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News Scan for Aug 25, 2021

… points Youth substance use in pandemic Lyme disease and COVID-19 Severe flu and race Body Youth substance use was … disease lab tests, but the trend might be an artifact of COVID-19, according to an Emerging Infectious Diseases … Aug 24 JAMA Netw Open study Infectious disease topic COVID-19 Influenza, General Tick-borne Disease Date Wed, …

Patients, pharma execs express low trust in drug supply chains

… at risk. Infectious disease topics Resilient Drug Supply COVID-19 Body A recent international survey reveals that 40% … of global supply chain dependencies and weaknesses amid COVID-19, the report authors said, these problems were already well-rooted in the drug industry. "While the COVID-19 pandemic posed outsized challenges to the …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Pandemic cut US life span almost 2 years, more than any peer nation

… | News Writer | CIDRAP News Teaser image Teaser text COVID-19 exposed existing US public health weaknesses, … especially along racial lines. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body Life expectancy in the United States declined … 1.87 years from 2019 to after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, more than any of 21 other …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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US healthcare workers more emotionally exhausted amid pandemic

… the pandemic on HCW well-being." Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Body A survey of US healthcare workers (HCWs) before and during COVID-19 reveals that emotional exhaustion (EE)—a problem … and finish these interviews. "The challenges posed by COVID-19 have been an excessive test to human well-being …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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ASP Scan (Weekly) for May 07, 2021

… World hand hygiene day Bacterial, fungal coinfections in COVID patients Lawmakers call for AMR funding Body Our weekly …   Study describes bacterial, fungal coinfections in COVID-19 patients Originally published by CIDRAP News May 5 A study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New York during the first wave of the …

News Scan for Nov 12, 2020

… disease." Experts are concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the measles crisis because … programs. "While health systems are strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, we must not allow our fight against one … diseases, even as we address the growing COVID-19 pandemic." Nov 12 WHO news release   High-path avian …

Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids rise to 348 in 20 nations

… The leading hypothesis suggests adenovirus as a cause, but COVID-19 could be a factor. Infectious disease topics … suggesting adenovirus as a cause but also including a COVID-19 infection cofactor. So far, histologic examinations … seven related cases, according to CBC . Liver failure and COVID-19 in Ohio girl In a potentially related development, …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Feb 18, 2022

… Body Risk of severe disease much lower with Omicron COVID variant than Delta The risk of hospitalization, … and death was much lower among more than 9,000 Canadian COVID-19 patients infected with the Omicron variant than … researchers retrospectively studied the outcomes of all COVID-19 patients in the province with illness onset from Nov …

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Apr 22, 2022

… in European ICUs Fewer Australian antibiotics during COVID Preventing catheter infections Body Our weekly wrap-up … Antibiotic prescribing fell 23% to 38% in Australia during COVID-19 Originally published by CIDRAP News Apr 21 Data … antibiotics prescribed in Australia fell 23% to 38% during COVID-19. Australian researchers analyzed a representative …

News Scan for Nov 17, 2020

… flu in Europe Chapare virus transmission Body Study links COVID restrictions to increased UK dental antibiotic use A … to dental care in England during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp rise in dental … the seven NHS England regions from April 2020, when COVID-19 restrictions were first put in place and dental …

Questions still swirl over China's unexplained pneumonia outbreak

… does not call for travel limits. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Pneumonia SARS Body Investigations are still under …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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Omicron subvariants gain more ground, including BA.4.6 in the Midwest

… Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Infectious disease topics COVID-19 Detail image Date Tue, 08/09/2022 - 09:00 Display …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 07, 2020

… (Weekly) for Aug 07, 2020 Bullet points Antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients MCR genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae … Survey finds widespread broad-spectrum antibiotic use in COVID patients A web-based survey of physicians in 23 … indicates widespread broad-spectrum antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients, an international team of researchers …

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 …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
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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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