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Officials confirmed more than 21 million new global cases last week, the highest weekly total ever.
COVID has compounded how the lack of country-of-origin data can affect drug safety, affordability, availability, and national security.
A large UK study yesterday in PLOS Medicine finds that COVID-19 patients released from the hospital were more than twice as likely as the general population to be rehospitalized or die within the next 10 months. They were also at nearly five times the risk for death from any cause.
In contrast, Omicron is surging in South Korean and Japan, triggering tightened measures.
Though illnesses are less severe, Omicron cases have still strained US healthcare systems owing to sheer volume.
Also, 26% had mental symptoms, 16% had cognitive problems, and 58% reported work-related issues.
A review and meta-analysis of studies on urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young infants suggests shorter intravenous (IV) antibiotic courses, with an early switch to oral antibiotics, should be considered, Australian researchers reported yesterday in Pediatrics.
Among 1,068 US adults surveyed about their mental health amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 12% to 15% reported serious psychological distress that persisted throughout the study period, mostly among young adults, low-income respondents, and Hispanic participants.
The data were published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Cities and states are still struggling with high demands for hospital services.
Officials say too many people globally remain unvaccinated, driving disease spread.
Belief that vaccines are necessary rose more among Black than White survey participants.
A review of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) treatments at 10 community hospitals found that only 50% of treatment regimens were adherent to guidelines regarding use of fidaxomicin, researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
A new Canadian study shows visits for mental health and substance abuse problems by physicians increased 27% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is published in JAMA Network Open.
"With rapid antigen tests, positive results are generally meaningful, but negative results have to be taken with a grain of salt."
A third mRNA vaccine dose results in fewer Omicron deaths, hospitalizations, and cases, 3 studies find.
Researchers estimate that more than 1.2 million people died from superbugs in 2019.
Experts back booster shots in high-priority groups and a reduced vaccine dose for children 5 to 11 years old.
In a phase 3 trial, an investigational oral microbiome therapy was superior to placebo in reducing the risk of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, researchers reported yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A cohort study of more than 2,000 US and Canadian women indicates that COVID-19 vaccination does not impair fertility—but men who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 may experience short-term reduced fertility, according to surveys of the women's partners.
