The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced nine extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever cases in the USA unrelated to international travel.
Additionally, the CDC’s Health Advisory Network issued an Alert on February 12, 2021, stating an ongoing outbreak of XDR typhoid fever has sickened more than 5,000 people in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan since 2016.
XDR Typhoid Fever Cases Found in the USA
Veklury Use While Pregnant to be Studied
A recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will evaluate the effects of Veklury (remdesivir) in pregnant women who are being treated for COVID-19.
This NIH study announced on February 17, 2021, aims to determine how pregnant women metabolize Veklury and any potential side effects.
The study will be conducted at 17 sites in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. It will be led by the NIH-funded International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network.
Myocardial Injury Prevalent in Patients With Severe COVID-19
54 percent of discharged patients who had troponin elevation in conjunction with severe COVID-19 had late gadolinium enhancement and/or ischemia
Age, Frailty Independently Linked to COVID-19 Mortality
Frailty also associated with increased risk for higher care needs on discharge and increased likelihood of adverse outcomes
Many U.S. Troops Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination
Up to two-thirds of troops who were offered the vaccine have accepted, according to ‘very early data’