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Modeling study suggests every-other-day testing strategy.
Some countries experiencing flare-ups report record daily cases, including Vietnam, the Philippines, and Poland.
Red onions imported from the United States are the likely source of a Salmonella Newport outbreak in Canada that has a genetic fingerprint similar to illnesses reported in the US outbreak.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 30
Children younger than 5 years with mild or moderate COVID-19 have much higher levels of coronavirus genetic material in their nose and throat than do older children and adults, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.
A reset would mean such steps as temporary closures of nonessential businesses and toughening mask and distancing policies in hot spots.
Of the travel-related cases in 99 countries early in the pandemic, the 3 top source nations were Italy, China, and Iran.
The WHO releases a new resource aimed at preventing COVID-19 spread in nursing homes.
Pregnant black and Hispanic women at two Philadelphia hospitals were five times more likely than their white and Asian peers to have been exposed to COVID-19, according to a study published yesterday in Science Immunology.
A randomized phase 3 trial found that the combination of daptomycin and fosfomycin provided higher treatment success than daptomycin alone for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and endocarditis, but the difference did not reach statistical significance, Spanish researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
With the dramatic nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases, widespread concerns about thin supplies of protective equipment remain.
One study finds that staff working at more than one nursing home had quadruple the risk of infection.
A dramatically scaled-back version of the hajj pilgrimage began in Saudi Arabia yesterday.
Younger people appear to be spreading the virus to older family members, according to a new report.
One more Ebola case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 68 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today on Twitter.
The patient is apparently from Mbandaka, the provincial capital, which is a concern, given its travel connections to Kinshasa and neighboring countries. The number of deaths held steady at 31.
An observational study of 10,021 COVID-19 patients admitted to 920 German hospitals has found that patients requiring mechanical ventilation were at highest risk for death—especially those 80 years and older and those needing dialysis.
Arizona has seen a 13% decrease in its 7-day average, Florida an 8% drop, and Texas a 19% decline.
Vietnam, Greece, Germany, and other nations that had low levels scramble to address flare-ups.
Some CDC data assessment may perpetuate racial disparities, one study finds.
The consumption of "Watch" antibiotics, which are broad-spectrum, rose by 91%.
