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  • Emerging Research Suggests Some People With Long COVID May Have Been Asymptomatic, Experienced Mild Infection

    CNN (5/2, Howard) reports that “emerging research suggests that a small portion of people who now live with long COVID may have showed no COVID-19 symptoms at all when they were initially infected – or their symptoms were mild or unusual.” Estimates of th...
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  • Organic, Free-Range Chickens Put Into Lockdown Amid Bird Flu Outbreaks In US, Europe

    Reuters (5/2, Polansek, de la Hamaide) reports, “Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown” amid “outbreaks of bird flu” in the US and Europe, “according to egg producers and industry representatives.” This “switch comes as a surprise...
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  • Incidence Of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease Increased Among Young Children, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Find

    Infectious Disease Advisor (5/2, Stong) reports “the incidence of invasive group A streptococcal...disease was increased among young children, with increased rates generally observed among those from low- and middle-income countries...according to” a 20-s...
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  • FDA Approves Supplemental NDA For Ceftolozane/Tazobactam To Include Treatment Of Pediatric Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections, Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

    Infectious Disease Advisor (5/2, Park) reports the FDA “has approved the supplemental New Drug Application...for Zerbaxa® (ceftolozane and tazobactam) to include treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) and complicated urinary tract infe...
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  • Two New Omicron Sublineages May Evade Antibodies From Earlier Infection, Study Indicates

    Reuters (5/1, Cocks) reports “two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant” – BA.4 and BA.5 – “can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated again...
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  • Study Demonstrates Increase In Incident Bacterial STIs Among MSM With HIV Infection Regardless Of Virologic Control

    Healio (4/30, Stulpin) reported that “during a recent 5-year period, incident bacterial sexually transmitted infections increased among” men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV infection “regardless of virologic control, according to a” retrospective coh...
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  • FDA To Consider Emergency Use Authorizations For Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines In June

    The Washington Post (4/29, McGinley, Johnson) reported FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research director Dr. Peter Marks “pledged Friday not to delay the rollout of coronavirus vaccines for the youngest children and said at least one of the two...
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  • People Who Are Unvaccinated No Longer Account For Majority Of US COVID-19 Deaths, Data Indicate

    The Washington Post (4/29, A1, Nirappil) reported, “Unvaccinated people accounted for the overwhelming majority of deaths in the United States throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic,” yet this “has changed in recent months, according to a Washington...
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  • More Than 200 Million People Around The World May Suffer From Long-Term Effects Of COVID-19, Meta-Analysis Reveals

    According to Healio (5/1, Stulpin), in a 41-study meta-analysis, investigators have “estimated that more than 200 million people globally suffer from long-term effects of COVID-19.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases....
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  • Increase In COVID-19 Cases Across US Not Causing Surge In Severe Illness

    The Wall Street Journal (5/1, Abbott, Kamp, Subscription Publication) reports that as Omicron subvariants drive the increase in COVID-19 cases across the US, data indicate this increase has not sparked a surge in severe illness, though risks remain.
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  • Colorado Reports First US Human Bird Flu Infection

    HealthDay (4/29, Foster, Munez) reported, “The first U.S. case of bird flu in a human has been confirmed in Colorado, federal and state health officials reported Thursday.” The 40-year-old patient “was largely asymptomatic, reporting only fatigue, the Col...
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  • Moderna Requests FDA Emergency Use Authorization For COVID-19 Vaccine In Children Under Six

    The Washington Post (4/28, Johnson) reports Moderna on Thursday requested FDA “emergency use authorization...of its coronavirus vaccine for” children younger than six “-- a highly anticipated step toward making shots available to the last group in U.S. so...
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  • Study Examines Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Combinations For Treatment Of Escherichia Coli Bloodstream Infections

    Infectious Disease Advisor (4/28, Nye) reports, “Results of a study that assessed the potential efficacy of antibiotic combinations for the treatment of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections found no synergistic effects on isolates.” For the study publi...
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  • Installing Hepatology Clinic In Methadone Treatment Center Tied To Increased Rate Of Patient-Initiated Treatment For HCV Infection, Study Indicates

    Infectious Disease Advisor (4/28, Cimino) reports “a significant increase in the rate of patient-initiated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection occurred after a hepatology clinic was installed within a methadone treatment center, according to”...
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  • Investors Reject Shareholder Proposals Aimed At Boosting Global COVID-19 Vaccine Access

    The Wall Street Journal (4/28, Loftus, Subscription Publication) reports investors in Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson rejected shareholder proposals on Thursday aimed at improving global access to COVID-19 vaccines. These proposals were submitted b...
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  • Climate Change Will Drive Viral Spillover Among Mammals Over Next 50 Years, Study Indicates

    The New York Times (4/28, Zimmer) reports, “Over the next 50 years, climate change will drive thousands of viruses to jump from one species of mammal to another, according to a study.” This “shuffling of viruses among animals may increase the risk that on...
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  • Microbiology Case Study: A 27 Year Old with Disseminated Joint Pain

    Abstract Not Available
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  • Multiplex Microsphere PCR (mmPCR) Allows Simultaneous Gram Typing, Detection of Fungal DNA, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes

    Abstract Not Available
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  • Red Blood Cell Transfusion Volumes According to AIMS65 Scores in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding

    Abstract Not Available
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  • Fauci Says US “Out Of Full-Blown Explosive Pandemic Phase”

    The Washington Post (4/27, Pietsch) reports the US “is finally ‘out of the full-blown explosive pandemic phase’ that has led to nearly 1 million deaths from covid-19 and more than two years of suffering and hardship...said” NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauc...
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