Search

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 09, 2021

… 2021 Bullet points Caregiver attitudes on antibiotic use COVID-19 and hospital-associated infections Body Survey … Aug 7 J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc abstract   Study finds COVID surges linked to increase in hospital infections An analysis of US hospital data found that surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations were associated with elevated rates …

News Scan for May 05, 2021

… May 05, 2021 … News Scan for May 05, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 recurrence Medicaid expansion during COVID Guinea's fragile Ebola situation Body Study says COVID-19 recurrence could be less than 0.1% Less than 0.1% of …

News Scan for Jul 27, 2021

… 2021 … News Scan for Jul 27, 2021 Bullet points Republican COVID vaccine acceptance COVID-19 prediction tools Malaria mRNA vaccine project Body Republicans COVID vaccine acceptance up 7% after party endorsements …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 26, 2022

… for Aug 26, 2022 Bullet points C diff prevalence during COVID Azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea Pharmacists' take on … for multidrug-resistant TB Antibiotic stewardship during COVID Body Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & … scans Study: US  C difficile  prevalence fell during COVID-19 pandemic The prevalence of  Clostridioides difficile …

News Scan for Oct 12, 2022

… Oct 12, 2022 … News Scan for Oct 12, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccine protection in pregnancy COVID-19 preprints and peer review Monkeypox cases decline Cholera in Haiti More avian flu in US poultry Body COVID-19 vaccines may help prevent placentitis, stillbirth in …

News Scan for Jun 11, 2021

… points MIS-C disparities in US kids Muscle inflammation on COVID autopsy UK monkeypox cases More H10N3 avian flu case … from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Response Team found that 248 people under age 21 … authors wrote. Jun 10 JAMA Netw Open study   Most severe COVID patient autopsies showed muscle inflammation In …

News Scan for Oct 14, 2020

… 14, 2020 … News Scan for Oct 14, 2020 Bullet points Low COVID-19 day-care spread Global COVID misinformation Promise for plant-derived flu vaccine … $25 million LymeX initiative Body Study finds no increased COVID-19 risk for childcare workers In one of the first …

Pandemic cases hit 1.5 million; WHO head dismisses Trump criticism

… Teaser image Teaser text "Please quarantine politicizing COVID," Tedros says. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body In the latest global COVID-19 developments, the European Centre for Disease …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
COVID-19 viruses

News Scan for Sep 29, 2021

… Sep 29, 2021 … News Scan for Sep 29, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19-predictive symptoms Diabetes and COVID-19 CWD-infected deer farm transfer H5N6 avian flu death … in China Eastern equine encephalitis in NJ Body Seven COVID-19 symptoms are more predictive of illness, study says …

UK coronavirus variant prompts widespread travel restrictions

… most in people younger than 60. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Concern over a mutated, fast-spreading strain … and may be responsible for a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in South East England in recent weeks. Concern … York Times reports Studies of variant under way At today's COVID-19 media update, World Health Organization (WHO) …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
SARS-CoV-2 virus, highly magnified

Report from South Africa's Omicron hot spot spurs cautious optimism

… ICU, the hospital report says. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A report on hospital admissions in South Africa's worst-affected Omicron (B.1.1.529) COVID-19 variant district—Tshwane near Pretoria—sheds light … an exponential increase in cases. For 76% of patients, COVID-19 was an incidental finding, meaning many were …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Healthcare worker drawing vaccine from vial

Omicron cases pick up pace as world enters pandemic year 3

… and immune system response. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body COVID-19 Omicron variant activity is surging across the … 50 people. In other US updates, Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said about 1 million people …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
NYC New Years

News Scan for Oct 28, 2022

… Oct 28, 2022 … News Scan for Oct 28, 2022 Bullet points COVID-19 symptom rebound COVID vaccine and ICU care Rising US flu levels Polio in 3 countries Body Study: 30% of COVID patients had rebound after 2 days without symptoms …

News Scan for Sep 16, 2020

… for Sep 16, 2020 Bullet points Live SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols COVID testing in homeless More Ebola in DRC Flu activity … patients' room Live SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was isolated from air samples collected 2 to … three 3-hour air samples from a room on a dedicated COVID-19 ward that was well ventilated, with six air …

News Scan for Jan 21, 2022

… Jan 21, 2022 … News Scan for Jan 21, 2022 Bullet points COVID vaccines and fertility Vaccines and breakthrough COVID-19 Another small dip for US flu More polio in Nigeria Body No reduced fertility with COVID vaccines, but infection ups risk in men A cohort study …

Steeply rising pandemic activity led by India, surges elsewhere

… The WHO calls on nations to counter misinformation about COVID-19. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The pace of global COVID-19 cases showed no letup today, with an ongoing surge …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Masked audience at TED talk

Hospitals scramble to keep up with CDC N95, mask guidance

… are likely at increased risk. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and … respirators and surgical masks, while treating possible COVID-19 patients in conventional, contingency, and crisis … masks (e.g., bandana, scarf) for care of patients with COVID-19 as a last resort. However, homemade masks are not …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Doctor wearing surgical mask at bedside

News Scan for May 18, 2020

… May 18, 2020 … News Scan for May 18, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19 burden in US blacks UK COVID-19 risk factors CDC novel flu virus risk Last Ebola … patient discharged Body Black residents bear brunt of US COVID-19 epidemics, study finds The nearly 22% of US counties …

Pandemic total passes 19 million, vaccine capacity ramps up for lower income countries

… notable spikes in cases. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The global COVID-19 total passed 19 million cases today, and in a major … line for new drugs, diagnostic tests, and vaccines. "With COVID-19 vaccines we want things to be different. If only the …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
COVID Madagascar

US officials plan for next pandemic phase as vaccine uptake drops globally

… Teaser text Efforts are under way to overhaul the nation's COVID-19 strategy. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body As the pandemic presses further into its third … on Ukraine, efforts are under way to overhaul the nation's COVID-19 strategy, according to ABC News , which said the …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
COVID masks and tests in gloved hands

News Scan for Jul 20, 2021

… … News Scan for Jul 20, 2021 Bullet points Latino vs White COVID deaths Monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 Potentially resistant E coli in Europe Body COVID-19 erased Latino mortality advantage in LA County While …

Pandemic tops 11.5 million cases, imperils HIV care

… stands at 11,520,461 cases. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body As the pace of COVID-19 activity accelerates in a number of large countries, … (WHO) on Jul 4. It only took 5 days for world's number of COVID-19 cases to surge from 10 million to 11 million, and …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Waitress with mask disinfects tables

News Scan for Aug 04, 2022

… 2022 … News Scan for Aug 04, 2022 Bullet points Positive COVID findings on day 6 Occupation and COVID-19 risk Semen clues in Zika shedding H3N2v flu in West Virginia Body 75% of COVID patients tested positive, 35% had positive cultures, on …

News Scan for Jan 19, 2022

… No live SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk Remdesivir and severe COVID-19 More H5N1 avian flu in US waterfowl Body Study finds … no evidence of live virus in breast milk of moms with COVID-19 A small University of California study finds no … of breast milk from 110 women with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. The women had donated to a university breast milk …

Biden to address nation 1 year after pandemic declaration

… nursing home residents again. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Tonight President Joe Biden is expected to … of the World Health Organization's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The address comes just hours after … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) COVID Data Tracker shows that 95,721,290 US doses have been …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Biden at desk

Our underwriters