The strain of Shigella sonnei is non-susceptible to several classes of antibiotics, and health officials say it's likely to spread.
During the study period, the rate of serious psychological distress among adults increased from 3.5% to 4.2%
The American Gastroenterological Association says the document is the first comprehensive, evidence-based guideline on the use of FMT for recurrent C difficile.
His levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies increased significantly even after the 217th dose, and his immune system's effectiveness against other pathogens was unchanged.
The study found that the number of newborns exposed to antibiotics in Swedish neonatal units is higher than it should be, given the low prevalence of early-onset sepsis.
Bivalent vaccines were 72% effective overall against Omicron infection in Japan.
Updated guidelines for preventing surgical-site infections recommend stopping antibiotics when a patient's incision is closed.
In adults with COVID-19, those reporting obstructive sleep apnea were 75% more likely to experience long COVID.
In another COVID development, the FDA today announced full approval for the use of Paxlovid in adults at risk for more severe disease.
More than 1 million COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Hong Kong when Omicron swept through a largely immune-naïve population.
Test positivity is higher in some regions, such as the south and west, as Omicron variant proportions show ongoing shift.
Long COVID was diagnosed at 6 months in 19% in the molnupiravir group and 22% in the no-treatment group.
Vaccine effectiveness against mechanical ventilation and in-hospital death was 62% among all adults and 69% among those aged 65 years and older.
The most common symptoms on day 10 were shortness of breath (38.7%), cough (31.8%), insomnia (31.5%), and fatigue (29.3%).
The change won't immediately impact vaccine or treatment access or FDA emergency use status.
The risk of a positive COVID-19 test at an emergency department or urgent care visit was 0.56 after two doses and 0.88 after three doses.
The National Early Warning Score accurately predicted 72.2% of sepsis cases.
The antiviral drug likely has a gradient of benefit, with those at highest risk most likely to see the greatest benefit, experts say in an editorial.
COVID-19 survivors may experience severe complications that predispose them to more worse outcomes after reinfection, the authors say.
Monitoring of about 70 farm workers found no symptoms, and the state's wastewater sampling pilot has found no flu rise.
In healthy children with no comorbidities, the absolute risk of critical disease from COVID-19 was 4%.
