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Chinese researchers today reported novel triple-reassortant influenza strains in swine, and the viruses carry genes that have been noted in human flu infections, according to a study in Emerging Microbes & Infections.
The federal government needs to develop better vaccine production capacity, support strong global security, and bolster nationwide public health to be better prepared for the next pandemic, a high-level tabletop exercise yesterday sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security found.
A Scandinavian study finds that ibuprofen is not a suitable alternative to antibiotics for UTIs.
In addition, the WHO is eyeing a ring vaccination strategy to reach those most at risk.
CARB-X is adding another diagnostic system to its growing portfolio of products targeting drug-resistant bacteria.
Similar plasmids were found in a hospitalized patient and in hospital sewage.
The DRC now has 2 confirmed, 25 probable, and 12 suspected cases—39 total.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an additional claim for the cobas Zika test, manufactured by Roche Molecular Diagnostics, the company announced today in a news release. The approval allows the test to be used to screen pooled blood and plasma donations for the Zika virus.
According to Roche, the new application will streamline the screening process of multiple individual blood or plasma donations.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given BacterioScan, Inc. of St. Louis clearance to market its rapid automated diagnostic system, 216Dx, for detection of bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The outbreak area covers 37 miles of rough, difficult-to-access terrain.
Twelve more people in five states have been sickened with Salmonella from eggs produced by an Indiana farm, bringing the outbreak total to 35 cases in nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update yesterday.
CARB-X yesterday announced funding for the development of a rapid test to speed up diagnosis and treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea, including drug-resistant strains.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Researchers say the findings bolster the case for antibiotic stewardship.
The WHO said, of 21 cases, 17 have links to other cases and 3 are in health workers.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) yesterday confirmed that six Canadian Escherichia coli infections are tied to the 29-state US outbreak in which contaminated romaine lettuce has been implicated.
The extra testing cost about $42 million and identified only 9 positive donations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed 28 new cases of Escherichia coli infections and four newly affected states in an outbreak tied to eating romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Ariz., growing region that has caused higher rates of severe disease than is typically seen with E coli.
A survey of final-year medical students in Europe has found that most feel they still need more education on antibiotic use, a team of European researchers report today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
The cases indicate a need for action to preserve the last remaining effective treatment.
