During study period, 22 percent with GBS had confirmed or probable SARS-CoV-2 infection; patients had uniform neurologic features
Health Care-Associated Infection Up During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increases seen in national standardized infection ratios for CLABSI, CAUTI, VAE, MRSA bacteremia
Antibiotic Dispensing Decreased After COVID-19 Restrictions
36 percent reduction seen in antibiotic dispensing after COVID-19 restrictions; large reduction found in antibiotics for RTIs
SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia Infrequent in Blood Donors
Estimated prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA reactive donations 1.16/100,000; no infectivity seen in inoculated permissive cell cultures
WHO Urges Halt to Sale of Live Wild Animals at Food Markets
Agency says wild animals ‘are the source of more than 70 percent of all emerging infectious diseases in humans’
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Increased in 2020
More infections came as hospitals experienced high numbers of COVID-19 admissions
Fauci Given $1 Million Award for ‘Defending Science’
The prize from the Dan David Foundation in Israel was announced Monday
Secondary Bloodstream Infections Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Altered mental status, ICU admission, higher in-hospital mortality more likely in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 and sBSI
Long-Term Care Workers Often Hold Multiple Jobs
Movements from first to second jobs, often in health care or other essential work, may spread COVID-19
No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Newborns of mothers with severe/critical COVID-19 born early, at risk for needing phototherapy
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