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Interviews with national TB program managers indicate nearly 80% of patients with DR-TB will have access to shorter, all-oral regimens by 2026.
The most common symptoms were cough, fatigue, and memory loss.
The latest suspected cases stem from exposures at a daycare provider.
Though COVID wastewater and test positivity are higher than last year at this time, medical encounters are trending lower.
More attention must be paid to the mechanisms linking telehealth and healthcare use to avoid inadvertently deepening disparities, the authors said.
Clinicians were reminded of a 2021 TB outbreak, which involved 113 recipients in 18 states.
Scientists have identified a novel antibiotic class that inhibits one of the building blocks of the tough outer membrane of the highly drug-resistant pathogen.
Estimated effectiveness against intensive care unit admission was 73%.
The drug targets biofilm formation in bacteria that cause difficult-to-treat infections in CF patients.
Twenty-four cases in 14 states have been identified, with 5 hospitalizations.
Philadelphia health officials are tracking 4 confirmed measles cases, plus 2 suspected infections.
In the fall, France became the first country in Europe to launch poultry vaccination.
As a result of the supply interruptions, 6% of all programs reported negative patient outcomes.
A second study suggests that long-COVID fatigue is linked to changes to the mitochondria in muscle cells.
The prescribing rate rose slightly over time, from 28% in 2022 to 35% in 2023.
The positive product sample in Minnesota was connected to an illness investigation.
Brazil, the hardest-hit country in the Americas, approved the Qdenga vaccine last March.
Data from a 2021 survey show 95% of US acute care hospitals reported uptake of all 7 of the CDC's Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship.
A House of Commons report highlights the challenges facing the further development of phage therapy in the United Kingdom.
The study authors say the findings suggest UTIs in kids may have been overdiagnosed prior to the pandemic.
