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A study of 150 households has found that recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and other soft-tissue infections (MRSA SSTIs) may be associated with persistent MRSA colonization of household members and contamination of environmental surfaces, US researchers reported yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.
After analyzing a large outbreak at a Seattle-area nursing home, researchers share prevention tips.
In India, a nationwide lockdown has stranded some migrant workers without food and shelter.
A total of 1,218 fatalities have occurred in New York, the hardest-hit state.
A review of published research going back nearly 70 years suggests oral antibiotic step-down therapy is at least as effective as intravenous (IV)-only antibiotics for treating infective endocarditis (IE), US researchers reported today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
US social distancing steps will extend through April.
US activity is surging in New York and several other states and cities.
A day after topping 500,000 global cases, the total is poised to pass 600,000.
Also, new studies highlight virus shedding and before-symptom transmission.
The US depends heavily on drugs made in other countries, especially India and China.
While laboratory-confirmed flu cases continue to decline in the United States, the number of people visiting healthcare providers for influenza-like illness (ILI) rose sharply again last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) latest FluView report today.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The Malaria Consortium yesterday published a paper outlining the steps that the global community needs to take to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Chinese researchers say that they can't rule out mother-to-baby transmission in 3 infected newborns.
Hospitalization rates in Los Angeles and New York City are doubling every few days.
The federal government needs to take leadership to get past our current piecemeal approach to addressing shortages.
Cases are accelerating in multiple hot spots, causing the global total to climb from 400,000 to 500,000 cases in only 2 days.
An international team of surgeons this week released a set of recommendations for preventing surgical-site infections (SSIs) that aim to improve patient outcomes, reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure, and curb antibiotic resistance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The bill promises relief for many US households and small businesses.
About 70% of ICU patients got antibiotics, even though only 35% had positive culture tests.
The ECDC says the risk is very high if mitigation measures are inadequate.
