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Rapid Increase, Inadequate Use Of Linezolid Prescriptions At NICU Raises Concern About Potential Misuse, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (10/15, Masoud) reports, “The rapid increase and inadequate use of linezolid prescriptions at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) raises concern about potential misuse,” investigators concluded in a study that “included 66 pre...

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National Governors Association Asks President Trump To Clarify Role Of States In Future Distribution Of Coronavirus Vaccines

The Hill (10/15, Weixel) reports the National Governors Association has asked to meet with President Trump to discuss the role of states in the future distribution of coronavirus vaccines. In a letter to President Trump, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Ark...

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What to Expect When You Don’t Know What You are Expecting: COVID-19 and the Flu Season in the Laboratory

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The Case for a Laboratory Quality Team

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Eight Texas School Systems Participating In Rapid Coronavirus Testing Program

The Texas Tribune (10/14, Jones) reports coronavirus “tests with results in 15 minutes or less are coming to a few Texas schools as part of a new pilot program announced Wednesday by Gov. Greg Abbott (R).” The program aims “to help schools conduct rapid t...

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Elevated Surfactant Protein D Levels Tied To Severe ARDS And Poor Outcomes In Children With Acute Respiratory Failure, Study Indicates

Healio (10/14, T. Welsh) reports researchers found “elevated surfactant protein D levels are associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and poor outcomes in children with acute respiratory failure.” The findings were published in the journ...

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Circulating DHT, SHBG Levels May Independently Predict Hip Fracture Risk In Men, Study Indicates

Rheumatology News (10/14, Pass) reports, “In older men, circulating levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) independently predict risk of hip fracture, but testosterone does not,” investigators concluded in a study that...

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Two More Studies Examine Relationship Between Blood Type And COVID-19

MedPage Today (10/14, Walker) reports two studies “suggest blood type may not only play a role in [SARS-CoV-2 infection] susceptibility, but also severity of infection.” In a study published in Blood Advances, researchers in Denmark found that “blood type...

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Researchers Say Predictive Analytics Models That Evaluate Genetic And Experimental Data May More Accurately Forecast Which Flu Strains Will Be Most Prevalent During The Next Winter

Health IT Analytics (10/14, Kent) reports researchers found “predictive analytics models that evaluate genetic and experimental data could more accurately forecast which flu strains will be most prevalent during the next winter.” The findings were publish...

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Approximately 7% Of ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Cases Can Be Classified As Staphylococcus Aureus ICU Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Pulmonology Advisor (10/14, May) reports researchers found “approximately 7% of pneumonia cases acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be classified as Staphylococcus aureus ICU pneumonia (SAIP), and patients colonized with S aureus at ICU admissio...

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Open Letter Signed By 80 Researchers Criticizes The Great Barrington Declaration As Dangerous

USA Today (10/14, Weise) reports 80 researchers wrote a letter published in The Lancet criticizing the Great Barrington Declaration, which “called for the world to embrace herd immunity for COVID-19 as a way to protect the vulnerable while still allowing...

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Researchers Say Child-Care Centers Do Not Drive The Spread Of Coronavirus Even In Communities With High Infection Rates

The Los Angeles Times (10/14, Sharp) reports a study published in Pediatrics “provides some of the clearest evidence yet that child-care centers don’t hasten the spread of the novel coronavirus, even in communities where overall infections are high.” Rese...

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Many Countries Reportedly Turning To Rapid Antigen Tests To Contain Second Wave Of COVID-19 Pandemic

Reuters (10/13, Miller, Copley, Parodi, Vagnoni, Mason, Meijer, Blamont) reports many countries “are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests” in their efforts “to contain a second wave of COVID-19.” The US, Canada, Germany, Italy, and other cou...

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Rapid Bedside Testing Faster Than Standard Laboratory PCR Testing For SARS-CoV-2, Researchers Say

Healio (10/13, Welsh) reports, “Rapid bedside testing is faster than standard centralized laboratory polymerase chain reaction [PCR] testing for COVID-19 and may improve infection control in the hospital,” investigators concluded in a “prospective, interv...

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FDA Clears Access Bio’s Rapid, Self-Contained, Single-Use Coronavirus Test

Bloomberg (10/13, Court) reports “a new 10-minute Covid-19 test that doesn’t need added equipment to process,” called CareStart, “has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, manufacturer Access Bio, Inc. said on Tuesday.” The test “is a sel...

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FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization For New Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test

TIME (10/13, Park) reports “the FDA issued an EUA for a test called SalivaDirect, which doesn’t require special (and potentially expensive) containers – any standard sterile one that costs a few cents will do.” Laboratories “can apply for authorization to...

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Coronavirus Cases In The US Are On The Rise, Especially In Midwestern States

The Washington Post (10/13, Wan, Dupree) reports “U.S. coronavirus cases are rising again, driven by rapid transmission in Midwestern states and sparking fears that a forewarned wave of infections this fall and winter has begun.” For nearly “a month, new...

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NIAID Director Warns US Facing “Difficult Situation” As Coronavirus Positivity Rates Increase Ahead Of Winter

USA Today (10/13, Alltucker) reports NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci “said the United States faces a ‘difficult situation’ with a rise in positive coronavirus tests through a wide swath of northern states as the weather cools.” USA Today adds, “An ideal...

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Elderly Dutch Woman Reportedly First Person To Die From SARS-CoV-2 After Becoming Reinfected With The Virus

CNN (10/13, Cassidy) reports an 88-year-old Dutch woman has become the first known person to die from COVID-19 after becoming reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, according to “a paper [PDF] accepted for publication in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.” Th...

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The UK Has Used “Genomic Epidemiology” To Better Understand The Spread Of SARS-CoV-2

The Washington Post (10/13, Kaplan) reports on the use of “genomic epidemiology” during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted and the sources of outbreaks. The UK has used the practice and as a result has been able to id...

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Rapid Increase, Inadequate Use Of Linezolid Prescriptions At NICU Raises Concern About Potential Misuse, Study Indicates

National Governors Association Asks President Trump To Clarify Role Of States In Future Distribution Of Coronavirus Vaccines

What to Expect When You Don’t Know What You are Expecting: COVID-19 and the Flu Season in the Laboratory

The Case for a Laboratory Quality Team

Eight Texas School Systems Participating In Rapid Coronavirus Testing Program

Elevated Surfactant Protein D Levels Tied To Severe ARDS And Poor Outcomes In Children With Acute Respiratory Failure, Study Indicates

Circulating DHT, SHBG Levels May Independently Predict Hip Fracture Risk In Men, Study Indicates

Two More Studies Examine Relationship Between Blood Type And COVID-19

Researchers Say Predictive Analytics Models That Evaluate Genetic And Experimental Data May More Accurately Forecast Which Flu Strains Will Be Most Prevalent During The Next Winter

Approximately 7% Of ICU-Acquired Pneumonia Cases Can Be Classified As Staphylococcus Aureus ICU Pneumonia, Study Indicates

Open Letter Signed By 80 Researchers Criticizes The Great Barrington Declaration As Dangerous

Researchers Say Child-Care Centers Do Not Drive The Spread Of Coronavirus Even In Communities With High Infection Rates

Many Countries Reportedly Turning To Rapid Antigen Tests To Contain Second Wave Of COVID-19 Pandemic

Rapid Bedside Testing Faster Than Standard Laboratory PCR Testing For SARS-CoV-2, Researchers Say

FDA Clears Access Bio’s Rapid, Self-Contained, Single-Use Coronavirus Test

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization For New Saliva-Based Coronavirus Test

Coronavirus Cases In The US Are On The Rise, Especially In Midwestern States

NIAID Director Warns US Facing “Difficult Situation” As Coronavirus Positivity Rates Increase Ahead Of Winter

Elderly Dutch Woman Reportedly First Person To Die From SARS-CoV-2 After Becoming Reinfected With The Virus

The UK Has Used “Genomic Epidemiology” To Better Understand The Spread Of SARS-CoV-2