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The utility of universal admission testing has been questioned due to limited resources, care delays, and sparse data showing it cuts hospital infections.
Fourteen suspected and 11 probable US meningitis cases have been reported in an outbreak tied to cosmetic surgery in clinics in Matamoros, Mexico.
The events were tied to 2,022 COVID-19 cases, and 58% of outbreaks occurred on farms classified as greenhouses.
New Jersey's early release of inmates to quell COVID-19 spread didn't result in a spike in substance use disorder–related emergency department visits or hospitalizations.
The 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital in May and is listed in serious condition.
In other US developments, the Biden administration signaled its pick for the next CDC director, and the FDA revoked the EUA for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Pediatric COVID-19 transmission was negatively correlated with new community cases during most of the pandemic.
During July to September 2022, 96.4% had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, including 26.1% from vaccination alone, 22.6% from infection alone, and 47.7% from both.
The resolution calls on EU nations to regularly update National Action Plans against AMR and to improve data collection on drug-resistant pathogens and antibiotic use.
Overall, antibiotics were prescribed in less than one fifth of all acute encounters.
Tanzania's Marburg outbreak involved 9 cases, including 6 fatal ones, and a Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea might be declared over next week.
In every country included in the survey, the older a child, the higher likelihood of malaria infections.
Pfizer announces positive findings of the investigational antibiotic combination aztreonam-avibactam.
Infections are up in two regions: the Western Pacific by 10% and Africa by 3%.
At 24 months, the severity of health impairment declined, with 10.4% reporting mild, 3.9% moderate, and 1.9% severe impairment.
Patients with persistent symptoms of brain impairment after mild to moderate COVID-19 had elevated levels of a protein indicating inflammation.
Cats can become infected with COVID-19 through contact with other infected animals or contaminated surroundings, the data show.
The approval gives the nation two RSV vaccine options for use in adults 60 and older.
Mexican health officials have identified Fusarium solani, a common soil fungus, in cerebrospinal fluid samples from five American women.
Now that many Americans have experienced COVID-19 infections, questions about the medium-term prognosis of organ donation remain to be answered.
