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Study: Newborns won't get COVID through infected mom's breast milk

A new study offers more reassurance that mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 can safely breastfeed their babies. The study of 55 infants born to moms with COVID-19 found that none contracted the virus — even though most started getting...

source: HealthDay

More evidence MIS-C is a delayed response to SARS-CoV-2

An analysis of geographic and temporal trends in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) support the view that MIS-C results from delayed immunologic responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers report. Dr. Ermias Belay from the U.S. Centers for Disease...

source: MDedge

Antibiotic prescription trends shift due to telehealth during COVID-19

Fewer clinic visits resulted in a reduction in antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections, UTIs and skin and soft tissue infections in 2020 vs. 2019, according to findings presented virtually at the SHEA Spring Conference. “With...

source: Healio

CDC: Empty middle airplane seat could cut coronavirus exposure by up to 57%

A vacant middle airplane seat could cut the risk of exposure to coronavirus by 23% to 57% compared with a full flight, according to a study on physical distancing onboard released on Wednesday. Researchers from the U.S. Centers...

source: Reuters

Global COVID-19 cases, deaths continue steady rise

As COVID cases rose for the seventh week in a row last week, the biggest jumps were in South Asia and the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly snapshot of the pandemic. Meanwhile, countries continue to look at their options for vaccines,...

source: CIDRAP

Adults delaying medical care to avoid COVID-19 deemed dangerous and unnecessary

More than 40 percent of American adults have avoided or delayed receiving medical care because of concerns about COVID-19, and people with multiple underlying medical conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension, are significantly...

source: WKTN-TV

Contact precautions reduce MRSA transmission by almost 50% in VA hospitals

Researchers estimated that contact precautions were associated with a nearly 50% reduction in the MRSA transmission rate among adult patients in more than 100 Veterans Affairs hospitals, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

source: Healio

COVID-19 infection may up mortality in surgical patients

COVID-19 infection is an independent risk factor for surgical mortality, according to a research letter published online April 12 in JAMA Network Open. Max R. Haffner, M.D., from the University of California Davis in Sacramento, and colleagues compared the clinical outcomes...

source: HealthDay News

C diff risk explored following pediatric appendicitis procedures

New research suggests pediatric appendicitis patients are more likely to suffer from an additional Clostridium difficile (C diff) infection (CDI). A team, led by Felix Orelaru, MD, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, estimated the impact C diff...

source: HCP Live

Traditional definition underestimates burden of healthcare associated flu

Using a traditional definition of health care-associated influenza missed more than 80% of possible cases among patients admitted to acute-care hospitals during seven influenza seasons, researchers reported at the SHEA Spring Conference....

source: Healio

Rapid adoption of an interdisciplinary care team model for surgical residents managing COVID-19

Patients infected with SARS-Cov-2, the causative virus behind the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, have been increasing rapidly in New York City. New York City has the highest incidence in the United States...

source: DocWire News

Antimicrobial resistance threats in the emerging COVID-19 pandemic: Where do we stand?

Antimicrobial resistance continues to exert a substantial toll on the global health and world economy and is now expected to be hidden by COVID-19 for a while. The wrong consumption of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic...

source: ScienceDirect

Frontline health care workers develop 'care bundle' that reduces PPE-related injuries

Health care workers said a “care bundle” they created that includes WaterWipes, Eucerin Aquaphor Soothing Skin Balm and Mepitac Tape reduced the number of facial pressure injuries caused by prolonged use of personal protective equipment.

source: Healio

RCT shows tedizolid may be effective alternative to linezolid for gram-positive HABP, VABP

In a randomized controlled trial, tedizolid was noninferior to linezolid for day 28 all-cause mortality in the treatment of gram-positive ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia. “However,”...

source: Healio

Mucocutaneous symptoms common in pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations

Pediatric patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 often experienced mucocutaneous symptoms, according to a study. “Chilblain lesions in healthy children and adolescents have received much attention; these lesions resolve...

source: Healio

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Study: Newborns won't get COVID through infected mom's breast milk

More evidence MIS-C is a delayed response to SARS-CoV-2

Antibiotic prescription trends shift due to telehealth during COVID-19

CDC: Empty middle airplane seat could cut coronavirus exposure by up to 57%

Global COVID-19 cases, deaths continue steady rise

Adults delaying medical care to avoid COVID-19 deemed dangerous and unnecessary

Contact precautions reduce MRSA transmission by almost 50% in VA hospitals

COVID-19 infection may up mortality in surgical patients

C diff risk explored following pediatric appendicitis procedures

Traditional definition underestimates burden of healthcare associated flu

Rapid adoption of an interdisciplinary care team model for surgical residents managing COVID-19

Antimicrobial resistance threats in the emerging COVID-19 pandemic: Where do we stand?

Frontline health care workers develop 'care bundle' that reduces PPE-related injuries

RCT shows tedizolid may be effective alternative to linezolid for gram-positive HABP, VABP

Mucocutaneous symptoms common in pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations

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