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Ongoing outbreaks have raised questions and intense scientific investigations into a host of contributing factors.
A stewardship prompt embedded in a hospital's electronic health record helped cut unnecessary extended-spectrum antibiotic use in patients after day 3 of hospitalization.
The case was confirmed in January last year—by far the earliest ever recorded in a calendar year in Oregon.
Though levels are still very low, early indicators show regional rises.
Italy and France are now reporting local chikungunya cases, and 3 countries have confirmed local dengue infections.
Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization.
The cases were reported in northern Mozambique near the Tanzanian border.
A randomized trial finds that a 6- to 9-month regimen of bedaquiline, delamanid, linezolid, and clofazimine worked better in pre-XDR TB patients with limited disease.
Economic losses from decreased milk production for 60 days and cow loss add up to $950 per animal, for a total of $737,500 for a single herd.
The outbreaks have sickened a total of 15 people in 10 states, and the tainted products have been recalled.
Hospitalized patients more often had 3 or more impaired cognitive domains than non-hospitalized participants did.
Intent to vaccinate was similar among pregnant women and parents, at 35% to 40%.
The affected district in Guangdong province has reported at least 478 chikungunya cases.
Black and Hispanic children had higher rates of ICU admission than Asian or Pacific Islander children.
Childhood vaccination has ensured that diphtheria and tetanus are "incredibly rare," the authors say.
State and local health departments are facing disruptive and unprecedented federal cuts that officials say could have a profound impact on public health.
IDSA and HIVMA urged lawmakers to also preserve crucial infrastructure and other programs that support PEPFAR's implementation.
The man's illness was found during monitoring contacts of his father who recently died from a Nipah infection.
Costs of diagnostics and treatment affordability were mentioned in 53 guidelines analyzed.
Partial immunity from COVID in residents early in the pandemic and infection-prevention measures may explain the findings, the authors say.
