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Seqirus's cell-cultured quadrivalent (four-strain) seasonal flu vaccine was about 36% more effective than a standard egg-derived equivalent during the 2017-18 US flu season, according to findings from a large study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Despite an increase in the frequency of early discontinuation of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the use of an antibiotic time-out (ATO) in nursing homes in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania had mixed results overall, researchers reported today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
In a study of kids with COVID-19, of those for whom hospitalization status was known, 20% were hospitalized.
One study suggests that health worker absenteeism due to school closures could lead to more deaths than they prevent.
The WHO worries that the use of medical masks in the general population could further shrink the supply for health workers.
In a pandemic, using the same respirator for 5 days, as long as it is not removed multiple times per shift, can help stretch supplies, but data are sparse on decontamination.
An algorithm designed to augment antibiotic prescribing in secondary care provided appropriate recommendations that were narrower in spectrum than current clinical practice, UK researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
In another first, a tiger in New York tested positive, and death rates dropped in some of Europe's hot spots.
The CDC recommends face masks when it's hard to maintain physical distance, such as in grocery stores.
Companies need to get study labor laws, take steps to ensure employee health, analyze supply chains, and more.
Task force coordinator Birx says Americans are still not doing enough physical distancing.
The global total climbs to 1,083,084 cases, and new areas are being hit hard.
Incidence of infective endocarditis in the United Kingdom has increased markedly since 1998, but the increase does not appear to be linked to 2008 guidelines aimed at reducing antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedures, UK researchers reported yesterday in BMC Medicine.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Laboratory confirmed influenza continues to decrease sharply in the United States, and the number of people visiting clinics with influenza-like illness (ILI) fell last week, according to today's FluView report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Pandemic activity is increasing rapidly in Africa, up 185% from the previous week, the WHO says.
The findings suggest that prevention efforts, particularly in hospitals, are yielding benefits.
Both Florida and Georgia have now issued stay-at-home orders, while New York is running low on stockpiled ventilators.
The study underscores the difficulty of identifying and isolating infected people.
A literature review by Nigerian and UK researchers found only a handful of studies on antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in African countries, highlighting the paucity of data on ASP implementation on the continent, according to a paper published yesterday in the Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance.
