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New Questions Emerging Over Paxlovid’s Effectiveness Against COVID-19

The AP (5/9, Perrone) reports that as more physicians prescribe Pfizer’s Paxlovid for COVID-19, “new questions are emerging about its performance, including why a small number of patients appear to relapse after taking the drug.” The drug “has become the...

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Standard Dosing Of Piperacillin Does Not Provide Adequate Systemic Exposure Among Critically Ill Children With AKI Receiving Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/9, Stong) reports that “among critically ill children with acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving continuous kidney replacement therapy...standard dosing of piperacillin did not provide adequate systemic exposure, however, prolo...

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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Discontinuation Within 24 Hours Noninferior To 48 Hours After Clean Orthopedic Procedures For Prevention Of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Trial Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/9, Stong) reports that “among patients who underwent clean orthopedic procedures, antibiotic prophylaxis (ABP) discontinuation within 24 hours after wound closure was noninferior to discontinuation within 48 hours for the pre...

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Study Indicates Link Between Antibiotic Use, Recurrent UTIs In Women

HealthDay (5/9, Norton) reports, “Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and often easily managed, yet some women are plagued by one infection after another.” A study published in Nature Microbiology “offers early evidence of a potential reason: The a...

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Risks Of Long COVID Symptoms, Incidence Of New Onset Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease Lower Among Vaccinated Patients With Breakthrough Infection, Analysis Suggests

MedPage Today (5/9, Walker) reports, “Risks of long COVID symptoms and the incidence of new onset hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease were lower among vaccinated patients with breakthrough infection versus those with COVID who were unvaccinated, a l...

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COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Turn Focus To Booster Market

Reuters (5/9, Erman, Mishra) reports, “COVID-19 vaccine makers are shifting gears and planning for a smaller, more competitive booster shot market after delivering as many doses as fast as they could over the last 18 months.” Reuters adds, “In the coming...

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Scientists Worldwide Investigating Why Some People Have Not Yet Gotten COVID-19

The Washington Post (5/8, A1, Shepard, Heim) reports, “Scientists around the world are investigating how a dwindling number of people...have managed to dodge the coronavirus for more than two years, even after the highly transmissible Omicron variant drov...

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Weight-Based Dosing Of Bedaquiline For Multidrug/Rifampicin-Resistant TB Safe, Effective Among Children With, Without HIV Coinfection, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/6, Nye) reported “weight-based dosing of bedaquiline for multidrug/rifampicin-resistant...tuberculosis (TB) infection was safe and effective among children with and without HIV coinfection, according to” a study. The results...

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Meta-Analysis Identifies Association Between Chronic Bacterial Infections, Increased Risk For Ischemic Stroke

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/6, Cimino) reported “a significant association was observed between chronic infections caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and an increased risk for ischemic stroke, ac...

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Biden Administration Warning US Could See COVID-19 Surge This Fall, Winter

The Washington Post (5/6, A1, Abutaleb, Achenbach) reported, “The Biden administration is warning the United States could see 100 million coronavirus infections and a potentially significant wave of deaths this fall and winter, driven by new omicron subva...

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Research On Long COVID In Children Lacking, Experts Say

CNN (5/6, Christensen) reported on the “potentially millions of kids with long COVID.” It is unclear “how many children go on to develop long COVID, because there’s not enough research on it in this age group, some experts say.” Nearly “13 million childre...

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CDC Investigating 109 Cases, Five Deaths Of Severe Hepatitis Of Unknown Cause In Children

The Washington Post (5/6, Sellers, Shepherd) reported the CDC “is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown cause in children, officials said Friday.” The Post added, “Five of the children have died.” The New York Times (5/6, Kolata) reported...

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White House Reportedly Making Plans For Providing COVID-19 Vaccines Without Additional Federal Funding

The New York Times (5/6, Stolberg) reported, “The White House is stepping up its warnings about a coronavirus surge this fall and winter, and is making contingency plans for how it will provide vaccines to the American public if Congress does not allocate...

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US Has Bought More Than Twice As Many COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Than Have Been Distributed Domestically, Documents Show

Bloomberg Law (5/6, Ruoff, Rozen, Subscription Publication) reported the US “has bought more than twice as many doses of COVID-19 vaccines over the past two years than what’s been distributed domestically, according to documents provided to Congress.” The...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Led To Nearly 15M Excess Deaths Worldwide, WHO Says

The Washington Post (5/5, Shepherd, Masih) reports, “The pandemic led to nearly 15 million excess deaths worldwide, according to a new estimate by the World Health Organization, including people who died of COVID-19 and others who died from other causes r...

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Two Genetic Loci Effectively Predict Antibiotic Susceptibility To Penicillin, Tetracycline Among Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Isolates, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/5, Nye) reports that “two genetic loci effectively predicted antibiotic susceptibility to penicillin and tetracycline among Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates, according to” a study. The findings were published in The Lancet Micr...

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Patient Who Received Heart From Genetically Altered Pig Carried Signs Of Porcine CMV, Surgeon Says

The New York Times (5/5, Rabin) reports the patient “who survived for two months with a heart transplanted from a genetically altered pig carried signs of a virus that infects the animals, according to” University of Maryland School of Medicine transplant...

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Two Experimental Vaccines Show Promise In Protecting Against Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Study Indicates

HealthDay (5/5, Thompson) reports, “Two experimental vaccines show promise in protecting against infection with the ‘mono’ virus, which also causes cancer and has been implicated as a potential trigger of multiple sclerosis,” according to a study publishe...

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HIV PrEP With Injectable Cabotegravir Superior To Oral TDF-FTC Among Women In Phase III Trial

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/5, Nye) reports, “Among women, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with injectable cabotegravir was superior to oral tenofovir diphosphate plus emtricitabine (TDF-FTC), according to results of a phase 3, randomized, double-bl...

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Researchers Examine Trends Of Antimicrobial Resistance During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Hill (5/5, Hou) reports on an analysis in which researchers sought to determine trends of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) events during the pandemic. The team “found that in more than 2 million patients tested for SARS-CoV-2, regardless of a positive o...

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New Questions Emerging Over Paxlovid’s Effectiveness Against COVID-19

Standard Dosing Of Piperacillin Does Not Provide Adequate Systemic Exposure Among Critically Ill Children With AKI Receiving Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy, Study Finds

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Discontinuation Within 24 Hours Noninferior To 48 Hours After Clean Orthopedic Procedures For Prevention Of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Trial Finds

Study Indicates Link Between Antibiotic Use, Recurrent UTIs In Women

Risks Of Long COVID Symptoms, Incidence Of New Onset Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease Lower Among Vaccinated Patients With Breakthrough Infection, Analysis Suggests

COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Turn Focus To Booster Market

Scientists Worldwide Investigating Why Some People Have Not Yet Gotten COVID-19

Weight-Based Dosing Of Bedaquiline For Multidrug/Rifampicin-Resistant TB Safe, Effective Among Children With, Without HIV Coinfection, Study Finds

Meta-Analysis Identifies Association Between Chronic Bacterial Infections, Increased Risk For Ischemic Stroke

Biden Administration Warning US Could See COVID-19 Surge This Fall, Winter

Research On Long COVID In Children Lacking, Experts Say

CDC Investigating 109 Cases, Five Deaths Of Severe Hepatitis Of Unknown Cause In Children

White House Reportedly Making Plans For Providing COVID-19 Vaccines Without Additional Federal Funding

US Has Bought More Than Twice As Many COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Than Have Been Distributed Domestically, Documents Show

COVID-19 Pandemic Led To Nearly 15M Excess Deaths Worldwide, WHO Says

Two Genetic Loci Effectively Predict Antibiotic Susceptibility To Penicillin, Tetracycline Among Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Isolates, Study Finds

Patient Who Received Heart From Genetically Altered Pig Carried Signs Of Porcine CMV, Surgeon Says

Two Experimental Vaccines Show Promise In Protecting Against Epstein-Barr Virus Infection, Study Indicates

HIV PrEP With Injectable Cabotegravir Superior To Oral TDF-FTC Among Women In Phase III Trial

Researchers Examine Trends Of Antimicrobial Resistance During COVID-19 Pandemic