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Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) was associated with a dramatic decrease in bloodstream infections (BSIs), days of hospitalization, and death rates compared to treatment with antibiotics, according to a prospective cohort study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
About 61,000 antibiotic-resistant infections occurred in England last year, up 9%.
The proportion of candidemia in patients with injection drug use more than doubled.
11,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson's Ebola vaccine arrived in the DRC over the weekend.
Saudi Arabia yesterday reported another lab-confirmed MERS-CoV infection, the second so far for November.
Only Chipotle and Panera got high marks, while 15 chains received an "F" on beef sourcing.
After severe measles, children lost a median of 40% of their antibody repertoires.
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in a quality improvement (QI) collaborative increased adherence to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) core elements of antibiotic stewardship dramatically and cut antibiotic use by a third, according to a study today in Pediatrics.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
One new case was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak today, nudging the outbreak total to 3,273, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. Health officials are still investigating 500 suspected cases, and the number of deaths held steady at 2,183.
The FDA recommends screening donor stool for multidrug-resistant organisms. Problem is, the procedures aren't uniform.
Also, a woman apparently survived the disease but contracted it again, fatally.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported its first MERS-CoV case since 2018, and Saudi Arabia today reported two new illnesses, according to official reports.
In the UAE, the patient is a 44-year-old farmer who is not a citizen of the country but lives in the city of Al Ain in Abu Dhabi region, according to a statement today from the World Health Organization (WHO), which was notified by the UAE of the case on Oct 7.
An interrupted time series analysis conducted in two Italian intensive care units (ICUs) demonstrated a substantial reduction in antibiotic consumption and bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria after the teaching hospital instituted an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) program, with no change in mortality or length of stay, according to a study yesterday in C
Though stewardship is crucial, research gaps need to be addressed to maximize their impact, SHEA says.
Fully 56% of hospitals reported changing patient care or delaying therapy because of drug shortages.
The WHO says the few remaining hot spots still pose a risk of spread to other areas.
About 94% of H3N2 viruses were the drifted strain, and the vaccine afforded no protection against H3N2.
Ten days before Minnesota's deer hunting firearms season opens, state officials are scrambling to create a disposal plan for animal carcasses among growing concern over chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic prion disease that affects cervids like deer and elk.
Too much jargon, highlighting far-off impacts, and disjointed messages all contribute, the report says.
