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A new report from the pharmaceutical industry shows there are nearly 90 drugs in clinical development against drug-resistant infections—not nearly enough to meet the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Infants born to women with COVID-19 have a low chance of contracting the disease from their mothers and having complications, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA.
In one study, overweight people 20 to 39 years old had a high risk of hospitalization.
"This means building political will towards a One Health approach."
India again breaks its record for new COVID cases, topping 386,000.
Also, more than 100 colleges have made vaccination a requirement for in-person attendance this fall.
The August 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota spread COVID-19 across the country, resulting in at least 649 infections—including transmission to household and workplace contacts—over the next 6 weeks, according to a study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Also, a study finds that fully vaccinated seniors have a 94% lower hospitalization rate.
One in 4 recipients noted mild systemic side effects, lower than in phase 3 trials.
India reports more than 300,000 cases for the 8th day in a row and again hits a new single-day high.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which has been linked with pediatric COVID-19, may pose higher risks to children in lower socioeconomic statuses or who are minorities, according to a Pediatrics study today.
Community hospitals participating in a collaborative network focused on antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) implementation saw an increase in ASP activities and a decline in antibiotic use over 42 months, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
With 362,757 new cases and 3,285 new deaths, India is receiving oxygen, drugs, vaccine, and other key supplies.
Unvaccinated people may exercise and gather in small groups of vaccinated friends outdoors without a mask.
In the first weeks of the pandemic more-transmissible variants such as D614G became dominant.
People who work irregular or permanent shifts were associated with double the risk of COVID-19, according to findings from a Thorax study published yesterday. The study looked at 27,056 irregular and 21,836 permanent shift workers between ages 40 to 69, as well as 235,135 non-shift workers, all identified in the UK Biobank.
CARB-X announced today that it is awarding up to $3 million to GenomeKey of Bristol, United Kingdom, to develop an innovative rapid diagnostic test for sepsis.
A WHO official says India's nearly vertical trajectory is astonishing—and an underestimate.
Tomorrow President Biden is expected to say the CDC has changed its guidance on wearing masks outdoors.
