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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A study of Escherichia coli isolates from young hospitalized children in western Kenya found high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), researchers reported yesterday in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Three new studies to be presented at the upcoming European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) conference at the end of the month demonstrate benefits of the antiviral molnupiravir against COVID-19 infections, including evidence that Merck's pill reduces symptoms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by day 3 of administration.
Three already-affected states—Maine, South Dakota, and Wyoming—reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry flocks, and Wisconsin reported its first detections in wild birds, according to updates from federal and state agriculture officials.
Among the 1,185 hospitalized kids and teens in the study, 88% were unvaccinated.
Early treatment with ivermectin didn't prevent hospitalization for COVID-19.
The Medicine Supply Map uses more than 40 datasets to predict drug shortages and pinpoint what drives them.
Also, 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless, and 55% noted domestic emotional abuse by an adult.
Four states—Iowa, Maine, New York, and South Dakota—reported more highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks in poultry, according to federal and state sources.
In an update, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) reported the state's 10th outbreak, which struck a fourth commercial farm in Buena Vista County in the northwestern part of the state. The new outbreak occurred at a turkey farm.
Hospitalized American Indian and Alaska Native COVID-19 patients died at a significantly higher rate than their Black and White peers early in the pandemic, despite being younger and having lower rates of underlying illnesses, shows a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
Also, Biden warns that a lack of funds means booster shots may not be free in the fall.
So far this year flocks in 23 states have been infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, leading to the loss of about 16 million birds.
The WHO updates its strategic pandemic plan and calls for better genomic surveillance of pathogens.
Among 91 COVID-19 pneumonia survivors in Austria, 54% had lung abnormalities on computed tomography (CT) imaging 1 year after symptom onset, suggests an observational study yesterday in Radiology.
The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), based in Geneva, Switzerland, this week announced the formation of a new sister organization in the United States.
The CDC also recommends an additional booster dose for at-risk groups.
Black patients had higher rates of hospital or ICU stay, ventilation, and death.
Minnesota, South Dakota, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, and New York report new outbreaks.
Results of a new survey of 436 Americans with long COVID reveal that the condition is significantly associated with poorer long-term health status, worse quality of life, and psychological distress. The results were published yesterday in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.
Also, President Biden's FY 2023 budget includes $10.7 billion in discretionary funds for the CDC.
Adult COVID-19 patients also infected with the flu are 4 times more likely to need mechanical ventilation and 2.4 times more likely to die.
