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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Mar 18, 2019
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Mar 18, 2019 Jim Wappes Mon, 03/18/2019 - 16:19 Bullet points Drop in US antibiotic prescribing Short course for Pseudomonas Antibiotic cardiac device 'envelope' Body US data show overall drop in antibiotic prescribing, but not for adults US nationwide prescribing data show that oral antibiotic prescription rates dropped 5%
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 30, 2019
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 30, 2019 Jim Wappes Fri, 08/30/2019 - 15:27 Bullet points Infection-linked pancreatic scopes Oral antibiotic for skin infections Resistant enterococci in Germany Body FDA urges hospitals to start using duodenoscopes with disposable parts The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it will now recommend that hospitals
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Apr 02, 2020
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Apr 02, 2020 Jim Wappes Thu, 04/02/2020 - 15:15 Bullet points Antibiotic stewardship in Africa Antibiotic strategy for injection drug users Body Review finds dearth of data on antibiotic stewardship in Africa A literature review by Nigerian and UK researchers found only a handful of studies on antimicrobial stewardship progr
News Scan for Apr 02, 2020
News Scan for Apr 02, 2020 Jim Wappes Thu, 04/02/2020 - 15:17 Bullet points Dengue returns to Guam Avian flu in Europe Body Guam records first locally acquired dengue cases since 1944 A study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ) details the first evidence of locally acquired dengue infections on Guam in more than 75 years. In September of
News Scan for Sep 02, 2020
News Scan for Sep 02, 2020 Jim Wappes Wed, 09/02/2020 - 14:50 Bullet points Fading measles immunity over time Few global flu detections Avian flu in Russia, Taiwan Body Waning MMR immunity, vaccine hesitancy, could mean more measles outbreaks A systematic review and meta-analysis of 62 studies has found that immunity conferred by the measles, mumps, and rube
COVID-19 Scan for Apr 06, 2021
COVID-19 Scan for Apr 06, 2021 Jim Wappes Tue, 04/06/2021 - 14:50 Bullet points Parent deaths during COVID COVID-19 outbreak from choir Body Nearly 40,000 US children have lost a parent to COVID-19, study estimates Nearly 40,000 US children 17 or younger may have lost a parent due to COVID-19 infection, according to a statistical model in JAMA Pediatrics tod
Remdesivir, steroids tied to better COVID hospital outcomes
Remdesivir, steroids tied to better COVID hospital outcomes Jim Wappes Tue, 11/22/2022 - 16:31 Body The antiviral drug remdesivir and corticosteroids were linked to better outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted directly to a hospital ward in the Netherlands, suggests a real-world study published today in Open Forum Infectious Diseases . The nationwide study,