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New cases are in 8 locations, and a WHO official expressed concern over vaccine supplies.
The CDC has now confirmed 134 cases this year, compared with 149 in 2016.
The use of an algorithm that recommends stopping antibiotics for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) based on procalcitonin (PCT) levels was associated with reduced antibiotic duration without increasing adverse outcomes, researchers at an academic tertiary care hospital report today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
An analysis of Puerto Rican Zika patients who had thrombocytopenia, a rare complication, found that, in those with the severest cases, immune treatments may be more effective than platelet transfusion. A team from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Puerto Rico reported its findings today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
A female tick can reproduce—1,000 to 2,000 eggs at a time—without mating.
A WHO panel raises concerns about an increase in wild poliovirus cases, among other setbacks.
The company says it will stop using medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in its live poultry operations.
An analysis of more than 8,000 isolates from Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) over 10 years shows a significant increase in the prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli, researchers from the University of Manitoba reported yesterday in the Journal of Antibacterial Chemoth
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) health ministry today reported two more Ebola cases, plus two more deaths, according to its daily statement.
Of the two new cases, one is a lab confirmed infection in a patient from Beni. The other is classified as a probable illness involving an individual from Katwa, located east of Butembo, who died and is part of a family cluster from the area that the ministry reported on Nov 20.
An analysis of more than 8,000 isolates from Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) over 10 years shows a significant increase in the prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli, researchers from the University of Manitoba reported yesterday in the Journal of Antibacterial Chemotherapy.
The DRC recorded 4 new cases and 3 additional deaths today.
Although vaccines have saved millions of lives, experts estimate that, since 2016, cases have increased by more than 30%.
Flu activity in the Northern Hemisphere is starting to rise, though levels are still low, as flu returned to inter-seasonal levels in temperate parts of the Southern Hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest global flu update.
A systematic review and meta-analysis published today in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery suggests there's no evidence to support routine use of postoperative antibiotics after rhinoplasty procedures.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria made up a small portion of overall bacteria.
The outbreak has reached 422 cases, and 74 suspected Ebola infections are under investigation.
Both New York and New Jersey reported more cases of measles in ongoing outbreaks in communities near New York City.
Rockland County, New Jersey, reported 4 more cases, bringing its total to 80. And health officials in New York confirmed 5 more cases in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Outbreak totals there now stand at 29.
A study by researchers from the University of Michigan has found frequent co-colonization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients in nursing facilities.
The CDC notes 11 more illnesses, raising the outbreak total to 43 cases in 12 states.
A study yesterday in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy found that patients at risk for aortic rupture are frequently exposed to fluoroquinolones during hospitalization, despite concerns that fluoroquinolone use may be associated with increased risk of aortic aneurysm and/or dissection (AAD).
