Patients exposed to a sick roommate or unit mate in the geriatric psychiatric unit were 6 times more likely to become infected.
A multifaceted stewardship intervention at Mayo Clinic reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by 50% without diminishing patient satisfaction.
New WHO guidance aims to help countries address key gender disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of drug-resistant infections.
Afghanistan's polio vaccine campaign raises concerns, given that WPV1 is endemic there and cases are rising.
Researchers say the findings from a sysematic review and meta-analysis of 56 studies could help expand penicillin allergy delabeling efforts.
Tests are under way on samples from five contacts who reported symptoms.
Like most other H9N2 cases, China's latest illness involves a young child.
Nearly all cases are in patients who performed the Umrah pilgrimage while in Saudi Arabia, and most infections are due to serogroup W.
Massachusetts is the only state to test all dairies, which involved bulk-milk tank sampling in August.
Among symptomatic infants, 44% had lower respiratory tract infections.
All 3 cases are in Baldwin Park, and though the overall risk is low, officials call the development concerning.
Amid further declines in COVID activity, the CDC reported a steady rise in JN.1 spinoffs that have 2 added spike mutations, part of a group nicknamed FLiRT.
COVID-related hospitalizations are up a bit, flu-like illness is climbing, and officials confirm more avian flu outbreaks on poultry farms in 5 states.
Some of the steps include reinforcing proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, improving building ventilation, cleaning and sanitation when appropriate, and promoting vaccination.
Outpatient visits for flulike illness is below the national baseline for the first time since October.
Wastewater COVID detections declined to the minimal level and are highest in the Midwest.
With the drop in flu activity gaining momentum, several parts of the US are now below their regional baselines.
Flu levels trended downward for the second straight week, as markers for COVID and RSV continue steady drops.
The survey found that most primary care patients expected to receive antibiotics for cold/flu symptoms, sinus infections, diarrhea, and bronchitis.
The pledge came with at least $500 million in outbreak support, along with a plan to help bolster the domestic mpox vaccine supply.
More than half of surveyed pharmacists said they do not consistently adhere to guidelines when dispensing antibiotics.
If the third vaccine dose was administered 16 weeks or less before infection, healthcare providers had lower odds of reporting respiratory symptoms.
For all children in the study, advanced maternal age, gestational high blood pressure, cesarean delivery, and being a boy were associated with increased risk of seizures.
Swiss drugmaker Basilea Pharmaceutica is receiving $29 million in BARDA funding to develop two first-in-class antifungals to treat drug-resistant fungal infections.
California now has 40 avian flu outbreaks in dairy herds, and the US total has reached 238.
