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Clinicians should monitor post-COVID cardiovascular symptoms, even in patients without a history of cardiovascular disease, the authors say.
The death total remains at one, the index patient who died in late January.
Both patients, boys ages 2 and 15 years old, are from Hunan province in southern China.
Nasal administration could help to achieve mucosal immunity.
Immunocompromised participants were much more likely to have received at least four doses of COVID-19 vaccine than their otherwise healthy peers (73% vs 30%).
Pearl Diagnostics will receive $1 million to evaluate the potential of a prototype assay for early detection of pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Tests on milk from farms in the county where the worker is from yielded the first detection of the D1.1 genotype in dairy cattle.
A substantial reduction was seen in practices offering weekend hours or advanced-access scheduling.
Emblaveo (aztreonam-avibactam) was approved for treating complicated intra-abdominal infections with limited or no treatment options.
Contacts of the patient are being closely monitored and offered preventive vaccination.
The rate of gonorrhea cases across Europe rose by 31% in 2023 compared with 2022, and is up 321% since 2014.
The global research agenda includes 33 research priorities for bacterial and fungal infections and 7 for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The effect of financial incentives on primary and booster vaccinations was nonsignificant.
The rate of antiviral prescriptions was 67% lower in pregnant than in nonpregnant women, including those with 1 or more high-risk underlying conditions.
PAHO is tracking a rise in dengue serogroup 3 activity, which could raise the risk of severe illness as countries approach the peak of the season.
Children with previous COVID-19 infection have a 25% to 28% higher risk of developing new gastrointestinal tract symptoms for up to 2 years than kids who did not have COVID-19.
Test positivity topped 30%, with steady rises in emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
An estimated 68,315 hospitalizations, 13,108 ICU admissions, and 5,301 in-hospital deaths may have been prevented.
Of the 18 people sickened in this outbreak, 1 person has been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
Media reports indicate Gerald Parker, DVM, PhD, will lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.
