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A study of hospitalized pneumonia patients in Denmark found similar outcomes between short-course and prolonged-course antibiotic therapy, Danish researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
Nations around the world have seen a spate of shortages of drugs to treat conditions such as HIV and diabetes.
A secondary analysis finds that metformin may hold some promise.
A related study in South Korea shows waning vaccine effectiveness in teens.
In the US, officials are making more vaccine doses available.
A new study offers a complex picture of COVID-19 incidence among the US homeless population and illustrates the difficulty of tracking disease spread among this population. The study was published today in JAMA Network Open and found the incidence of the disease lower than among the general population.
After COVID-19 issues, the CDC has a plan to prioritize public health and outbreak response.
The lack of awareness "likely had a role in rapid transmission," the authors note.
Also, a review of clinical guidelines on monkeypox finds a dearth of good information.
Prescribing data from a children's hospital network in Chicago showed considerable variation in antibiotic durations for children treated for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in ambulatory settings, with the variability largely unrelated to the severity of symptoms, researchers reported late last week in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
Using a test-to-stay (TTS) strategy in K-12 schools during the winter of 2021-22 resulted in substantial reduction in missed school days, according to a study yesterday in Pediatrics.
New data suggest that vaccination of only known contacts may not by itself prevent transmission.
Hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients before and after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine availability had significantly higher odds of venous—but not arterial—thromboembolism than those hospitalized for influenza before the pandemic, finds a study published today in JAMA.
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) and Accelerate Diagnostics yesterday announced a commercial collaboration agreement to bring rapid identification and antibiotic susceptibility tests to more clinicians and patients worldwide.
A study of more than 2,900 healthcare workers (HCWs) shows that those who wore a respirator were more than 40% less likely to be infected with COVID-19 than those wearing a surgical mask.
Also, 4 studies shed light on symptoms, diagnosis, and spread, with 1 paper detailing asymptomatic cases.
Rates of severe pregnancy-related complications and severe maternal illness and death rose significantly.
The process generates a list of antibiotics to which the infection is susceptible.
Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine last month for the primary vaccine series, the company announced today that it has applied for an EUA for the vaccine to also be used as a booster in adults ages 18 and older.
A clinician-directed intervention implemented at facilities in the Veterans' Healthcare Administration (VHA) was associated with better management of, and reduced antibiotic prescribing for, acute respiratory infections (ARIs), researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
