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US nursing homes saw an increase in prescribing of antibiotics commonly used for respiratory infections during the pandemic, and large number of residents were prescribed drugs being evaluated for COVID-19 treatment, according to a study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The relative risk for death rose 64%, but the absolute risk climbed from 2.5 to just 4.1 deaths per 1,000 cases.
Of COVID patients, 52% received antibiotics in spite of only 29% having a bacterial infection.
Cases were up 2% last week, following a 7% increase the week before, the WHO says.
Included in the stimulus bill is $14 billion for vaccine distribution and $130 billion for schools.
Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infection rates were significant among Americans younger than 25 years early in the pandemic, particularly for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic people, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Use of antibiotic order sets built into the electronic medical record for common infectious diagnoses in the emergency department (ED) was associated with improved antibiotic prescribing at an academic medical center, Emory University researchers reported yesterday in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
Also, 21% of adults polled say they think they'll be able to return to normal by summer.
The rate of anaphylaxis after 1 dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine was well under 0.1%.
In other developments, some hot spot countries report rising COVID-19 hospitalization and ICU levels.
The US and UK digital COVID-19 symptom checkers consistently suggest less healthcare contact than Singapore's and Japan's, which may cause more serious outcomes, according to a study released yesterday by BMJ Health & Care Informatics.
The world added 1 million cases, and Brazil had its highest daily total since early January.
The guidance offers a peek of what life might be when we move beyond COVID-19.
"COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on individuals with intellectual disabilities."
US in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 was almost 14% overall but decreased 15 percentage points from March to August 2020, with higher rates in older patients, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open late last week.
CDC Director Walensky says an average of 60,000 new cases per day and 2,000 deaths is still too high.
GAO emphasizes addressing the backlog, pre-announced inspections, and alternative approaches.
The WHO and its partners will assess shortages of raw materials like plastic, glass, stoppers, and vials.
Only 5 of 789 (0.6%) had inflammatory heart disease and were restricted from play.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Treatment with azithromycin had little effect on reducing the time to recovery or risk of hospitalization in patients with suspected COVID-19, according to a randomized clinical trial published yesterday in The Lancet.
