Posts published in “COVID-19”

Adding COVID-19–specific guidance to an established stewardship program helped cut antibiotic use by 29% after the first COVID surge.

The new findings come from the ongoing RECOVER trial and build on results seen in a 2023 trial.

A study suggesting that nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and molnupiravir don’t prevent severe COVID-19 outcomes or long COVID is also being called into question.

The model considered both at-risk patients and those who would benefit most from treatments.

Patients exposed to a sick roommate or unit mate in the geriatric psychiatric unit were 6 times more likely to become infected. 

Wastewater levels are still high, but some indicators such as hospitalizations trended downward.

Decisions about investing in building wastewater surveillance capacity should consider the vast economic and social cost of responding to infectious diseases not detected and arrested…

The findings come on the cusp of the Northern Hemisphere flu and respiratory syncytial virus seasons and rising US COVID-19 cases. 

The rate of averted deaths by country differed by vaccination uptake over time, as well as whether COVID-19 outbreaks were seen primarily before or after…

The difference in the mean acceleration between girls and boys was about 3 years.