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Investigators incorporated universal HIV screening into COVID-19 testing at a Chicago hospital emergency department (ED).

Throughout the study, the investigators noted that no child showed clinical signs of respiratory distress.

Vaccine rollout in Germany intensifies as more doses are delivered to the country.

A cardiology expert discusses the unique and currently investigated relationship between COVID-19, adenovirus vaccines, and thrombotic events.

Ongoing education and proven outcomes need to aid this form of testing.

With labs blinding a specific panel, a C diff diagnosis can be masked and missed.

Results from the study data reinforce the need to adhere to public health measures by people who have been vaccinated.

The decision follows emerging data showing prevalent virus variants are unaffected by the monoclonal antibody.

The company wants to transition to combination therapy of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together for COVID-19 treatment.

The ATLAS 2M study results showed non-inferiority in 2-month dosing compared to 1-month dosing for the cabotegravir and rilpivirine long-acting injectable.

The ongoing pandemic has caused a severe decrease in childhood vaccinations, while some rates have recovered, others have not and clinicians are urging caregivers to have their children receive their shots.

Study hoping to show reduced need for respiratory support with the approach failed to do so, though it does appear to limit the need for intubation.

Study finds a 10% reinfection rate amongst a mostly 18-20 year old United States Marine population in a closed setting.

The 2 shot mRNA vaccine has a high efficacy against COVID-19, but long term data for its protection is not there yet, and emerging variants may present a challenge.

Antimicrobials were commonly prescribed during the first wave of the pandemic, and clinicians were successfully guided by antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Increased facility-level vaccine coverage amongst residents and staff was associated with lower cases in the latter population.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to discuss the blood clots’ issue and offered guidance on heparin usage in these cases.

More than half of urine cultures were found to be contaminated and 1 in 5 of the patients were prescribed an antibiotic.

The two measures were shown to prevent viral outbreaks if at least 60% of a population followed them.

Social identity plays an important role in how antimicrobial stewards see their roles and influences how they communicated with prescribers.

The US Food and Drug Administration released an investigation report on the fall 2020 outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 linked to leafy greens grown in California and updated the Leafy Greens Action Plan.

Carlos del Rio, MD, discusses the United States' pandemic situation in assessing the blood clot events observed in 6 Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients.

Jason Gallagher, PharmD, adds context behind the FDA and CDC's decision to pause and review blood clotting events in 6 women given the company's COVID-19 vaccine.

The monoclonal antibody cocktail reduced symptomatic infections by 72% in the first week and 93% in following weeks.

In a press conference this morning, leadership of the FDA and CDC discussed why they made the decision on this vaccine and announced an ACIP meeting will be held tomorrow to review the data from the adverse events.