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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Testing conducted on hedgehogs in Helsinki, Finland, revealed the presence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and genes known to cause human infections, according to a paper to be presented at the upcoming European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
Adults hospitalized early in the pandemic with COVID-19 were at more than triple the risk of death than those with influenza, despite the flu patients being older and having more chronic illnesses, according to new data from Spain to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), which starts tomorrow.
The data reveal about 6 instances per 100,000 Pfizer vaccinees, compared with 18 for Moderna.
Over 73% of participants were at elevated risk of infection owing to risk factors.
Of prescriptions, 74% written for elderly patients and 64% for Black patients were deemed inappropriate.
This school year 35,000 more US kids were not protected against common diseases.
A 31-year-old woman from Spain contracted COVID-19 twice within 3 weeks, despite being fully vaccinated and recently receiving a booster shot, according to a case report that will be presented at the upcoming European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) meeting. The case provides evidence that the Omicron strain is able to evade previous immunity.
Four states, including hard-hit Minnesota, reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks, pushing the nation's poultry losses to more than 28.8 million birds from 29 states.
Given our polluted world, "the association may be of great significance to public health," one author says.
Though at-risk people are strong candidates, "For every COVID-19 vaccine dose recommended, uptake declines," a CDC official says.
An increase in resistance to ciprofloxacin among poultry isolates was primarily due to Salmonella Infantis.
The findings, of course, do not suggest infection is preferred over vaccination, which is much safer.
A randomized controlled trial found that suppressing androgen hormones in male COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus did not improve outcomes. The study was published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
The H5N6 avian flu virus has sickened one more in China, a man from Sichuan province in the country's southwest, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today.
The 56-year-old man's symptoms began on Mar 31, and he was hospitalized on Apr 4 where he is remains in serious condition. An investigation found that he had been exposed to live domestic poultry before he got sick.
A commentary, however, cautions about applying the findings to all patient populations.
Also, new CDC data show that 9 of 10 young kids hospitalized with Omicron were not vaccinated.
Use of the common maintenance drugs angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), warfarin, statins, direct-factor Xa inhibitors, and P2Y12 inhibitors was tied to lower risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death, a large US National Institutes of Health (NIH) study suggests.
In the latest highly pathogenic avian flu developments, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) yesterday said samples from a third duck farm in Elkhart County were positive for avian influenza in preliminary testing.
In an email, the BOAH said the farm houses about 6,500 ducks and is near another quarantined site. It added that the control area extends slightly into Michigan's LaGrange County.
Review of 31 studies finds fatigue, memory problems, and shortness of breath are most common.
