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Late last week the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted an outbreak notice about an Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak related to mixed leafy greens.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Dec 29
Researchers warn the findings could complicate future COVID-19 mitigation and control plans.
As officials brace for more post-holiday spread, studies yield promise for boosters and immune system response.
The incubation period for the Omicron variant may be shorter than for Delta and the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, Nebraska researchers reported yesterday, based on an analysis of the first known Omicron cluster in the United States. The team reported its findings yesterday in an early online edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The pandemic also widened pre-existing racial and ethnic disparities in non-COVID hospitalizations among Medicare patients.
The new guidance comes at a turbulent time with surging case numbers, unmet testing demand, and uncertainties about Omicron.
Full vaccination against COVID-19 was associated with reduced risk of breakthrough infection, but risk of breakthrough infection was much higher among fully vaccinated people with immune dysfunction than those without, US researchers reported today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Some states report massive case increases, leading to work disruptions, flight cancellations, and overrun testing capacity.
Surges in Europe drove record highs in France and Italy, with Australia also reporting record daily cases.
United States flu activity jumped again the week ending Dec 18, with eight states reporting high or very high activity and the first two pediatric flu deaths reported for the season, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its regular update.
A retrospective study of a large cohort of US pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with increased risks for poor pregnancy outcomes, an international team of researchers reported today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Originally published by CIDRAP News Dec 22
A team of pediatricians in Massachusetts has developed a new metric for capturing the range of antibiotic prescribing among pediatricians for common clinical scenarios.
Data from South Africa and the UK show that illnesses may be less severe with the new variant.
A 30-pill regimen reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 88%, company data show.
Metabolic syndrome, a chronic low-grade inflammatory state, was tied to acute respiratory distress.
People unvaccinated against COVID-19 were at up to four times the risk of infection, finds a JAMA Network Open study based on tests taken at US retail pharmacies, most of them after the emergence of the Delta (B1617.2) variant.
Thirty-eight Americans came back from surgeries in Mexico with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
WHO director says there's no doubt socializing over the holidays will lead to more cases, overwhelmed healthcare systems, and deaths.
