Respiratory Infections News

TREVISO, Italy — Day after day, COVID-19 containment and mitigation measures become more stringent in Italy, while hospitals are under extraordinary pressure to meet the surge in cases.

With rising infection rates in the United States and numerous institutional shutdowns, the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak has been compounded by inaccurate medical information that has stoked fear and anxiety among adults and children alike.

In a study conducted at three sites in South Africa, combination therapy with bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid led to favorable outcomes in most patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis.

In a study conducted at three sites in South Africa, combination therapy with bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid led to favorable outcomes in most patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis.

More than 118,300 cases of COVID-19 and 4,200 related deaths have been identified worldwide, including 938 cases and 29 deaths in the United States, according to WHO and the CDC.

A single dose of a universal influenza vaccine, adjuvanted FLU-v, may provide prolonged protection against multiple strains of the influenza virus, according to results of a phase 2b trial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network postponed its annual conference in response to concerns about the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

In the wake of the White House’s request for $2.5 billion in COVID-19 response funding, which was criticized by some experts as inadequate, the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday providing $8.3 billion in emergency funding to combat the outbreak.

Researchers observed a “rapid and steady erosion of antibiotic susceptibility” among Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in the years since the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugative vaccine, or PCV13, was introduced, according to study findings.

An outbreak of severe respiratory syncytial virus disease was associated with a new genetic lineage of the virus among a group of Minnesota children, according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.