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Patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery at safety net hospitals had a nearly 30% increased risk of SSIs compared with all hospitals.
The group settled on stronger wording to clarify advice for patients and simplify decisions for clinicians.
The authors found a 78% reduction in risk of hospitalization among patients who had 3 doses of vaccine as well as Paxlovid.
In March 2020, home deaths rose 8%, but only 6% in the most economically deprived patients.
Bacteriophage therapy helped suppress a recurring bloodstream infection that wasn't responding to antibiotics, but an immune response was too much to overcome.
The recommendation applies to people traveling to outbreak areas and others at extra risk from the virus.
There was also a lower 3-month mortality (31% vs 39%) for the antiplatelet-therapy group.
The first-in-class, novel antibiotic showed non-inferiority to the current standard-of-care gonorrhea treatment.
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that women with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia had an 18% increased mortality risk compared with men.
The risk of all-cause mortality dropped even further among patients with a booster dose of vaccine
Sixteen countries are struggling to contain outbreaks of the deadly illness, and the ability to make more vaccine is limited to its sole manufacturer.
The step frees up more resources for the dengue outbreak, which has sickened more than 31,000 people so far.
Several factors may be contributing to the increase, including the El Nino weather pattern and climate change effects.
Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, with more than 82 million people diagnosed annually.
While the FDA did not identify clinical safety or efficacy issues with the combination antibiotic, it asked for more information about manufacturing processes.
A report from the GLG includes 6 recommendations aimed at incentivizing innovation, stimulating R&D efforts, and ensuring access to antibiotics.
COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury were at 69% lower risk of death than those with acute kidney injury due to other diseases.
Prescriptions increased 130% among female adolescents ages 12 to 17 years and almost 60% among female young adults ages 18 to 25 years compared to rates seen in 2016 to 2019.
The birds were found near a polar research base on the northern tip of Antarctica.
Also, Florida and Ohio have reported more cases.
