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The CDC said the rise in M pneumoniae in children ages 2 to 4 is notable, because it isn't typically known as a leading cause of pneumonia in the age-group.
A trial conducted in 7 countries found that a 7-day course of antibiotics for patients with bloodstream infections is non-inferior to a 14-day course.
An electronic health record order set that pre-selected a 5-day antibiotic course for children with acute otitis media improved compliance with treatment guidelines by 80%.
The first phase of Nigeria's campaign will begin in November, targeting Kebbi and Beyelsa states, where malaria activity is especially high.
Health officials in the DRC are making progress with administering vaccine to high-risk people, as Nigeria expect to start its campaign next week.
Exemptions rose in 41 states, with 14 reporting that over 5% of kindergartners had an exemption from at least one vaccine.
Detection of the NDM gene, which confers resistance to multiple antibiotic classes, in blood cultures of hospitalized patients was associated with 48% mortality.
Dairy workers in California continue to face a daunting threat from a virus surge in the state’s dairy cows, as federal officials confirmed 15 more outbreaks today.
Patients considered highly socially vulnerable were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with severe C diff infection and die from it than less vulnerable people.
Black patients were overrepresented as 37% of the patient population.
But the WHO report also says more countries need to adopt policies that reward innovation and provide predictable financing for new antibiotics.
Less than half recognized some of the most common infant RSV symptoms.
The disease continues to spread in the Americas, with Ecuador and Guyana recently reporting their first cases.
The study found that being colonized with an MDRO was associated with a significantly increased risk of subsequent MDRO infection.
Cluster cases now total five, in addition to a detection in Panorama City and previous detections in El Monte and San Diego County.
In other developments, the country reported no new cases or deaths today for the third day in a row.
The outbreak is Michigan's first since early September. Meanwhile, the USDA confirmed three earlier H5N1 detections in Florida dolphins.
The latest report from the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine shows that sales of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals fell by 2% in 2023.
Fourteen to 60 days postvaccination, third-dose relative vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization was 77% for Moderna and 73% for Pfizer.
In other avian flu developments, Utah reported an outbreak in commercial poultry in the northern part of the state.
