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The proportion of antibiotics obtained without a prescription is highest in Vietnam and Bangladesh.
Findings in more than 2.2 million people suggest B117 has a 61% higher death rate.
Probes by European regulators and AstraZeneca have found no link between the vaccine and blood clotting or bleeding.
In other hopeful news, 1 dose of the Pfizer vaccine may be 63% effective.
Out of 67 intensive care unit (ICU) patients who underwent simultaneous SARS-CoV-2 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) testing in Saudi Arabia, 8 (11.9%) had coinfections, according to a new Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease study.
The study didn't find any anomalous symptoms or mortality rates, although the researchers say more data are needed around mortality.
The findings add to a growing body of evidence highlighting psychological repercussions.
Meanwhile, more countries announce temporary suspensions of use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
"We should work toward improving care for our patients with right-sized antibiotic courses."
Also, Novavax says its vaccine candidate shows 96% efficacy against COVID-19.
In a review of 65 studies from around the world, pooled data indicate that one in five healthcare workers (HCWs) have experienced moderate depression, anxiety, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published this week in PLOS One.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced yesterday that it has awarded $2.5 million in grants to support research on bacteriophage therapy.
In other news, Americans, regardless of vaccination status, can visit nursing home residents again.
Community exposure increased healthcare worker's risk of infection 3.5 times.
Also, regulators in Europe recommend the J&J vaccine for emergency use, and the Pfizer vaccine shows very high efficacy against both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection.
Antibodies in those previously infected were 10 to 45 times higher after 1 dose than other vaccine recipients'.
A real-world Mayo Clinic study shows a link between vaccination with two doses of an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine—either Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna—and an 80% lower risk of asymptomatic infection.
US nursing homes saw an increase in prescribing of antibiotics commonly used for respiratory infections during the pandemic, and large number of residents were prescribed drugs being evaluated for COVID-19 treatment, according to a study yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The relative risk for death rose 64%, but the absolute risk climbed from 2.5 to just 4.1 deaths per 1,000 cases.
Of COVID patients, 52% received antibiotics in spite of only 29% having a bacterial infection.
