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Metatranscriptomic RNA Sequencing Effective In Epidemiologic Surveillance Of Pneumonia Pathogens In Adults With HIV Infection, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/20, van Paridon) reports “metatranscriptomic RNA sequencing, a culture-independent method to detect respiratory pathogens, was effective in the epidemiologic surveillance of pneumonia pathogens in adults with HIV infection, a...

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Adding Rifampin To Standard Care May Decrease Risk Of Subsequent Treatment Failure Among Patients Who Develop Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Suggest

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/20, Storms) reports that “among patients who develop periprosthetic joint infection...following total joint arthroplasty, the addition of rifampin to standard care may decrease the risk for subsequent treatment failure, accor...

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Room Surfaces Near Patients Colonized With Candida Auris Commonly Re-Contaminated Within Hours Of Cleaning Or Disinfection, Study Finds

Healio (4/20, Stulpin) reports “room surfaces near patients colonized with Candida auris were commonly re-contaminated within hours of cleaning or disinfection, according to” a prospective study. The findings – presented at the Society for Healthcare Epid...

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Novavax Says Early Data Show Its Combined COVID-19, Flu Vaccine Triggers Promising Immune Response

CNBC (4/20, Kimball) reports that on Wednesday, Novavax “said its vaccine targeting both Covid-19 and the flu triggered an immune response similar to its stand-alone shots against each virus, in an early indication that a combination vaccine targeting bot...

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Confusion About Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Persists

The Washington Post (4/20, Achenbach, Johnson) reports on the “widespread confusion about [COVID-19] boosters – who exactly should get them, and when, and why – that has dogged the government’s vaccination campaign.” The Post adds the “public health offic...

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Presence Of Respiratory Muscle Wasting In Patients With Severe COVID-19 Tied To Increased In-Patient Mortality, Study Suggests

Healio (4/20, Welsh) reports, “The presence of respiratory muscle wasting in patients with severe COVID-19 was associated with increased in-patient mortality, according to a study” in which investigators “aimed to implement a new technique to assess [the]...

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Data Indicate Patients With Long COVID May Experience “Fibromyalgia-Like,” Multisite Pain, Report Opioid Use

Healio (4/20) reports, “More than 40% of patients with long COVID experience ‘fibromyalgia-like,’ multisite pain, according to data released by Tonix Pharmaceuticals.” These “data – the result of an observational, retrospective database study involving mo...

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Older Adults Receive Significant Additional Protection Against All-Cause Pneumonia And Hospitalizations From LRTI When Vaccinated With PVC13, Study Finds

Pulmonology Advisor (4/20, Goldberg) reports, “Adults 65 years of age and older receive significant additional protection against all-cause pneumonia and hospitalizations from lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) when vaccinated with 13-valent pneumo...

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Biden Administration To Appeal Decision Striking Down Mask Mandate For Public Transit

The Washington Post (4/20, A1, Diamond, Marimow) reports, “The Biden administration will appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down the mask mandate on public transportation, officials announced Wednesday.” On Tuesday, the Department of Justice “h...

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Moderna Announces Promising Preliminary Results For Bivalent Vaccine Against Multiple COVID-19 Variants

The New York Times (4/19, LaFraniere) reports, “Moderna announced preliminary results Tuesday from its study of a coronavirus vaccine intended to protect against variants, saying the findings show it can design a vaccine that offers better, longer-lasting...

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Increase In Pancreatic Enzymes Tied To Progression To Severe Disease, Poor Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Suggest

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/19, Storms) reports “an increase in pancreatic enzymes was associated with progression to severe disease and poor outcomes among patients with COVID-19 infection, according to” a 21-study systematic review and meta-analysis....

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Stakeholder Involvement Important In Success Of Interventions To Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Dispensing At Community Level In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Systematic Review Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/19, Storms) reports “stakeholder involvement was important in the success of interventions to improve appropriate antibiotic dispensing at the community level in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), according to” a 13-stu...

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Hospitalization Rates For Unvaccinated Children Ages Five To 11 Twice As High During Omicron Surge, CDC Study Finds

The New York Times (4/19, Mueller) reports, “Unvaccinated children from 5 to 11 years old were hospitalized with Covid at twice the rate of vaccinated children during the winter Omicron variant surge, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporte...

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Omicron Subvariants BA.2, BA.2.12.1 Make Up More Than 90% Of COVID-19 Variants In US, CDC Estimates

Reuters (4/19, Satija) reports, “The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron and its sublineage BA.2.12.1 is estimated to make up more than 90% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of April 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

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Few Older Vaccines, Drugs Have Proved Effective Against COVID-19

Kaiser Health News (4/19, Allen) reports on the “thousands” of trials conducted by physicians “who hoped older vaccines and drugs, usually cheap and off-patent, might provide them with options” against COVID-19. For the most part, “the drugs were too toxi...

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Household Transmission Of SARS-CoV-2 High, With Children Being Significant Source Of Spread, Study Suggests

Healio (4/19, Weldon) reports “SARS-CoV-2 spreads extensively in households, with children being a significant source of that spread,” according to a Canadian study published in CMAJ Open. The researchers concluded, “People with SARS-CoV-2 infection trans...

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Utah Reports Avian Flu Outbreak In Backyard Flock

The AP (4/19) reports, “Several members of a backyard flock of birds in Utah County have tested positive for avian influenza as reports of the virus emerge in wild birds and farmed poultry throughout the United States.” On Monday, the Utah Department of A...

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Biden Administration Will Appeal Ruling Blocking Transportation Mask Mandate If Deemed Necessary By CDC

The Washington Post (4/19, A1, Aratani, Simmons, Gahan, Oldham) reports the Biden Administration on Tuesday “said...it would appeal a judge’s ruling that blocked a transportation mask requirement if federal health officials determine the mandate is still...

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New CDC Analytics Team To Improve Communication About COVID-19 Pandemic, Future Outbreaks

The Washington Post (4/19, Sun) reports “a new team of federal health scientists” with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics “officially embarked Tuesday on a mission to provide what has often been...

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Health Officials In Several Countries Investigating Cases Of Severe Hepatitis In Children

The AP (4/15, Stobbe) reported “health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe” hepatitis “in children, and they think it may be related to” adenoviruses. The United Kingdom “has been investigating at least 74 cases in...

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Metatranscriptomic RNA Sequencing Effective In Epidemiologic Surveillance Of Pneumonia Pathogens In Adults With HIV Infection, Study Indicates

Adding Rifampin To Standard Care May Decrease Risk Of Subsequent Treatment Failure Among Patients Who Develop Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Suggest

Room Surfaces Near Patients Colonized With Candida Auris Commonly Re-Contaminated Within Hours Of Cleaning Or Disinfection, Study Finds

Novavax Says Early Data Show Its Combined COVID-19, Flu Vaccine Triggers Promising Immune Response

Confusion About Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Persists

Presence Of Respiratory Muscle Wasting In Patients With Severe COVID-19 Tied To Increased In-Patient Mortality, Study Suggests

Data Indicate Patients With Long COVID May Experience “Fibromyalgia-Like,” Multisite Pain, Report Opioid Use

Older Adults Receive Significant Additional Protection Against All-Cause Pneumonia And Hospitalizations From LRTI When Vaccinated With PVC13, Study Finds

Biden Administration To Appeal Decision Striking Down Mask Mandate For Public Transit

Moderna Announces Promising Preliminary Results For Bivalent Vaccine Against Multiple COVID-19 Variants

Increase In Pancreatic Enzymes Tied To Progression To Severe Disease, Poor Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19, Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Suggest

Stakeholder Involvement Important In Success Of Interventions To Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Dispensing At Community Level In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Systematic Review Indicates

Hospitalization Rates For Unvaccinated Children Ages Five To 11 Twice As High During Omicron Surge, CDC Study Finds

Omicron Subvariants BA.2, BA.2.12.1 Make Up More Than 90% Of COVID-19 Variants In US, CDC Estimates

Few Older Vaccines, Drugs Have Proved Effective Against COVID-19

Household Transmission Of SARS-CoV-2 High, With Children Being Significant Source Of Spread, Study Suggests

Utah Reports Avian Flu Outbreak In Backyard Flock

Biden Administration Will Appeal Ruling Blocking Transportation Mask Mandate If Deemed Necessary By CDC

New CDC Analytics Team To Improve Communication About COVID-19 Pandemic, Future Outbreaks

Health Officials In Several Countries Investigating Cases Of Severe Hepatitis In Children