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CARB-X announced today that it is awarding up to $2.5 million to GangaGen Biotechnologies of Bangalore, India, to develop novel antibacterial proteins to treat hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
A JAMA study today analyzing trends in internet searches found increased queries for anxiety, panic attack, and insomnia during the New York statewide lockdown in March, with searches for depression and suicide remaining at expected levels.
"These are not trivial declines: They are large, clinically important declines."
In breaking news, President Trump is headed for Walter Reed Hospital.
Providers can do more to encourage vaccines, the CDC says.
Also, CEPI launches a lab network to do head-to-head evaluations of vaccine candidates.
Initial results from the FMT (fecal microbiota transplantation) National Registry indicate that FMT is highly effective for treating Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), with a good safety profile, US researchers reported yesterday in Gastroenterology.
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have a 30% higher risk of COVID-19 death, according to a University of Iowa news release yesterday and a recent study in Movement Disorders.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The US adds 42,812 new cases to the global pandemic total.
Lessons learned from the outbreak may apply to other congregate settings.
Officials have traced 43 cases in multiple states to hedgehogs and bearded dragons.
Based on available evidence and antibiotic stewardship principles, a committee of Dutch clinicians and researchers is recommending restrictive use of antibiotics in COVID-19 patients, according to guidelines published yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
A study shows four out of five people with recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, and 39.8% of those did not have a cough or fever.
The COVID-19 pandemic cast its shadow over the first US presidential debate last night.
The study is one of only a few showing preliminary data in older populations.
One study finds that 35% of 77 patients had a heart attack while waiting.
The US has had a major voice in the finalized Codex guidance, one expert notes.
A review of studies analyzing use of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) apps found they may increase adherence to antibiotic prescribing guidelines, European researchers reported yesterday in PLOS One.
Domestic cats and dogs are susceptible to infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). While both types of animals showed an immune response to the virus, only cats demonstrated viral shedding, and neither animal model showed evidence for a significant role in human infection, the study found.
