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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 28, 2020

… 2020 … ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 28, 2020 Bullet points COVID-19, C auris co-infections Telemedicine antibiotic … & antimicrobial resistance scans Co-infections with COVID-19,  Candida auris  confirmed in India Scientists in … Candida auris  in 10 of 15 critically ill COVID-19 patients who also had candidemia over a span of …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Feb 19, 2021

… antibiotic resistance in soil UK antibiotic decline during COVID FDA clears path for phage trial MDR Campylobacter in … in North West London that began before the first COVID-19 peak in March 2020 was sustained for 8 months, UK … rate of decline was sustained beyond the initial peak of COVID-19 cases, with the antibiotic prescribing volume …

Japan has 1st novel coronavirus case; China reports another death

… is the second in the outbreak. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Japan has reported a novel coronavirus …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News

With new nCoV case in Chicago, US says no travel to Wuhan

… case of the novel coronavirus. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A woman from Chicago who traveled to Wuhan, …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Travelers at O'Hare Airport

Virologists weigh in on novel coronavirus in China's outbreak

… of public health preparedness. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 MERS-CoV SARS Body As suspected, a novel coronavirus …
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Coronavirus illustration

Pressure builds on China to share info on new coronavirus

… on the outbreak since Jan 5. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body On Twitter and other forums, pressure is …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Skyline of Wuhan, China

Experts aim to thread needle on monkeypox messaging to MSM

… face their first significant challenge in the post-COVID era: How to communicate risk to MSM without … avoiding stigmatization. Duchin said in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials have been … about a virus or to attempt to predict how it will act. "COVID-19 has shown the importance of acknowledging areas of …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Pride parade

Emergency medical services facing critical dextrose shortage

… conduct training on their use. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Resilient Drug Supply Body Amid shortages going back … largely due to competitor shortages as well as other COVID-19 related impacts and isolated manufacturing delays, …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Ambulance on road

NASEM report urges medical supply chain transparency, agility

… care." Infectious disease topics Resilient Drug Supply COVID-19 Body The United States must shore up medical product … a halt—all longstanding issues brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic—the document says. "Because medical product …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Huge container ship

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Mar 11, 2022

… Salmonella in retail meat Antibiotics for kids' pneumonia COVID-19 and resistant co-infections Antibiotic resistance … Dis   abstract   Meta-analysis documents resistance in COVID-19 co-infections Originally published by CIDRAP News … than a quarter of bacterial samples from patients with COVID-19 and bacterial co-infection during the first 18 …

News Scan for Aug 18, 2021

… remained at very low levels, as it has for much of the COVID-19 pandemic, with influenza B the most commonly … flu surveillance and circulation are likely reduced by COVID measures. Aug 16 WHO global flu update Infectious …

Ebola Scan for Apr 16, 2020

… said the supply pipeline is likely challenged because of COVID-19 flight restrictions. Other challenges are armed … the same approach to develop an antibody drug to treat COVID-19, with clinical trials expected to be begin in June. …

News Scan for Jun 15, 2021

… working at the pig farm he was isolated for a suspected COVID-19 infection. No other symptoms were reported in … vaccination efforts that had been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far no groups have said they are …

News Scan for Feb 09, 2022

… In its report, the WHO included its usual caveats that COVID-19 measures and surveillance may be affecting flu … to urge countries to prepare for managing flu and COVID-19 activity, given that the illnesses occur at the same …

News Scan for Jul 21, 2020

… in a regular update. It included the caveats that the COVID-19 pandemic may be affecting health behaviors and … is elevated in some countries, which likely reflects COVID-19 activity. Tropical parts of South America and Africa …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Sep 24, 2021

… fungus drugs in India US outpatient antibiotic use amid COVID Antibiotics for kids' chest infections Fluoroquinolones … Sep 23   Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol   letter   Study: COVID had mixed impact on US outpatient antibiotic use … quarter of 2020 (January through March), prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, mean monthly fills of each agent did not …

News Scan for Feb 02, 2021

… Feb 02, 2021 Bullet points Carbapenem use in VHA hospitals COVID-era community antibiotic use in Spain Avian flu in … abstract   Antibiotic use declined during Spain's COVID-19 lockdown Data from Andalusia, Spain, show antibiotic … declined during the pandemic compared with the pre-COVID period, according to a study yesterday in Clinical …

CDC quarantines 195 passengers; US declares nCoV public health emergency

… in more than 50 years. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Today the Centers for Disease Control and …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Control tower at March Air Reserve Base in Ontario, California.

China nCoV surge tops 17,000 as more vaccine support announced

… questions and dispels myths. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Chinese health officials reported 2,892 new …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Chinese woman wearing mask

Experts warn quarantined cruise ships will stoke public fears over nCoV

… exposure on cruise ships. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body As many as three cruise ships currently in …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
cruise ships

Report: Thailand's coronavirus patient didn't visit outbreak market

… among the outbreak patients. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A Chinese woman whose novel coronavirus …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Hong Kong street market

Analysis highlights troubles in the antibiotic pipeline

… fix the broken market for antibiotics. He added that the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting why maintaining a robust … pipeline is so important. "What we're seeing with the COVID-19 pandemic is the need for preparedness, and having … pillar of the preparedness, and our concern is that, after COVID-19, if there is a pandemic for a particular superbug, …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Drug assembly line

News Scan for Apr 28, 2020

… 27 Int J Infect Dis study   WHO: Flu low in most of world, COVID-19 complicates data interpretation Flu activity in the … flu reports should be interpreted cautiously, because the COVID-19 pandemic could be influencing healthcare-seeking … substantial excesses in some countries, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Flu levels in the rest of the world are …

More details emerge on new coronavirus in Wuhan cluster

… the SARS virus and MERS-CoV. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 MERS-CoV SARS Body Shortly after initial news …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
DNA sequencing test

Study: Clarithromycin safe alternative for cesarean deliveries

… Resilient Drug Supply Body During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, azithromycin was one of the virus's … came out disproving azithromycin's ability to treat COVID-19, triggering the end of the study period and a …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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