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The study of more than 22.4 million US urgent care visits found inappropriate prescriptions for antibiotics, glucocorticoids, and opioids were common.
WHO experts are seeing the same chikungunya warning signs that occurred two decades ago, when the virus swept across Indian Ocean countries.
The case marks the eighth since early June and is part of a steady rise since late 2023.
Among adults with RSV pneumonia, dementia was tied to the highest odds for ICU admission.
Vaccination also benefitted unvaccinated people, although not as much as for the vaccinated.
Local health officials urged residents to make sure they are up to date with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination.
All 18 cases in 2025 have been reported from mainland China.
Researchers say the detection of MDR Salmonella strains in isolates from retail poultry meat highlights the need for enhanced surveillance.
CoVerage is based on observations from the long-term evolution of certain influenza viruses such as influenza A H3N2.
Among Ukrainian refugees treated at a Finnish hospital, 79% of those treated for war wounds carried multidrug-resistant bacteria.
No deaths have been recorded in Mississippi this year, but 10 patients have been hospitalized.
Colistin is one of the few remaining options for treating multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
The outbreak strains have been linked to multiple suppliers, including one common to both outbreak strains.
Half of the survivors had multisystem symptoms that resulted in an inability to perform basic activities of living.
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.
