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Low oxygen levels at hospital admission and signs of inflammation were the strongest predictors of serious COVID-19 illness and death in a prospective cohort study published late last week in BMJ.
An assessment of community antibiotic prescribing in French children found high rates of prescribing for viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and broad-spectrum antibiotic use, particularly among clinicians 50 years and older, French researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
The data show the antiviral drug cut recovery time from 15 to 11 days.
Also, hospitals in India and Chile are reaching their limits.
Experts say activity isn't under control in 24 states.
The largest study to date on the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine finds no benefit, but a higher risk of serious heart complications.
Researchers find that the vaccine was tolerable and immune-producing 28 days after vaccination.
Telemedicine can be a boon to clinics with large pandemic-related revenue hits.
Two studies show that rapid coronavirus testing helped contain outbreaks in long-term care facilities.
Results show 70% of Democrats vs. 37% of Republicans say they wear a mask when leaving the house.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A study by researchers from Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University highlights the risk of Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI) among COVID-19 patients linked to antibiotic use. The findings appeared in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Also, a report says the CDC combines the results of viral and antibody tests, clouding the pandemic picture.
Infection rates in Dutch and Chinese health workers were higher among those reporting no COVID-19 patient contact.
Doctors Without Borders sounds the alarm about catastrophic disease spread in Yemen.
"It's more convenient, patients are happier, we get the information we need, and we can open up more slots for other patients."
An investigation into a wedding-related COVID-19 outbreak in Jordan found a high transmission rate and a high rate of asymptomatic carriers, researchers from Jordan reported yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified 33 cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in the United States linked to travel in Pakistan and Iraq, according to an update today in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
A long-standing practice of using antibiotics to test for TB is unreliable for diagnosing the disease.
The head of PAHO says, "We are increasingly worried about the poor and other vulnerable groups."
