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In patients with Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas infections, inadequate empiric therapy and delayed use of newer antibiotics was associated with higher mortality and longer hospital stays.
Total vaccine coverage in all adults aged 25 years or older was 87% for the primary vaccine series.
Sulfonamides and cephalosporins were the 2 antibiotic classes most strongly associated with serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions in older adults.
Wastewater detections have now jumped to the "very high" level.
The vaccines have prevented an estimated 508 million cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1.1 million deaths.
Colorado's patient had visited an agricultural event, and the investigation into the Michigan patient's exposure is still under way.
Only 5% of Americans are worried about contracting mpox in the next 3 months.
The WHO said this week that it is preparing a polio vaccination plan for Gaza's children, following recent wastewater detections.
The European region has so far reported 19 imported Oropouche virus infections, and the virus has recently been linked to severe fetal outcomes.
Deaths from COVID-19 dropped by 69% in 1 year.
Researchers found household exposure to a recently hospitalized family member increased the chances of getting a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection by 44%.
One patient had conjunctivitis in one eye, and the other had longer-lasting flulike symptoms.
Though the risk remains very low, the CDC and state partners continue to look for the clade, including in wastewater samples.
Two states have now found Listeria in unopened liverwurst packages, and genetic sequencing shows a link to the outbreak.
MIS-C is becoming more and more rare as COVID-19 becomes endemic.
As a novel clade spreads to the DRC's neighbors, it and other African countries are battling outbreaks involving two earlier clades.
The dogs were able to identify infected deer through feces samples.
In a policy brief, the WHO says governments need to ensure adequate resources for antibiotic R&D and foster innovation.
After the early months of the pandemic, antibiotic use at VA hospitals declined, even through subsequent COVID waves.
In related developments, Colorado's governor recently extended an emergency declaration that frees up more resources to battle the outbreaks.
