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Researchers in Taiwan have discovered a new mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.3.7 subvariant that they suggest may be responsible for severe neurologic complications observed in young children on the island. Their study was published yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
A quality-improvement (QI) program implemented at a children's healthcare system in Georgia was associated with improved antibiotic selection and duration for children with skin infections, researchers reported today in Pediatrics.
Among a cohort who never had COVID-19 but tested positive within 1 year after baseline, depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and concerns about infection were linked to a 33% to 50% increased risk of self-reported postinfection symptoms lasting at least 4 weeks, as well as functional impairment, finds a study published today in JAMA Psychiatry.
Next week the WHO will publish 6 policy briefs that outline steps governments can take to reduce transmission and save lives.
Also, a new study shows that, in two thirds of proctitis patients, there was no typical rash on presentation.
Today JAMA Network Open published a study showing a 1.8% COVID-19 infection rate among in-person attendees at a February 2022 Academic Surgical Congress conference in Florida in which 100% of participants were vaccinated and 92% were boosted.
A study of Veterans Health Administration data found that antibiotic prescribing was prevalent among a national cohort of persons living with dementia (PLWD), and inappropriate use appeared high, researchers reported late last week in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
An estimated 10.5 million lost parents or caregivers to COVID-19, with 7.5 million orphaned.
Nineteen people have contracted Legionella-related pneumonia involving both lungs, and 6 have died.
A study of 346 previously healthy COVID-19 survivors finds that 73% had cardiac signs and symptoms more than 3 months after infection, and 57% still had them at nearly 1 year.
A new study from Germany shows no major differences in the clinical picture in those with or without HIV who contract monkeypox. The study, in HIV Medicine, was based on 546 monkeypox cases in Germany, which has one of the highest monkeypox case counts in Europe. The study is published in HIV Medicine.
A cluster of 10 illnesses and 3 deaths is linked to a healthcare facility in the northern part of the country.
Low testosterone was tied to a 2.4-fold higher risk of hospital care with COVID-19.
The CDC highlights 3 patients with atypical symptoms who received false-positive test results.
Yesterday, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) launched the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Accreditation Scheme (GAMSAS), which aims to support healthcare organizations globally by recognizing good practices to combat antimicrobial resistance, identifying areas for improvement, and supporting education and training.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Soon after vaccine advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday voted to recommend updated COVID boosters that target the original virus plus the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation, paving the way for immunization to begin.
A handful of college campuses, as well as high schools and middle schools, are dealing with monkeypox cases.
A relatively simple 6-month regimen cured 90% or more of patients who have MDR-TB.
Experts voted 13-1 to approve both boosters, which target the original strain plus the latest subvariants.
