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Study finds high pneumococcal carriage rate in healthcare workers

… at a Connecticut hospital during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic found that more than one in five were … at a time when strict non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 (such as masking) were in place and largely adhered …
Chris Dall

UK surveillance data show rise in antibiotic-resistant infections

… infections last year in England surpassed pre–COVID-19-pandemic levels. The English Surveillance of … and returning to 2019 levels after dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK AMR National Action Plan has set a …
Chris Dall

Study underscores risk of death after lower respiratory tract infection

… infection Body Dragon Images / iStock Contracting a non-COVID lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) raises your … - 15:22 Byline Jim Wappes Teaser text Contracting a non-COVID lower respiratory tract infection raises the risk of …
Jim Wappes

NYC hospital system reports rise in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella infections

… Teaser image Teaser text Infections rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a concerning increase in … New York City Health and Hospitals Enterprise during the COVID-19 pandemic, more cases originating in the community, … which were caused by multiple factors, including prolonged COVID hospitalizations and increased antibiotic use. Staff …
Chris Dall
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Peru declares dengue health emergency

The step frees up more resources for the dengue outbreak, which has sickened more than 31,000 people so far.

Lisa Schnirring

Europe saw 7,000 additional TB deaths in 2021, 2022 amid pandemic

… deaths occurred in Europe in 2021 and 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report today from the World …

Polio remains emergency as 3 African countries report new cases

… immunization systems that were further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but are gradually recovering." New cases in … immunization systems that were further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but are gradually recovering." …
Stephanie Soucheray

UK study calls for nurses to be included in antimicrobial stewardship efforts

… (GPs) over time. They also looked at the impact of COVID-19 on the volume, rate, and type of antibiotic … continued across both groups following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The five most commonly prescribed …
Chris Dall

Vaccine skepticism now extends to dog owners

… one of these three positions. 'Spillover effect' from COVID The authors say the findings demonstrate a COVID-19 vaccine "spillover effect"—that Americans who hold …
Jim Wappes

Quick takes: Chikungunya vaccine trial, Nipah research partnership, CDC vaccine advisers to meet

… Jun 23 the experts will discuss mpox, meningococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines, though there are no votes scheduled. … topics include RSV, flu, polio, mpox, meningococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines. …
Lisa Schnirring

Report highlights the occurrence of beta-lactamase resistance genes in US hospitals

… Infectious disease topic Antimicrobial Stewardship COVID-19 Date Mon, 01/30/2023 - 15:20 Byline Chris Dall, MA …
Chris Dall

US surveillance data show drop in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

… which saw increases in 2020 that were linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Concerted national prevention efforts … that further surveillance is needed to understand post-COVID-19 pandemic changes to CRE incidence. Infectious …
Chris Dall

Sexually transmitted infections climbing in Europe

… press release . Following a drop in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 46,728 confirmed cases of … chlamydia, and syphilis after a brief dip during the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Chris Dall

Childhood vaccines have prevented a half billion illnesses, saved the US $2.7 trillion in 3 decades, study estimates

… A vaccine; and rotavirus vaccine. "Although influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for routine immunization," …
Jim Wappes

Phase 3 trial for TB vaccine candidate launches in South Africa

… fight against TB, which took a significant hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. "If the vaccine is efficacious, it will … to boost development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests. At a meeting held … with a sense of urgency," Tedros said. "If it was done for COVID, there's no reason that it cannot be done for this." …
Chris Dall
TB treatment in Peru

Some US foodborne illnesses met or topped prepandemic levels in 2022

… in health care–seeking and testing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic," the researchers wrote. "Many pandemic … was not observed during 2022, as influences of the COVID-19 pandemic subsided," the study authors said. … for decreased incidence of foodborne infections during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2021) that were not sustained during …
Mary Van Beusekom
Campylobacter

Countries look to rewrite laws, other tactics to reduce drug shortages

… for decades. And now, spurred by the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, some are rewriting laws and proposing … many of them over a year," he said of difficulties moving COVID-19 vaccines across borders. "Relatively few of them …
Mary Van Beusekom
Female worker at pharmaceutical factory

Global childhood vaccination rates increase, but not to prepandemic levels

… The initial IA2030 implementation was halted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and estimates show a 40% increase in the … resiliency against public health events such as the COVID-19 pandemic." Date Thu, 11/02/2023 - 14:18 Display …
Stephanie Soucheray
measles vaccination

Report: Medical oxygen suppliers should do more to address shortages in poor countries

… The Netherlands-based foundation said that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Liquide, Air Products, Linde, Messer, …
Mary Van Beusekom

World TB Day Quick takes: TB incidence in Europe and Africa, new high-level advocacy group

… from 2019. Despite the decline, which likely reflects a COVID-19 pandemic–related drop in TB notifications, the …
Chris Dall

TB Alliance to partner with Qurient on new TB drug

… amid a reduction in essential TB services linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. "If we expect to regain ground lost to COVID-19, we need to use every tool we have to give patients …
Chris Dall

Lack of sleep may lower immune response to vaccines

… data examining lack of sleep and immune response to COVID-19 vaccines, the researchers estimated that the ES for … of the immune response 2 months after the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Van Cauter and her colleagues say they hope …
Chris Dall

Pneumococcal disease in kids plunges 72% over 20 years after vaccine rollout

… 0.25 in the late PCV7 vs the late PCV13 era). In the COVID-19 pandemic years 2020 to 2021, IPD incidence dipped to … - 10:35 Byline Mary Van Beusekom, MS Teaser text In the COVID-19 pandemic years 2020 to 2021, IPD incidence dipped to …
Mary Van Beusekom

Antibiotic prescription practices amongst veterinarians in Nigeria

… and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Nigeria during the COVID era. Lead-in text Smith SI, Kwaga JKP, Ngulukun SS, et … and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Nigeria during the COVID era. Who this is for Veterinarians Antibiotic use …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to survey antibiotic prescription practices of veterinarians and the possible contribution to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Nigeria during the COVID era.

Jamie Umber, DVM, MPH

US whooping cough cases soar, but public knowledge of the contagious disease remains low

… knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors surrounding vaccination, COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and … other health issues through this panel since 2021. After a COVID-19 pandemic–related lull, pertussis infections have …
Mary Van Beusekom

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