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Overall, SARS-CoV-2–associated sepsis was present in 28.2% of patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2.
A study of European data found Salmonella was the most common cause of invasive bacterial infection in children with the disease.
The funding will help the Bacterial Vaccines Network diversify its pipeline of bacterial vaccine development projects.
Ramped up testing for avian flu would apply to areas experiencing outbreaks at targeted people with serious unexplained viral infections, especially with neurological symptoms.
After nearly a month since the last outbreak, the virus struck again in a newly affected region.
A phase 3 trial shows ceftobiprole was noninferior to daptomycin in patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
VE of maternal vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19–related hospitalization was 35%.
Median SARS-CoV-2 viral loads, as measured by polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold and antigen concentrations, rose from symptom onset, peaking on the fourth or fifth day of symptoms.
The funding will support a project to develop diagnostic platforms that can detect drug-resistant infections and identify the right antibiotic in real time.
In many outbreaks, contaminated seeds were the source, but other factors such as poor sanitation and unhygienic production practices also played roles.
Patients infected with A(H1N1)pdm09 were 42% more likely to be admitted to an ICU, 79% more likely to need mechanical ventilation or ECMO, and 25% more likely to die.
The study found that E coli from people and meat products sold at markets in Cambodia contained resistance genes and mobile resistance elements that were strikingly similar.
However, most parents said they didn't intend to have their children vaccinated.
Authors compared symptoms among patients following confirmed COVID-19 to produce a list of 89 symptoms and the 30 most common symptoms.
While the plan addresses antimicrobial use in all animals, the actions primarily target use of medically-important antibiotics in food-producing animals.
The case marks China's sixth H5N6 case of the year.
Health officials urged residents to report the disappearance of prairie dog colonies and to avoid exposure to the animals.
An infectious disease (influenza and pneumonia) was last in the top 5 leading causes of death in 1970.
The study raises red flags about the development of drugs that work in a similar way.
In the current survey, 27,651 respondents were asked, "Did you have any symptoms lasting 3 months or longer that you did not have prior to having COVID-19?"
