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Environmental screening of single-occupancy rooms in a nursing home found high levels of circulation and persistence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), according to a study published today in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology.
A randomized, controlled trial of 400 adults hospitalized for COVID-19–related respiratory failure suggests that awake prone positioning doesn't significantly reduce the need for endotracheal intubation at 30 days, but the authors caution that the effect size was imprecise and a therapeutic benefit cannot be ruled out.
The nation has reported 6 COVID-19 deaths and about 350,000 people being treated for fevers.
"Maybe there's something in the microbiome that antibiotics are doing that's priming an individual..."
Government, rural, and smaller hospitals even outperformed previous years.
The loss of activity is equivalent to 15% of the US population becoming completely immobile for 1 day.
Indications of persistent SARS-CoV-2 shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is tied to a higher risk of in-hospital delirium and death by 6 months, according to a study published this week in GeroScience.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News May 12
Michigan's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) yesterday reported three highly pathogenic avian flu cases in red fox kits in three different counties, which came closely on the heels of a similar report from Minnesota.
Officials say an uptick in South Africa and other African nations is an early warning signal to step up preparedness.
The rate of optimal prescribing quintupled with a pharmacist-led intervention.
Study finds 55% had at least one symptom at 2 years, and a second study highlights blood clot risks.
A projection that 100 million cases could occur late this year is raising scientific skepticism.
A related study shows how responding quickly to food illness outbreaks saves lives and significant money.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) yesterday announced that a wild fox in Anoka County near Minneapolis has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian flu, which follows similar detections in Canadian foxes that marked the first known wild mammal infections in North America.
Estimated effectiveness of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine against infection in children 6 to 11 years old was 88% at least 14 days after the first dose amid the Delta variant surge, before the emergence of Omicron, finds an interim analysis from a phase 2/3 clinical trial.
The results were similar for severe COVID-19 and other severe respiratory infections.
Also, 16 US healthcare societies call on federal officials to extend the country's public health emergency.
A study published yesterday in mBio suggests a diverse, high-fiber diet is associated with fewer antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) in gut bacteria.
Researchers in Singapore discovered that a Moderna COVID booster following a two-dose Pfizer vaccine series induced a stronger neutralizing antibody response against the Omicron variant in adults compared with an all-Pfizer series, according to a study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
