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Four countries reported more vaccine-derived polio cases in ongoing outbreaks, according to the latest weekly update today from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) today.
A study yesterday in Pediatrics has found that, contrary to national guidelines, a portion of infants with uncomplicated, late-onset group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteremia are being treated with shortened intravenous (IV) antibiotic courses, with low rates of recurrence and treatment failure.
Bacillus could be a tool to decolonize patients found to carry S aureus in their nose or intestines.
A humanitarian group highlights transmission within a school and more response disruption.
Flu vaccination during pregnancy may cut a woman's chance of hospitalization by 40%.
The health departments of Illinois and Washington state have reported nine and five cases of acute flaccid myelitis, respectively, and local media in Texas, New Jersey, and New York are also highlighting cases of the polio-like illness.
Three of the new cases, all fatal, involve children seen at the same clinic in Butanuka district in Beni.
After 6 children in Minnesota were reported to be afflicted with enterovirus-linked cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), officials in Colorado, Pittsburgh, and Chicago are reporting cases. Colorado has had 14 AFM cases since the beginning of the year, while Pittsburgh authorities are reporting 3 recent cases and Chicago 2.
A phase 1 trial of a broadly protective flu vaccine shows promise in people, Fierce Pharma reported yesterday.
Beni now has 57 confirmed or probable cases, and 35 deaths.
Cell culture–based inactivated influenza vaccine (ccIIV) was not significantly more effective than egg-based IIV (ebIIV) against influenza A during the 2017-18 flu season, according to new data presented at IDWeek that have not been peer reviewed.
The flurry of new cases include 3 classified as probable involving people buried before samples were obtained.
Minnesota recently reported 6 cases, and some of Colorado's cases were associated with EV-D71.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Oct 5 announced that it approved expanded use of Gardasil 9 human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for women and men 27 through 45 years old. The vaccine prevents certain cancers and diseases caused by the nine HPV types contained in the vaccine.
A new report from the Wellcome Trust and Boston Consulting Group identifies antibiotic-resistant pathogens that could be addressed by increased vaccine uptake and vaccine development.
The new study sheds light on prescribing missed in other studies, including for conditions without an in-patient visit.
The CDC said only one third of the cases were linked to two major outbreaks and that it is exploring if a change in testing practices contributed to more detections.
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that using a special antiseptic shampoo and wipes to decolonize therapy dogs before and between visits with young cancer patients can reduce the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The findings were presented today at IDWeek 2018.
