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All isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic, with the vast majority of Salmonella and Shigella isolates resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
New data show that that 78% of compassionate-use bacteriophage treatments given to patients since 2018 have resulted in a favorable outcome.
The study results were announced at the 35th International Papillomavirus Conference in Washington, DC, this week.
The rate of suicide attempts through poisoning rose 30% in 2021 over prepandemic (2019) rates.
The subvariant could spread globally and fuel increased cases, due its growth advantage and immune escape properties.
The strains are most closely related to variants circulating in humans more than 2 years earlier, the possible result of undetected circulation in the animals.
Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported.
Scientists from Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America are forming a research network that will address the major drivers of antimicrobial resistance.
Also, the WHO posted updates on circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 cases in Burundi and Indonesia.
A total of 3.5% of respondents said they had worse healthcare experiences than people of other races due to discrimination.
The study was based on patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 seen at 155 Canadian hospitals.
The move supports a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration.
Among test users, nearly 1 in 4 said they wouldn't have tested if they didn't have the free tests.
A study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed longstanding racial dynamics in prison sentencing.
The open-source statistical code uses electronic health record data to assess antibiotic prescribing.
The trial found perioperative use of piperacillin-tazobactam significantly reduced surgical-site infections.
Reports from UNICEF and the WHO highlight COVID-19's impact on the public perception and distribution of childhood vaccines.
Two thirds (65.3%) of preprints had spin in the conclusion section, compared with 41.3% in published preprint abstracts and 34.7% in published abstracts.
CDC's recommendations are similar to FDA's updates, and officials could finalize them as soon as today.
The risk of new-onset diabetes was 17% higher in the COVID-19 group.
