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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
US cases in college-age people more than doubled as students went back to school, the CDC says.
Children have accounted for 12% to 15.9% of new cases in the past 8 weeks.
Fifty-two of 54 patients who experienced cardiac arrest had nonshockable rhythms.
A JAMA Network Open survey study of US adults' preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation in the event of a limited supply ranks frontline medical workers, high-risk children, and high-risk older adults as highest priority for vaccine distribution.
The researchers calculate that about 9.3% of the population had been infected by July.
Cases in school-aged kids rose in September, with infections in teens twice as common and racial disparities that mirror adult trends.
Experts say rapid tests can help lower-income nations scale up their testing without specialized labs or staff.
World Health Organization (WHO) flu vaccine advisors recently met to recommend the strains to include in vaccines for the Southern Hemisphere's 2021 season, which—when compared with the Northern Hemisphere upcoming-season version—swaps out the 2009 H1N1 strain.
A review by members of the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel finds insufficient data to recommend for or against convalescent plasma for treating COVID-19.
On the international front, Europe continues to see case counts rise, and the WHO makes its case for big investments in tools to battle the virus.
Of 4 new studies, all but 1 suggest that minorities shoulder heavier burdens.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A report this week from Australian health officials shows a consistent decline in the country's antibiotic use.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday announced a Salmonella Stanley outbreak linked to dried mushrooms in dishes served at ramen restaurants that has so far sickened 41 people in 10 states.
