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In the fall, France became the first country in Europe to launch poultry vaccination.
As a result of the supply interruptions, 6% of all programs reported negative patient outcomes.
A second study suggests that long-COVID fatigue is linked to changes to the mitochondria in muscle cells.
The prescribing rate rose slightly over time, from 28% in 2022 to 35% in 2023.
The positive product sample in Minnesota was connected to an illness investigation.
Brazil, the hardest-hit country in the Americas, approved the Qdenga vaccine last March.
Data from a 2021 survey show 95% of US acute care hospitals reported uptake of all 7 of the CDC's Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship.
A House of Commons report highlights the challenges facing the further development of phage therapy in the United Kingdom.
The study authors say the findings suggest UTIs in kids may have been overdiagnosed prior to the pandemic.
Though the country has only 4% of the world's population, it saw 15% of the global hospitalizations for COVID-19.
The study identified 13 patients infected with dual-carbapenemase–producing organisms in a New York City hospital, 6 of whom died.
Currently, there aren't any authorized or approved pre-exposure treatments for COVID.
Two of the animals died, for a case-fatality rate of 10%, while no animal caretakers were affected.
The researchers estimated that 42% of reported infections and 72% of total cases were asymptomatic.
Relative to flu patients, those infected with Omicron BA.5 had higher rates of vasopressor use, renal replacement therapy, and in-hospital death.
Researchers say the findings highlight opportunities for further antibiotic stewardship interventions.
The goal of the intervention was to reduce diagnostic error for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
The bacteria can cause rare bloodstream and central nervous system infections.
Food insecurity among low-income US adults dropped by nearly 5% during the pandemic.
Since the outbreaks began, health officials have monitored more than 7,000 people exposed to infected birds or mammals.
