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An antibiotic stewardship intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) was associated with a reduction in urine cultures and antibiotic use at four Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, researchers reported today in JAMA Network Open.
"It is clear that the US was not prepared for an outbreak of a virus such as monkeypox."
Many had a single lesion or sore in their mouth or on their genitals, which is not typical.
About 35% of children with long COVID had respiratory symptoms, and 30% had systemic symptoms.
Over 40% of the US public health workforce plans to leave their jobs within the next 5 years, and 51% said more staff were needed to respond to COVID-19, according to findings from a 2021 survey published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
A coalition of public interest, animal welfare, and environmental groups is criticizing McDonald's for backing away from a commitment to reduce the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
A link to the oral polio vaccine suggests the virus may have originated outside of the US.
Biden says he's doing well and getting a lot of work done after having mild symptoms last night.
UK researchers found E coli with resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in 8% of fecal samples.
High blood pressure carried a 2.6-fold increased risk and superseded all other risk factors.
Also, a report details a case in a child who had no known contact with a case-patient.
In 5- to 11-year-old children, two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were 36.8% effective in preventing all SARS-CoV-2 infections, 63.5% against test-confirmed cases, and 82.7% against hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge in Singapore, finds a real-world study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has received 17 more reports of unexplained pediatric hepatitis cases that are under investigation, raising the nation's total to 355.
The number of states reporting cases remained the same, at 42.
COVID-19 patients are 6 times more likely to develop heart disease and 81% more likely to receive a new diabetes diagnosis.
Tomorrow experts will meet to decide whether the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern.
"Without the widespread availability of vaccine it can't be contained."
Meanwhile, the CDC signs off on its advisory panel's recommendation for the Novavax vaccine for adults.
Although unvaccinated police officers and firefighters are more likely to develop COVID-19, they are less likely to trust that the vaccines are effective and safe, according to a US study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
An analysis of dental and pediatric primary care practices in Saudi Arabia found higher prescribing of broader-spectrum antibiotics and poor adherence to antibiotic prescribing guidelines, researchers reported yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
