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The FDA gives the thumbs-up to the emergency use of Pfizer COVID boosters in kids 5 through 11.
Dogs can detect scents as low as one part per trillion—far beyond any technology—and were 92% to 98% accurate for SARS-CoV-2.
Machine-learning models created by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research team can identify, with high accuracy, patients likely to have long COVID, according to a study yesterday in The Lancet Digital Health.
The data come from the medical records of all adults hospitalized in Alberta and Ontario for COVID from Jan 1, 2020, to Sep 30, 2021.
In US news, key outbreak markers continue to rise, especially in the Northeast and Midwest.
One study shows lower risks of infection and hospitalization in vaccinated kids 5 to 17 years old.
Environmental screening of single-occupancy rooms in a nursing home found high levels of circulation and persistence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), according to a study published today in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.
A randomized, controlled trial of 400 adults hospitalized for COVID-19–related respiratory failure suggests that awake prone positioning doesn't significantly reduce the need for endotracheal intubation at 30 days, but the authors caution that the effect size was imprecise and a therapeutic benefit cannot be ruled out.
The nation has reported 6 COVID-19 deaths and about 350,000 people being treated for fevers.
"Maybe there's something in the microbiome that antibiotics are doing that's priming an individual..."
Government, rural, and smaller hospitals even outperformed previous years.
The loss of activity is equivalent to 15% of the US population becoming completely immobile for 1 day.
Indications of persistent SARS-CoV-2 shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is tied to a higher risk of in-hospital delirium and death by 6 months, according to a study published this week in GeroScience.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News May 12
Michigan's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) yesterday reported three highly pathogenic avian flu cases in red fox kits in three different counties, which came closely on the heels of a similar report from Minnesota.
A related study shows how responding quickly to food illness outbreaks saves lives and significant money.
Officials say an uptick in South Africa and other African nations is an early warning signal to step up preparedness.
The rate of optimal prescribing quintupled with a pharmacist-led intervention.
Study finds 55% had at least one symptom at 2 years, and a second study highlights blood clot risks.
A projection that 100 million cases could occur late this year is raising scientific skepticism.
