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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
New research by a team of scientists from the United Kingdom suggests that whole-genome sequencing (WGS) should be considered as an alternative to traditional phenotypic testing for national surveillance of antibiotic resistance.
Study finds that more than 40% of prescriptions were inappropriate.
The study was a head-to-head look at 3 vaccines targeted to seniors against the standard vaccine.
Additional surveillance following a 17-case outbreak in northeastern Germany of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae has revealed 2 additional cases and details on the XDR strain, according to a study today in Eurosurveillance.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Ebola technical committee said there are three new cases of Ebola today, raising the outbreak total to 3,343, and 432 suspected cases are under investigation.
The technical committee, the CMRE, said the death toll now stands at 2,210. Today's cases come from Mabalako and Biena, which had gone 85 days without a new case.
Sales of medically important antibiotics for food animals rose 9% from 2017 to 2018.
Two weeks ago a top WHO official predicted just such a surge; cases have now reached 3,340.
A review of Medicaid claims in Kentucky from 2012 through 2016 found that cefdinir prescriptions for treating outpatient pediatric infections has increased over the study period, researchers based at the University of Kentucky reported today in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
Patients with severe flu treated with a combination of the antiviral drugs favipiravir and oseltamivir compared with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) alone had faster recoveries, according to findings published today in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Fresh Express salads are linked to a 3-state, 8-case outbreak in the US and 16 cases in Canada.
Global funding has reached an all-time high but falls far short of what's needed to eliminate TB.
Nearly 60% of kids didn't get the MMR vaccine before departing, revealing missed opportunities.
In other developments, humanitarian group World Vision releases reports on interviews with people, including many children, from hardest-hit areas.
A survey of health insurance claims made in the United States from 2007 through 2018 shows that claim lines with a diagnosis of Lyme disease increased 117%. The information is included in a white paper published today by FAIR Health, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to healthcare costs and health insurance information.
According to Avian Flu Diary, an infectious disease tracking blog, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control and Ministry of Health today reported two human cases of H9N2 avian flu originating in mainland China were reported to the World Health Organization in November.
Response activities are still "paralyzed" in Beni, Mangina, and Biakato over violence.
With 112 new cases in the past 24 hours, Samoa's outbreak has grown to 4,693 cases.
A multifaceted outpatient stewardship intervention at Veterans Affairs primary care clinics in Pennsylvania was associated with sustained reductions in overall, unnecessary, and suboptimal antibiotic prescription rates for up to a year after some components were discontinued, researchers reported today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Malaysia's health ministry yesterday announced a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) case, marking the country's first polio case in 27 years, according to a statement.
The patient is a 3-year-old boy from the city of Tuaran in Sabah state who was hospitalized for fever followed by a weak limb, which required admission to the intensive care unit. Tests confirmed his cVDPV1 infection on Dec 6.
Outpatient visits for influenza-like illnesses jump from 2.9% to 3.5%.
