on health beyond those directly associated with documented infection, the authors say.
The authors found strong evidence of viral circulation before initial case detection in each affected world region.
The patients had both consumed potentially contaminated raw date palm sap, a known risk factor for contracting the virus.
The report calls for progress in 4 key areas: antibiotic manufacturing, antibiotic research and development, access, and appropriate use.
Danish research and development company GlyProVac will receive $467,000 to develop a maternal vaccine that targets a leading cause of neonatal sepsis.
Dengue cases in the Americas so far this year are outpacing last year's record activity.
Data on Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria from people and food-producing animals show high levels of resistance to commonly used antibiotics.
