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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 11, 2022

… 11, 2022 Bullet points Infant bacterial infections during COVID Rising healthcare-associated infections Inappropriate … antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans COVID-19 mitigation measures tied to fewer infant bacterial … UTI and IBI in the months following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the researchers wanted to examine UTI and …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jan 31, 2022

… antibiotic prescribing for children, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The before-and-after study looked at … 2019 (baseline, P1), Nov 11, 2019, to Mar 20, 2020 (pre–COVID-19 pandemic, P2), and Mar 21, 2020, to Nov 10, 2020 … antibiotic use were observed in the pre–COVID-19 intervention period (P2) and were sustained during …

News Scan for Apr 13, 2021

… 13, 2021 Bullet points Antibiotic decline in Canada during COVID Partnership to reduce AMR in food animals Call for … in British Columbia during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study today in Open Forum … experienced a significant level change of -12.79 after COVID-19 restrictions were put into place in March 2020, with …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for May 27, 2021

… examines inadequate antibiotics in patients tested for COVID-19 Inadequate antibiotic therapy (IET) in hospital … high rates of empiric antibiotic use have been reported in COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic, little research … outcomes. Of the 438,888 patients who were tested for COVID-19, 39,203 (8.9%) had positive bacterial cultures. …

CDC reports two outbreaks of pan-resistant Candida auris

… disease topics Fungal Infection Antimicrobial Stewardship COVID-19 Body The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … C auris tracking updates have been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 948 clinical cases were reported from 19 … to an increase in cases, since some patients with severe COVID-19 have required intubation and other invasive devices …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Africa to receive its first mpox vaccine doses

… Africa CDC said African countries are seeing a replay of COVID-19 vaccine deployment. Infectious disease topics Mpox … minister's meeting in Seoul. Officials see replay of COVID vaccine rollout Mpox has been endemic in a number of … Africa CDC said African countries are seeing a replay of COVID-19 vaccine deployment, during which wealthier nations …
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US confirms 11th nCoV case; 82 awaiting test results

… nature we've seen in China." Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Today the Centers for Disease Control and …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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US detects first novel coronavirus case, in traveler

… sick patients while in Wuhan. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body In rapidly escalating developments with the …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Jun 22, 2021

… but the authors note that was likely the result of the COVID-19 outbreak, which occurred during the third period and … had mild symptoms and recovered. Tests were negative for COVID-19, but the virus was later identified as H3N2v as part … for respiratory viruses against the backdrop of COVID-19 or could reflect a true increase in variant cases, …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Feb 08, 2022

… gonorrhea in UK Body Procalcitonin testing during COVID tied to initial drop in UK antibiotic use The … (PCT) testing at UK hospitals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an immediate but not … antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia and for COVID-19 admissions. PCT testing was not associated with any …

News Scan for Apr 19, 2022

… links in two pairs of patients. The ECDC said no links to COVID-19 vaccination have been found. Lab studies in … found that three children tested positive for COVID-19 and that two had been sick with COVID-19 in the past 3 months. Eleven of the 13 kids had …

Study shows how flu-like illness silently limits physical activity

… ILI period. Although the study was completed before the COVID-19 pandemic and before many people were able to work … the burden of other chronic diseases, including COVID-19 postviral syndrome (long COVID-19) or seasonal disorders," the authors concluded. …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Real-world study of Pfizer vaccine in kids finds moderate Omicron protection

… to assess longer term impact. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A real-world study in Israeli children ages 5 … the work highlights the speed needed to gain insights into COVID to make better informed clinical and public health …
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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jul 03, 2020

… allergy and antibiotic use Antimicrobial stewardship and COVID-19 Funds for CRISPR-based phage treatment Antimicrobial … stewardship activities be integrated into the COVID-19 pandemic response. In an editorial published in the  … Resistance note that while the WHO's interim guidance on COVID-19 treatment incorporates antibiotic stewardship …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jan 21, 2022

… report from the World Health Organization found that the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of progress against TB, … in more than a decade. "While the world was focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the TB pandemic tightened its grip on the …

News Scan for Dec 11, 2020

… the third week in a row. Deaths from flu, pneumonia, and COVID-19 were at 14.3%, well above the 6.5% epidemic … threshold, but with the vast majority deaths due to COVID-19. The CDC cautioned that flu patterns should be interpreted with caution, due to impacts from COVID-19. Of respiratory samples tested at clinical labs last …

Scientists warn nCoV more infectious than SARS, but experts have doubts

… are delayed and intermittent. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 SARS Body Today Chinese scientists working with data …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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First human-to-human nCoV spread reported in US

… marking the 6th US case. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Federal health officials and their colleagues …
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News Scan for Dec 31, 2019

… Saudi Arabia. Dec 20 MOH report Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Pneumonia SARS MERS-CoV Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic …

No answers yet in China's pneumonia outbreak

… about zoonotic virus spread. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Pneumonia SARS Body As Chinese scientists continue …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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T-cell tests point to undetected MERS in Nigerian abattoir workers

… milk and urine to have medicinal properties. Possible COVID-19, vaccine implications In a Lancet commentary , … whether T-cell responses are protective against severe COVID-19 disease, even if virus-specific antibody is not … detectable," they write. "The results also suggest that COVID-19 and MERS vaccines should be formulated to induce …
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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Dec 13, 2021

… drop in antibiotics for respiratory infections during COVID Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections … fell an additional 12.4% per season compared with the pre-COVID period, with a sharp drop during the winter—a season … that primary care prescribing alone. The study authors say COVID-19 restrictions, drastic reductions in person-to-person …

News Scan for Feb 28, 2022

… divergent lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in white-tailed deer (WTD) in that country. The … 27 N Engl J Med Evidence study Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Antimicrobial Stewardship Date Mon, 02/28/2022 - …

WHO identifies life-threatening fungal pathogens

… due to climate change and increased global travel. The COVID-19 pandemic has also put the spotlight on the issue, … of invasive fungal infections growing in hospitalized COVID patients. In addition, the population most at risk from … and is a particular threat to cystic fibrosis, flu, and COVID-19 patients. Among fungi listed as high priority are …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News

Report details where top 100 brand-name Rx drugs are made

… | News Writer | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text COVID has compounded how the lack of country-of-origin data … security. Infectious disease topics Resilient Drug Supply COVID-19 Body While a range of consumer goods, from clothing … made. And myriad supply-chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have only exacerbated concerns about how …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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