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More than 200 US hospitals are run by such firms.
More than 1 million deaths in Africa in 2019 were associated with antimicrobial resistance, and 25% of those deaths were directly attributable to a drug-resistant pathogen.
Emergency department visits for COVID were highest in infants and older adults.
The researchers say healthcare providers, public health officials must encourage vaccination, especially for those at highest risk.
Researchers looked at blood levels of serum inflammatory proteins (cytokines), antibodies, and brain (neuroglial) injury proteins.
Over the course of the study, most participants were eligible for antiviral use.
Cases also continue from China and Singapore in the Western Pacific region.
The H5N6 case, as well as 2 new H9N2 cases, were in Sichuan province.
While antiviral drugs are widely available, the researchers say they are underused, perhaps because patients fear viral rebound after treatment.
Investigators say the results of the randomized trial likely reflect low adherence among participants assigned to receive doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis.
In Antarctica, 48 bird species and 26 marine mammal species inhabit the region, some of which live in dense colonies.
If approved, V116 would be the first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine specifically designed for adults.
The step clears the way for a broader rollout of R21/Matrix-M, which the WHO recommended in October.
During the next 5 years, the farm won't be able to hold cervids—members of the deer family—and must maintain fences and allow routine inspections.
A new strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei was detected in three water and soil samples from one man's property.
Most exposures were short, but transmission usually resulted from exposures of 1 hour to several days.
Long-COVID patients had reduced heart rate variability at rest and during deep breathing,
The authors of the study say the findings provide worldwide antibiotic stewardship goals for COVID-19 and future pandemics.
Ear infections, a general practitioner as a prescriber, and a rural setting were identified as the primary drivers of inappropriate prescribing in high-income countries.
For the first time, CWD was found in Rock, Blaine, and Thomas counties, all in the north-central part of the state.
