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Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chad, and Niger have reported new polio cases—14 in all—according to this week's Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) update.
A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open is the first to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is detectable in the semen of recovered and actively infected men, but it does not prove that the virus can be sexually transmitted.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News May 7
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and five other medical organizations are urging changes to a national set of care measures for sepsis patients, with the aim of reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in patients who may not need them.
Also, new models predict a spike in cases in late May after states reopen from lockdowns.
Several patients had deep vein thrombosis, suggesting the virus may cause abnormal blood clotting.
Continued spread in Africa could prolong the outbreak and overwhelm hospitals.
A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases underscores the importance of precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting Ebola via breastfeeding.
WHO officials urge nations to take extra care in relaxing their distancing measures.
A modest lockdown could add 1.8 million TB cases and 342,000 deaths globally over 5 years.
COVID-19 "has created the greatest financial crisis in history for hospitals and health systems."
Resources may be especially taxed in some US cities with vulnerable populations.
A study published today in Pediatrics shows Chinese children who contracted COVID-19 often presented with co-infections of other respiratory viruses.
In a study today in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, US and Colombian researchers report that nearly one-third of the pediatric invasive Candida bloodstream infections (BSIs) analyzed at two Colombian pediatric hospitals were caused by Candida auris.
The man was treated on Dec 27, 2019—4 days before a COVID-19 cluster was identified in Wuhan, China.
Of those polled, 78% say they would be uncomfortable in a sit-down restaurant.
Cases rose 41% in Africa last week, and transmission is widespread in 7 countries. Lesotho is the only nation that hasn't reported a case.
US drug maker Pfizer Inc. and Germany biopharmaceutical company BioNTech announced today that the first US participants in a clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine have begun receiving doses.
Nations and groups pledge $8 billion to make the ACT Accelerator a reality.
The report seeks to bridge the gap between current practice and the need to protect health workers.
