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The antiviral drug likely has a gradient of benefit, with those at highest risk most likely to see the greatest benefit, experts say in an editorial.
The study took place at a school that serves vulnerable students in a setting where air quality improvements were made and then monitored.
Cases so far this year are triple the same period last year, and the WHO said more outbreak resources are needed, including access to vaccines.
Zevtera was approved for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, acute bacterial skin infections, and community-acquired pneumonia.
A community-based study found the prevalence of pneumococcal carriage was substantially higher in older adults who reported contact with children.
Eastern sub-Saharan Africa experienced the largest increase in life expectancy, 10.7 years.
Analysis of viral sequences uncovered 3 novel viral spike protein mutations.
The nasopharyngeal swab didn't suggest upper respiratory involvement, and virus sequencing of the eye sample showed one change that isn't linked to transmission.
Researchers estimate more than 18,000 excess TB cases in the United States are attributable to racial/ethnic disparities.
By day 29 of the trial, 11.2% in the remdesivir group and 11.3% in the control group had an adverse cardiac event.
The outbreak in Texas will prompt the culling of about 1.6 million layer hens, as Michigan marks its fourth outbreak at a commercial farm.
Only 1 of 109 mpox cases was tied to workplace exposure, likely from a sharps injury.
The intervention involved use of an antiseptic soap and nasal ointment on patients in a network of hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities.
More than 70% of visits were by adolescents 12 to 18 years old.
The virus was also confirmed on five more Texas farms, as investigators find more clues from animal samples and genetic sequences.
The step paves the way for the vaccine to be given at a broader range of sites, including doctors offices and pharmacies.
Virus naming has shifted away from nomenclature that includes specific geographic locations or populations.
The patient's only symptom is conjunctivitis, which has been seen before in avian flu infections.
Swedish and Dutch studies find, however, that antibody levels remain high in people who had previously had smallpox vaccines.
Researchers also found evidence of the transmission of bacteria carrying multiple antibiotic-resistance genes and links to cases of neonatal sepsis.
