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RDSP maps medicine supply to US to predict, prevent shortages (part 2 of 2)

… lost work days, disease... Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Resilient Drug Supply Body The Resilient Drug Supply … and geopolitical and economic issues, all of which the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust into the public eye. "COVID not only saw increases in demand for certain drugs but …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Jul 16, 2021

… Scan for Jul 16, 2021 Bullet points Complications during COVID hospitalization Texas monkeypox case MDRO reduction in … outbreak Polio in 3 countries Body Half of hospitalized COVID patients developed complications, study finds Half of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 across 302 UK hospitals developed one or more health …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 20, 2020

… (Weekly) for Nov 20, 2020 Bullet points AMR lessons from COVID-19 Targets for UK animal antibiotics Antibiotic … stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans Report says COVID-19 holds lessons for response to AMR Originally published by CIDRAP News Nov 19 The COVID-19 pandemic, and the global response, contain important …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 05, 2022

… Guideline-concordant UTI prescribing Antibiotic overuse in COVID-19 patients End-of-life antibiotic use Reduced … a reduction in antibiotic prescriptions for specified non–COVID-19 upper respiratory infections (URIs) from 27.6% to … future investigation." Aug 5   ASHE   study   After early COVID peak, telehealth antibiotic prescribing for kids …

Some patients halted drugs for chronic conditions during pandemic

… discontinuation of some drugs. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Resilient Drug Supply Body Most US patients saw an … six therapeutics classes less likely to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: hormonal contraception, immunosuppression, … of the drugs had significant manufacturing disruptions, COVID-related or otherwise. DOS changes for returning …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Daily allotment of prescription drugs

News Scan for Sep 03, 2021

… 2021 Bullet points Antibiotic resistance resources during COVID More CWD in Wisconsin H9N2 avian flu case in China Polio in 5 countries Body Survey shows COVID-19 reduced AMR resources across 73 countries A survey across 73 countries assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the prevention and control of antimicrobial …

Telehealth widened eye care disparities in pandemic, data show

… worsened those disparities." Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Male, Black, older, and non–English-speaking … choose telemedical care over in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a retrospective study yesterday in … visits for eye care plummeted 79% during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and by the end of 2020 were still 18% less …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Older woman online medical consultation

Pandemic marked by premature deaths, lost years of life

… lost among 31 well-off nations. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body More than 28 million extra years of life were … and 33 nations saw declines in life expectancy, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, concludes a study yesterday in BMJ … measures of the true impact of the pandemic than reported COVID-19 deaths because they are less sensitive to coding …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Jul 30, 2021

… Jul 30, 2021 … News Scan for Jul 30, 2021 Bullet points COVID-19 vaccine disparities Cake mix linked to E coli outbreak Vaccine-derived polio in Africa Body US COVID-19 vaccine disparities linked to socioeconomics US COVID-19 vaccine disparities (CVD) were linked with income, …

News Scan for Sep 08, 2022

… Sep 08, 2022 … News Scan for Sep 08, 2022 Bullet points COVID neurologic complications in kids Flu ebb in Southern … The team analyzed the medical records of five pediatric COVID-19 patients hospitalized with severe neurologic … of their cerebrospinal fluid samples tested positive for COVID-19. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that all viruses …

News Scan for Aug 03, 2022

… … News Scan for Aug 03, 2022 Bullet points Travel bans and COVID variants Rhode Island Jamestown Canyon virus case Avian … wild birds Body Canada's border closures may have stemmed COVID-19 variant imports Dynamic restrictions on nonessential foreign travel into Canada helped slow COVID-19 variant introductions in early 2020 and 2021, …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Apr 08, 2022

… Apr 08, 2022 Bullet points Antibiotic stewardship during COVID One Health framework for antimicrobial resistance Dogs, … finds antibiotic use in Iowa hospitals wasn't affected by COVID-19 A study of hospitals in Iowa that employ three … core stewardship activities were maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported today in  …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jul 02, 2021

… antibiotic stewardship Antibiotic sales in India during COVID-19 Prevalence of resistant S aureus Stewardship toolkit … abstract   Antibiotic sales increased during India's first COVID wave India saw a significant increase in sales of … formulation (CAF) antibiotics during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian researchers reported yesterday in  …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jun 18, 2021

… prescriptions Phase 1 trial for new antibiotic MDROs in COVID patients Antibiotic use on UK pig farms Antibiotic … study details risk factors for drug-resistant organisms in COVID patients Originally published by CIDRAP News Jun 17 … than a quarter of South Korean patients with confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia and microbial culture results, with …

COMMENTARY: Respirators can be reused, but decontamination not well studied

… are sparse on decontamination. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Perhaps lost in the recent debate and federal … optimizing respirator supplies. In China, the response to COVID-19 included cohorting patients in separate locations. … respirator use in a single shift… When caring for multiple COVID-19 patients, there should be no concern for …
Lisa M Brosseau, ScD, and Margaret Sietsema, PhD
Stack of respirators

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 05, 2021

… allergies in pregnant women Antibiotic prescribing during COVID Lower antibiotic dose for kids' pneumonia Antibiotic … prescribing during pandemic More than a third of COVID-19 patients treated at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota … today in  JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance.   Of 654 adult COVID-19 patients treated at Mayo from Mar 1, 2020, through …

News Scan for Mar 20, 2020

… CDC: Uptick in visits for flulike illness likely linked to COVID-19 There was a sharp uptick last week in US clinic … more people seeking care for respiratory illness as COVID-19 spreads across the country. While the percentage of … of the country above their baselines. "Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, more people may be seeking care for …

Plan calls for more funding to bring TB under control

… don't derail TB programs—as has occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stop TB Partnership says that fully … responsibility as humans," Ditiu said. Lost progress amid COVID The group says the funding needs detailed in the plan … to make up for the progress that has been lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns and restrictions, …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Patient receiving drugs for tuberculosis

News Scan for Nov 13, 2020

… for Nov 13, 2020 Bullet points Pharmacist-led stewardship COVID-19 and antibiotic use Polio in 3 countries More H5N8 … abstract   Few bacterial co-infections found in London COVID-19 hospital patients A study conducted at two acute … London found bacterial co-infections were infrequent in COVID-19 patients and did not have an impact on clinical …

US moves to prop up economy, gird for swell of coronavirus patients

… | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text The number of US COVID-19 cases tops 5,000. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body The Trump administration announced at a … 5,000 Americans and killed 100. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 5,000 in 49 …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
New York City ambulance

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 04, 2022

… 04, 2022 Bullet points Procalcitonin and antibiotics in COVID patients Antibiotic knowledge, use in Egypt … Procalcitonin trends linked to antibiotic use, duration in COVID-19 patients A study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Michigan found that procalcitonin (PCT) …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 13, 2021

… kids, adults Caregiver attitudes on antibiotic use COVID-19 and hospital-associated infections Body Our weekly … or region significantly declined in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. "This study implies that we need to … 7   J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc   abstract   Study finds COVID surges linked to increase in hospital infections …

News Scan for Oct 13, 2022

… for Oct 13, 2022 Bullet points Teens' adversities amid COVID US monkeypox totals Uganda to try 2 Ebola vaccines Body … of 4 US high school students report bad experiences during COVID Nearly three of four US high school students report one … to poor mental health and suicidal behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published today in …

News Scan for May 12, 2021

… expectation for antibiotics Improper antibiotics for COVID-19 Proactive Ebola vaccination in Sierra Leone Body … study finds high rate of inappropriate antibiotics in COVID patients A study of COVID-19 patients in Spain during the early months of the …

Pandemic online learning stressed college students, teens

… in-person or hybrid instruction. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Attending classes online was more stressful … or hybrid instruction for college students early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and teens who learned online reported … race, food security status, current anxiety/depression, COVID-19 concerns, residence status (on campus, off campus …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Stressed boy at home computer

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