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Approximately 2.4 out of every 1,000 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle that typically follows viral infections, according to an international study published yesterday in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal Circulation.
When including possible myocarditis cases, the rate increases to 4.1 per 1,000 hospitalized patients.
A randomized clinical trial found that a shorter antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) duration for "clean" orthopedic surgery (scheduled procedures not involving complications like open wounds) was non-inferior to a longer duration in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), Japanese researchers reported today in JAMA Network Open.
Also, Philadelphia reinstates a mask mandate, the first major US city to do so.
Two outbreaks on turkey farms in Minnesota bring that state's total to 28, affecting almost 1.4 million turkeys.
Gram stain–guided therapy safely cut broad-spectrum antibiotics in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Foreign-born essential workers were at almost quadruple the risk of hospitalization and ICU care.
A review of data on Medicare beneficiaries during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic found that nearly a third of outpatient COVID-19 visits were linked to an antibiotic prescription, mainly for azithromycin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers reported late last week in JAMA.
Depression and loneliness have increased among older adults during the pandemic, prompting a need for more coordinated efforts to address the issue, according to a report on social isolation in older Canadians.
Those hit hardest: doctors, long-term care workers, aides, marginalized groups, and women with young kids.
An Omicron spike in Hong Kong with high mortality may be due to low vaccine uptake in older people.
The problem is USDA testing doesn't verify claims of no antibiotics, experts note.
Backyard flocks are hit in Montana, and Indiana reports another farm outbreak, its first in about a month.
A study of hospitals in Iowa that employ three different antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) models found that core stewardship activities were maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported today in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.
A study today in Pediatrics suggests a test-to-stay (TTS) strategy, as opposed to quarantine, was a safe and effective tool for Massachusetts public schools for the 2021-22 school year, as it was associated with both limited COVID-19 transmission and increased in-person learning days for students.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Risk rose within 70 days for deep vein thrombosis and 110 days for pulmonary embolism.
With 6 new outbreaks, Minnesota now has had 21 and has lost more than 1 million poultry.
The true number of African cases might be 98 times higher than official numbers.
Tebipenem HBr may be an option for complicated urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of three randomized clinical trials with 2,196 patients suggests that early use of the antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces the risk of all-cause hospitalization in symptomatic adult outpatients.
