The number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the July 24-30 period was up compared to the previous week, according to the weekly bulletin of the National Public Health Organization (EODY), published on Thursday. Hospital admissions for coronavirus increased to 321 last week and also rose 41% overall compared to the average weekly admissions over […]
A mosquito trapped on Doolittle Lane in Anderson Township had the third positive test of West Nile virus identified in the Cincinnati region this summer. Testing for the virus is routine and agencies such as Hamilton County Public Health set up traps to catch mosquitos and test for the presence of West Nile. On Monday, […]
The National Institutes of Health has selected Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo as the new director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Marrazzo, who is currently the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, succeeds Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top infectious disease expert. Fauci stepped […]
Amoxicillin and penicillin (also known as penicillin V potassium or penicillin G) are two of the most widely-prescribed antibiotics across the globe. And from their inception, it’s estimated that millions of lives have been saved due to their effective treatment of bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections like pneumonia or bronchitis. Amoxicillin and penicillin share […]
Two hospitals have introduced visiting restrictions with immediate effect due to Covid-19 outbreaks. University Hospital Galway has urged the public not to visit the hospital if they are feeling unwell, while St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny said it is advising patients to only attend its emergency department “if absolutely necessary” and not to bring […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have developed a new way to rapidly diagnose bacterial infections in dogs, enabling testing and treatment with appropriate antibiotics on the same day. The method could eliminate the delays associated with conventional diagnosis, in which a sample has to be cultured for days to identify the bacteria present before the […]
Image: The antimicrobial coating can be incorporated into medical devices and implants to prevent infection (Photo courtesy of SafeCoat) Infections associated with medical devices account for a quarter of all healthcare-related infections. They present a significant challenge for treatment using traditional antibiotics due to the growth and adherence of bacterial biofilms on the device’s surface. […]
CDC advisors unanimously backed AstraZeneca’s and Sanofi’s infant RSV shot. Beyfortus is set to become the first shot in the U.S. that protects all infants from the virus. Sanofi has said the companies are prepared to roll the shot out before RSV season this fall and do not foresee any challenges meeting demand. A RSV-infected […]
Not All Child Sinus Infections Benefit From Antibiotics In this latest study, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine examined clinical trial data on 510 children ages 2-11 with acute sinusitis symptoms. All children were tested for five categories of bacterial strains linked to sinusitis infections. For ten days, 254 of the children […]
A health expert at the University of Alabama has been named the next director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institutes of Health announced this week. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo is expected to start the job this fall, the NIH said in a statement released Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci retired […]