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The global total tops 30 million cases only 4 days after surpassing 29 million.
Increased age, male sex, non-Hispanic black ethnicity, and certain underlying health conditions are associated with a greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19, according to an analysis of data from more than 5,000 hospitalized adults. A group based at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported its findings today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
To better track the neurologic chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking hunters for deer heads from harvested deer and will have a digital option for entering CWD testing information, according to a DNR news release yesterday.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A report today from a British think tank says critical gaps remain in the United Kingdom's efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and it calls for more focus on vaccines, diagnostic, and public awareness.
A higher quality rating was tied to fewer outbreaks.
CDC director says a vaccine likely won't be widely available till next spring or summer.
About 14% of cases worldwide involve healthcare worker, and the rate is as high in 35% in some countries.
The results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial show that intravesical bacteriophage treatment was non-inferior to standard-of-care antibiotic treatment and safe for treating urinary tract infection (UTI) patients, but it was not superior to placebo in terms of efficacy or safety, researchers reported yesterday in the Lancet Infectious Diseases.
High SARS-CoV-2 viral load at hospital admission may place patients with and without cancer at higher risk for death, a new multicenter observational study published in Cancer Cell suggests.
HHS and the Defense Department release 2 documents that outline steps to deliver vaccine.
Tweets on surveillance, technical info, treatment, and symptoms were most likely to be shared.
A COVID-influenza one-two punch could stretch the nation's hospitals to capacity.
India reports 93,824 new cases, continuing its trend of reporting more daily cases than any other nation.
Live SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was isolated from air samples collected 2 to 4.8 meters (6.6 to 15.7 feet) away from two coronavirus patients—one recently released and one newly admitted—in a single hospital room, according to a study published yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
A phase 3 trial for a bivalent Clostridioides difficile toxoid vaccine was terminated because of futility, an international team of investigators led by scientists from Sanofi Pasteur reported yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Also, the US has seen a 15% increase in pediatric cases in the past 2 weeks.
A review highlights multisystem inflammatory syndrome, and another report details no infection in kids who were highly exposed.
A new survey of 158 countries reveals that 1 in 4 haven't set a date for school reopening.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for the prevention and control of Staphylococcus aureus in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients.
Preliminary data from a small study published today in Nature Medicine suggests convalescent plasma may have some efficacy in patients with severe COVID-19.
