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The US was an outlier, because though its preparedness score was high, it had gaps in its ability to launch an organized response and keep messaging consistent.
A conversation with Dilip Nathwani, OBE, founding chair of the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Partnership Hub.
COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped 6% and deaths declined by 9%, but emergency department visits were up 2% and test positivity rose 0.4%.
Lumos Diagnostics receives FDA clearance for a test that helps to determine when antibiotics are needed for respiratory infections.
The researchers observed a dose-response relationship between the number of antibiotic prescriptions and risk of severe outcomes.
Data from hospitals in Chile, Brazil, and Argentina show substantial increases in intravenous antibiotic use at the beginning of the pandemic.
The Florida Department of Health reported 2 more local malaria infections, raising its total to 6.
Previous studies have suggested boarding has been an increasing trend for psychiatric youth patients in the US since 2001.
The overall threat remains moderate and is similar to earlier viruses that belong to the same clade.
The tool has a diagnostic sensitivity of 97.8% and a diagnostic specificity of 98.9%, the authors say.
In 2020 the CDC said 4% of survey respondents said they drank or gargled diluted bleach to prevent COVID-19, but a new study calls that into question.
Of 19 countries that regularly report hospitalizations, 2 reported rises of 20% or more: Bangladesh and Malta.
Whole-genome sequencing identified an array of antibiotic resistance genes, including multiple carbapenemase and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes.
Antibiotic use, invasive devices, and several days of hospitalization were significantly associated with carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria.
A month after Oklahoma reported its first CWD case in a wild deer, another white-tailed deer has tested positive, this time in Woodward County.
A UNICEF/WHO report highlights gender inequalities related to public health issues with household drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.
The use of a non-medically important antibiotic in some of its chickens means the company cannot use the label.
By 12 months, T-cell activation and cytokine levels decreased and were comparable in patients with mild, moderate, and severe disease.
In three pilot-program countries, the vaccine has had a good safety record and substantially reduced severe malaria illnesses and deaths.
HIV was the only cause of disease that rose over time, especially among females and older children and adolescents.
