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In its latest weekly influenza report, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) today confirmed 29 new H7N9 avian flu cases in mainland China, the most since late February. There have now been 616 cases of H7N9 reported in China since October of last year, in what is the country's fifth wave of the disease, the CHP said.
Data presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), which wrapped up today, suggest that equipment already owned by most hospitals can quickly and accurately detect resistance to last-resort antibiotics like colistin.
Within 2 months of admission, 29% of C diff patients died, compared with 14% of the control group.
Officials plan to vaccinate the entire city of Rio this year, but current coverage is spotty.
Two new studies show fatal spinal damage and cognitive impairment associated with Zika infection.
Recommendations replace 2007 guidance and aim to improve planning and decision-making for use of nondrug mitigation strategies.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today noted two MERS-CoV cases in household contacts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while Saudi health officials noted three asymptomatic cases.
The UAE cases involve roommates living in Abu Dhabi, the WHO said. One died on Apr 16, and the other was identified via contact tracing. The second patient was asymptomatic.
People who've had drug-resistant bacteria detected in their urine or feces have a higher risk of developing a drug-resistant bloodstream infection for several years afterward, according to a study presented yesterday at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID).
Also, 2 more babies have been born in the US with Zika-related birth defects.
According to the report, 325 million people, or 4% of the world's population, lives with viral hepatitis.
Officials say 7 of 13 recent cases in Beijing are local and 6 were imported.
Study finds that phage lysins combined with elements of antibodies combat MRSA in mice.
In the latest avian flu outbreak developments, Vietnam reported another highly pathogenic H5N1 event in backyard birds and two European countries—Russia and Slovakia—reported two more H5N8 detections. Details shared by country officials appeared in the most recent notifications to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Spanish investigators reported in PLoS One yesterday that procalcitonin (PCT) level is an effective marker in point-of-care testing for selecting narrow-spectrum antibiotics in outpatients who have pneumonia.
New lab tests make it difficult to compare year-to-year FoodNet data, the CDC says.
Only 61% of organizations could confirm that all prescribers had induction and training in antibiotic stewardship.
The annual index found worrying discrepancies among states that create widening gaps, especially in low-income areas and those vulnerable to public health emergencies.
A study today in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology describes a novel antibiotic agent that targets a different pathway than traditional antibiotics to inhibit bacterial growth.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed a new MERS-CoV case today in Riyadh.
The patient as identified as an 86-year-old Saudi man who is in stable condition after presenting with symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). His infection source is listed as primary, meaning he didn't likely contract the virus from another person.
The effort to cut NTD levels has been hailed as one of the most effective global partnerships in modern public health.
