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US and Canadian researchers, writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine today, said they have determined that, among patients with severe manifestations of sepsis, initiation of empirical antimicrobial therapy significantly reduces the sensitivity of blood cultures drawn shortly after treatment began—underscoring the need for early diagnostic blood tests.
More than three fourths of adults don't know that HPV can cause anal, oral, and penile cancers, a new study finds.
US officials said other outbreak indicators such as deaths in the community need to improve before they feel more confident about the recent drop in cases.
With about 2.4 million dengue cases reported in the Americas so far, the 2019 total will probably top the number for the last epidemic year, which occurred in 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said its latest update late last week.
As if to illustrate the point, cases surged by 14 today, lifting the outbreak total to 3,113 infections.
India announced yesterday that it has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hub, becoming the 16th nation to join the global partnership.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) said in its latest update today that four countries reported a total of eight new polio cases in the previous week, including vaccine-derived polio cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic.
The plan focuses on 10 strategic priorities, including combating antimicrobial resistance.
Chick-fil-A today announced it has reached its goal of serving only chicken raised without the routine use of antibiotics, an ambition it set in 2014, according to a company news release.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard, officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed 8 new cases of the disease today, raising the outbreak's overall total to 3,099. Health officials are also investigating 409 suspected cases.
Three new deaths were also recorded, which moves the fatality count to 2,074, the WHO said.
Dangerous microbes are gaining a foothold.
Incidence of the strain increased from 5% of northwest London isolates in 2014 to 33% in 2016.
Seven more confirmed Ebola infections were reported today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak's overall total to 3,091, according the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. Health officials are also investigating 451 suspected cases.
One more person died from Ebola, listing the fatality count to 2,071.
Cases have grown to 3,084, including 2,070 deaths.
Stuart Levy, MD, who years ago warned about antibiotic overuse, died last week.
New data from a study by Swedish researchers indicates meropenem is an effective alternative empirical treatment option for adults who have community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). The findings appeared yesterday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed two bills that limit medical exemptions for vaccines in schoolchildren.
People often turn first to local clinics, which aren't as prepared to detect the virus.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today it has received reports of 7 more measles cases last week, lifting the number of confirmed cases this year to 1,241 from 31 states. However, it noted that only 2 of the patients were recently sick and that the other 5 are past cases.
