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ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 10, 2018

Researchers estimate $2.9 billion in US resistance costs for 5 key pathogens

In a study yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, scientists estimate that the annual economic cost of five common antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens to be $0.5 billion in Thailand and $2.9 billion in the United States.

News Scan for Aug 13, 2018

Large study shows no association between Tdap and autism

A new study based on 80,000 children shows no association between prenatal Tdap vaccination (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study is published in Pediatrics.

News Scan for Aug 14, 2018

Fourth case of polio recorded in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea record the fourth case of polio in an ongoing vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 outbreak that marks the first return of the disease to the island nation since 2000.

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 15, 2018

MCR-3 detected in study of English pigs

A study of pigs has detected the presence of the MCR-3 colistin-resistance gene in England for the first time, United Kingdom researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. But the study also found that stopping the use of colistin can mitigate long-term on-farm persistence.

News Scan for Aug 15, 2018

USDA finalizes compensation plan for high-path avian flu damages

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced yesterday that it has issued a final rule spelling out USDA indemnity pay to farms hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks.

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 16, 2018

VA study finds MRSA colonization significantly increases infection risk

A longitudinal study of inpatients at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acute care hospitals has found that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization significantly increases the risk of MRSA infection, with a substantial number of infections occurring after discharge from the hospital, VA researchers report in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

News Scan for Aug 16, 2018

New DRC Ebola cases recorded, including 1 in healthcare worker

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health (MOH) released a new update late yesterday afternoon on the growing Ebola outbreak in the eastern region of the country, noting seven new confirmed cases, one of whom is a healthcare worker at Mangina Reference Health Center.

Flu Scan for Aug 17, 2018

CDC confirms 4 new H1N2v flu cases in 3 states

For the second week in a row the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed four cases of variant H1N2 (H1N2v) flu, this time in California, Michigan, and Ohio.

News Scan for Aug 17, 2018

Cyclospora outbreak tied to McDonald's salads sickens 40 more

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday reported 40 more cases in a Cyclospora outbreak linked to McDonald's salads, pushing the illness total to 476.

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 17, 2018

VA study finds MRSA colonization significantly increases infection risk

Originally published by CIDRAP News Aug 16

News Scan for Aug 20, 2018

Measles cases in Europe top 41,000, smash records

More than 41,000 people in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) European Region have been infected with measles from January through June of this year, already exceeding 12-month totals for any other year this decade, the WHO Regional Office for Europe reported today.

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 21, 2018

Study supports oral antibiotic monotherapy for most kids with UTIs

A study today in Pediatrics suggests that a dose of parenteral antibiotics prior to discharge from the emergency department (ED) is likely not necessary for most young children with urinary tract infections (UTIs).

News Scan for Aug 21, 2018

HPV testing affirmed as effective tool to screen for cervical cancer

The value of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as an additional tool to screen for cervical cancer—joining the traditional Pap smear—has been affirmed by a new meta-analysis and an expert panel’s recommendation based on that analysis, as explained in a set of articles today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

News Scan for Aug 22, 2018

Study shows HPV, other vaccines not tied to premature menopause

Preteen girls, teens, and young women who receive recommended vaccinations, including for human papillomavirus (HPV), have no increased risk of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), also called premature menopause, according to a study published yesterday in Pediatrics.

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 23, 2018

UK officials issue draft guidance for acute cough treatment

Draft guidance issued today by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends against offering antibiotics for acute cough associated with upper respiratory infection.

News Scan for Aug 23, 2018

Alaska mumps outbreak keeps going despite expanded vaccination efforts

A mumps outbreak centered in Anchorage, Alaska, has chugged along for more than a year and reached nearly 400 cases despite a series of vaccination recommendations that expanded to include the entire state, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today.

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 24, 2018

FDA announces recall of antimicrobial susceptibility testing cards

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported yesterday that French diagnostics firm bioMerieux has recalled two of its antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards because of false results for some strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

News Scan for Aug 24, 2018

CDC again reports 4 more H1N2v flu infections

For the third week in a row the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed four cases of variant H1N2 (H1N2v) flu, this time in California and Ohio.

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Aug 24, 2018

FDA announces recall of antimicrobial susceptibility testing cards

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported yesterday that French diagnostics firm bioMerieux has recalled two of its antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) cards because of false results for some strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 27, 2018

Study: Swapping bedaquiline for injectables improves MDR-TB outcomes

The substitution of bedaquiline for second-line injectable antibiotics (SLIs) in a small group of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) resulted in improved outcomes, South African researchers report in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

News Scan for Aug 27, 2018

USDA issues alert over raw chicken tied to Salmonella illnesses

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. late last week issued a public health alert over Salmonella illnesses in several states that might be tied to raw chicken products.

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 28, 2018

Internet training tied to fewer antibiotic for respiratory tract infections

A new study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy shows that Internet-based communication training might be a cost-effective way to limit primary care antibiotic prescriptions when compared with C-reactive protein (CRP) testing.

News Scan for Aug 28, 2018

CEPI announces support for MERS vaccine collaboration

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) recently announced a collaboration with Germany-based IDT Biologika worth up to $36 million to develop and produce a vaccine against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 29, 2018

UK health groups publish guidelines for FMT in recurrent C diff patients

The British Society of Gastroenterology and the Healthcare Infection Society have published guidelines for the use and screening of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in patients with recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

News Scan for Aug 29, 2018

USDA notes BSE case in Florida cow; no threat to humans

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow" disease) in a 6-year-old beef cow in Florida.

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