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Sequoia Sciences announced yesterday that it has received fast-track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational vaccine designed to treat recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Fast-track designation expedites the development and review of the vaccine through the US regulatory process.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed another MERS case, the second in row after no cases had been reported for most of July.
A 36-year-old Saudi man from Buraydah is in critical condition after being diagnosed as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus). He is in critical condition and had direct contact with camels, a known risk factor for contracting the virus.
The world's worst cholera outbreak is occurring during a humanitarian crisis.
The case, in a Hildago County resident who had not traveled outside the area, appears to be the first US infection this year, as well.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS case today, the first case since Jul 11.
An experimental drug that belongs to a new class of antibiotics showed promise in lab tests against multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria, and was protective against the bacterium that causes plague in mice, according to a study yesterday in mBio.
"If we can eradicate the empirical use of antibiotics . . . we can achieve a lot," Zowawi says.
Lack of early identification and not using infection protocols fuel spread.
CARB-X, the international public-private initiative to stimulate new antimicrobial development, today announced the winners of its second round of funding.
The supply of Sanofi Pasteur's yellow fever vaccine YF-Vax is depleted in the United States until the middle of next year, the company said in a press release yesterday. Sanofi said the vaccine would be available again once Sanofi moves production to new "state of the art" facilities.
The study shows that even a 5% drop in vaccine coverage could trigger a significant outbreak.
One patient has died and 12 are hospitalized; Maradol papayas are the likely culprit.
A new study in Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the physical and financial burden of a nosocomial outbreak caused by New Delhi metallo (NDM) beta-lactamase–containing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its recommendations for testing pregnant women for Zika virus, mainly because one of the most frequently used tests—which detected immunoglobulin B (IgM) antibodies—is more likely to yield a false positive result, especially as incidence of the disease in the Americas decreases.
Researchers say the findings could have serious health implications.
In just over 3 months, Yemen has reported more than 368,000 cases, the most in a single year.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 20
A study today in Genome Biology suggests methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged several years before methicillin was used to treat S aureus infections.
For the third week in a row, China reported just one H7N9 avian influenza case, a sign that the fifth and biggest wave of infections may be drawing to a close.
If illness from the fungus becomes more common, "We are dealing with the potential for a highly resistant bug to really take off."
The study says the funding has spurred growth of US jobs while bringing lifesaving products to the world.
