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Additional Countries Confirm Cases Of Monkeypox As European Outbreak Spreads

The AP (5/19, Kassam, Hatton) reports, “Health officials in Spain reported seven cases of monkeypox and Portugal updated its number of confirmed cases to 14 Thursday as an outbreak of a viral disease typically limited to Africa expanded in Europe.” In the...

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Rhinovirus Most Frequently Detected Respiratory Pathogen Among Children, Adolescents During COVID-19 Social Distancing Period, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/19, Stong) reports, “Rhinovirus was the most frequently detected respiratory pathogen among children and adolescents during the period of social distancing imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a study p...

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HHS To Commit $20M To Combat Antimicrobial Resistant Infections

Bloomberg Law (5/19, Subscription Publication) reports HHS “will commit $20 million this year and has options to provide up to $300 million over the next 10 years to combat antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections, according to the agency Thursday.” This...

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Competent Well-Trained Phlebotomists: The Key to Reducing Pseudohyperkalemia

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Allowing Diversity to Flourish Brings New Ideas

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Microbiology Case Study: A 44 Year Old Male Finds a Tick on His Leg

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Efficacy of POC Antibody Assays after COVID-19 Infection and Potential Utility for “Immunity Passports”

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US COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Projected To Continue Increasing Over Next Four Weeks, CDC Says

ABC News (5/18, Mitropoulos) reports that as the US’ “COVID-19 resurgence reaches its highest point since mid-February, daily hospital admission levels and new COVID-19 related deaths in the U.S. are projected to continue increasing over the next four wee...

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Nearly Half Of All C. Difficile Tests Conducted At Korean Teaching Hospital Were Done So Inappropriately, Study Indicates

According to HCPlive (5/18, Kunzmann), “Nearly half of all Clostridioides difficile [C. difficile] tests conducted at a Korean teaching hospital were done so inappropriately,” researchers concluded in an analysis that “included 715 tests from 520 patients...

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Laboratory Traits Used In Calculation Of MELDNa Scores Appear To Place Women At Distinct Disadvantage, Researchers Say

MedPage Today (5/18, Hamza) reports, “Laboratory traits used in the calculation of sodium-adjusted model for end-stage liver disease (MELDNa) scores placed women at a distinct disadvantage,” investigators concluded in an EHR-based “study of more than 600,...

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NIH In Talks With Pfizer To Study Whether Longer Course Of Paxlovid Is Needed To Prevent Reinfections

Reuters (5/18, Erman) reports “the U.S. National Institutes of Health is in talks with Pfizer Inc about studying whether a longer course of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid is needed to prevent reinfections...said” NIAID Director Dr....

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UTIs Occur More Frequently In Travelers To Low- And Middle-Income Countries, With Travelers’ Diarrhea A Significant Risk Factor, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/18, Stong) reports, “Urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur more frequently in travelers to low- and middle-income countries and travelers’ diarrhea was a significant risk factor, according to results of a study.” These result...

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Portugal Confirms Five Cases Of Monkeypox Amid Outbreak In Europe

The AP (5/18, Hatton, Cheng) reports, “Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, and Britain announced another two, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa.” Also, “Po...

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Mozambique Health Authorities Declare Polio Outbreak

The AP (5/18) reports, “Health authorities in Mozambique declared a polio outbreak Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country’s northeastern Tete province had been paralyzed by the disease.” This case “is the second imported case of polio in s...

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White House Calls For More Congressional Funding To Buy Updated COVID-19 Vaccines

CNN (5/18, Klein) reports White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on Wednesday “warned...that without more funding from Congress the US will not be able to buy enough COVID-19 vaccines for every American who wants an updated shot later...

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US Health Officials Weigh New COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy For The Fall

The New York Times (5/18, Mandavilli) reports “scientists and federal health officials are converging on a new strategy for immunizing Americans: a vaccination campaign this fall, perhaps with doses that are finely tuned to combat the version of the virus...

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Children Ages Five To 11

The New York Times (5/17, LaFraniere) reports that the FDA “authorized booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday for children 5 to 11, the latest in a series of actions intended to bolster waning protection against infection from the coronav...

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White House Announces Third Round Of Free At-Home Coronavirus Tests

The Washington Post (5/17, Shepherd) reports, “Households can now order eight more free at-home coronavirus tests, the White House said Tuesday, giving Americans access to an additional supply of rapid tests ahead of possible summer and fall surges.” Prev...

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Rising COVID-19 Cases In US Driving Up Use Of Therapeutics, Health Officials Say

Reuters (5/17, Aboulenein) reports, “Rising COVID-19 cases are driving up the use of therapeutics, with Pfizer Inc’s oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid seeing a 315% jump over the past four weeks, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.” About “115,000 cour...

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Host Response Classifiers Show Ability To Detect Bacterial Co-Infections, Superinfections Among Patients With Confirmed COVID-19, Research Suggests

HCPlive (5/17, Kunzmann) reports, “A 29-host-mRNA response classifier showed ability to detect bacterial co-infections, as well as superinfections, among patients with confirmed COVID-19,” research suggests. The study – presented at the SAEM Annual Meetin...

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Additional Countries Confirm Cases Of Monkeypox As European Outbreak Spreads

Rhinovirus Most Frequently Detected Respiratory Pathogen Among Children, Adolescents During COVID-19 Social Distancing Period, Study Suggests

HHS To Commit $20M To Combat Antimicrobial Resistant Infections

Competent Well-Trained Phlebotomists: The Key to Reducing Pseudohyperkalemia

Allowing Diversity to Flourish Brings New Ideas

Microbiology Case Study: A 44 Year Old Male Finds a Tick on His Leg

Efficacy of POC Antibody Assays after COVID-19 Infection and Potential Utility for “Immunity Passports”

US COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Projected To Continue Increasing Over Next Four Weeks, CDC Says

Nearly Half Of All C. Difficile Tests Conducted At Korean Teaching Hospital Were Done So Inappropriately, Study Indicates

Laboratory Traits Used In Calculation Of MELDNa Scores Appear To Place Women At Distinct Disadvantage, Researchers Say

NIH In Talks With Pfizer To Study Whether Longer Course Of Paxlovid Is Needed To Prevent Reinfections

UTIs Occur More Frequently In Travelers To Low- And Middle-Income Countries, With Travelers’ Diarrhea A Significant Risk Factor, Study Suggests

Portugal Confirms Five Cases Of Monkeypox Amid Outbreak In Europe

Mozambique Health Authorities Declare Polio Outbreak

White House Calls For More Congressional Funding To Buy Updated COVID-19 Vaccines

US Health Officials Weigh New COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy For The Fall

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For Children Ages Five To 11

White House Announces Third Round Of Free At-Home Coronavirus Tests

Rising COVID-19 Cases In US Driving Up Use Of Therapeutics, Health Officials Say

Host Response Classifiers Show Ability To Detect Bacterial Co-Infections, Superinfections Among Patients With Confirmed COVID-19, Research Suggests