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The introduction of procalcitonin (PCT) testing at UK hospitals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an immediate but not sustained decline in antibiotic prescribing, researchers reported today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Hong Kong, which has taken a more aggressive "zero COVID" approach, reports a record 614 daily cases.
America's pandemic toll reaches 900,000, and 100,000 of those deaths have been logged since Dec 13.
Nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients at highest risk for severe outcomes are often the least likely to receive monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), finds a study of more than 1.9 million Medicare beneficiaries published late last week in JAMA.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed for the first time in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said late last week.
The first US population-based characterization of the conditions has implications for many who have recovered.
With robust vaccine supplies, groups are revamping programs to more quickly and efficiently get doses into people's arms.
So far, 37 states are part of the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance system.
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults living with HIV in New York was lower than that of the rest of the state's population as of October 2021, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A review and meta-analysis of studies from more than 40 countries found that individuals misuse antibiotics regardless of their education level, researchers reported yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.
Researchers followed the children into adulthood over nearly 20 years using community outreach and mobile phones.
Daily cases have dropped 50% over the past 2 weeks, but deaths, known to lag cases, increased by 35%.
Residents who received antibiotics in the hospital were more likely to be colonized with a multidrug-resistant organism or have a contaminated room.
The severity of COVID-19 does not change based on pregnancy trimester, finds research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM's) virtual annual meeting.
Daily cases have dropped 36%, hospitalizations have dipped 14%, and deaths are down 4%.
"We observe particularly low vaccine uptake among Black individuals in the U.S."
COVID-19 has a shorter incubation period than thought, and rapid tests performed well.
A study yesterday in Radiology used imaging to determine that breakthrough infections are less severe when a patient is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 compared with patients who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
A 3-year prospective audit and feedback (PAF) intervention led by pharmacists at a Japanese hospital was linked to reduced antibiotic duration and more appropriate antibiotic use in patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia, Japanese researchers reported yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
"The instructions ... weren't clear about what you should do if your test was negative."
