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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A quality improvement (QI) program combining clinician education, clear and concise recommendations, and decision support was associated with a safe reduction in vancomycin use in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), researchers reported today in Pediatrics.
The risk of blood clots is higher following COVID-19 infection than after vaccination, researchers based at Oxford University reported today in BMJ.
Supply chains were affected by both nationalism and international interdependence.
Also, Vietnam is sending troops to help with a surge in one of its main manufacturing hubs.
Any slight risk tied to the vaccine was a much higher risk among those infected with COVID-19.
The amount of resistance genes found in DNA from brown bears mirrored the rise of antibiotic use in Sweden.
In addition, the CDC warns about ivermectin, a livestock anti-parasite drug some people have used to treat COVID-19.
US veteran suicide ideation (SI) rates showed a slight decrease during the first year of the pandemic, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study yesterday. Among the associated risks, however, was having COVID-19, which doubled the odds of SI.
"After declining in early summer, child cases have increased exponentially."
Venous thromboembolism is nearly twice as likely in those with recent COVID-19.
Also, a US probe into the source of SARS-CoV-2 was inconclusive, with worries that time is running out to discover the origin.
Substance use among US kids 10 to 14 years old remained relatively stable during the first 6 months of the pandemic, according to longitudinal study results published yesterday in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Also, 21% of patients caused 80% of infections, UK researchers find.
And those not vaccinated are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID.
With no planes landing in Kabul, "We have no way to get supplies into the country."
An AMR group calls on all countries to stop using drugs in animals that are critical for human medicine.
The number of older adults who are homebound (leaving home once a week or less) increased in 2020 over the prior decade, according to a research letter yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers say that this could affect social, psychological, and physical needs because of factors such as physical distancing and caretaker or telehealth access.
Two US outbreaks of Salmonella, one S Typhimurium and the other S Infantis, have been linked to Italian-style meats, although none are connected to a specific product or brand yet, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigation notice today.
Also, illness severity in close contacts and index patients appears to be linked.
