Tag: CDC
CDC Reports Rising Levels of Mycoplasma Pneumonia and RSV in Young Kids
Though the nation’s respiratory disease levels remain low overall, with COVID levels declining and little sign of a flu uptick, illnesses caused by Mycobacterium pneumoniae are increasing, especially in children, and respiratory... read more
Hospitalizations for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in US
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare, serious condition characterized by fever and multiorgan involvement that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... read more
COVID-19 Infections Are Growing
Large areas of the US are experiencing a significant spread of COVID-19, with the pandemic reaching alarming levels. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the spread of the disease has officially... read more
Cluster of Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Among ICU Patients
Treatment of carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CP-CRPA) infections is challenging because of antibiotic resistance. CP-CRPA infections are highly transmissible in health care settings because... read more
Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health departments in the United States about two confirmed outbreaks of Marburg... read more
Interim Clinical Treatment Considerations for Severe Manifestations of Mpox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled "Interim Clinical Treatment Considerations for Severe Manifestations of Mpox—United States, February 2023."... read more
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Among Adults Who Completed a Primary COVID-19 Vaccination
In this analysis of data from 465 U.S. health care facilities, severe COVID-19 outcomes (i.e., respiratory failure, ICU admission, or death) were rare among adults aged ≥18 years after primary vaccination. These findings... read more
CCSC Encourage Flu Shots Amid COVID-19 Spread
The members of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), which includes the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), American Thoracic Society (ATS), and Society... read more
COVID-19 Variant Classifications and Definitions
Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been emerging and circulating around the world throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Viral mutations and variants in the United States are routinely monitored through sequence-based surveillance,... read more
Allergic Reactions After Receipt of the First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Early safety monitoring of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has detected 21 cases of anaphylaxis after reported administration of 1,893,360 first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (11.1 cases per million vaccine... read more
CDC update calls for universal mask-wearing
The CDC calls for universal mask use at all times indoors, except when within one's own household, and outside when distances of 6 feet or more cannot be maintained. Additional strategies in the report are social distancing... read more
CDC cuts COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendation
The CDC released new COVID-19 guidelines Dec. 2, reducing the previous 14-day quarantine recommendation for people who were exposed to 10 days without symptoms, reports CBS. The recommendation is further reduced to seven... read more
CDC Tells States How to Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccine by Early November
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified public health officials in all 50 states and five large cities to prepare to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers and other high-risk groups as... read more
How Do We Test for Coronavirus?
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), published methodology for 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) testing and is currently in the process of applying for an emergency waiver to allow medical-testing facilities to perform these... read more
CDC Launches Investigation Into Surge Of Severe Lung Disease Cases Linked To Vaping
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the sudden emergence of severe lung disease linked to vaping in 14 states. CDC is providing consultation to the departments of health in Wisconsin,... read more
New Approaches Reduces Inappropriate Antibiotic Usage
A UC Davis study of 9 emergency departments and urgent care centers in California and Colorado found educating physicians and patients about safe antibiotic use can cut overuse by 30%. The study, funded under a contract from... read more
Flu Killed Up to 54,800 People This Season
The flu has caused as many as 40.1 million illnesses and 54,800 deaths this season, according to CDC estimates based on the agency's most recent FluView report. During the 2017-18 flu season, an estimated 80,000 people died.... read more
Flu Season May Not Have Peaked, and there’s Another Wave of Severe Infections Underway
Flu activity remains high across the nation, and there's a second wave of severe infections striking some states. There were as many as 26.3 million flu illnesses, 12.4 million medical visits and 347,000 flu hospitalizations... read more
Adherence of Newborn-Specific Antibiotic Stewardship Programs to CDC Recommendations
Significant gaps exist between CDC recommendations to improve antibiotic use and antibiotic practices during the newborn period. There is wide variation in point prevalence AURs. Three-quarters of infants who received antibiotics... read more
Healthcare Providers Should Be Ready for Nerve Agent Attacks
Recent attacks in the UK and elsewhere using powerful nerve agents show that U.S. healthcare providers don't need to be near a battlefield to find themselves dealing with similar emergencies, researchers argue in a commentary... read more
Superbugs Pose a Dangerous, $65 Billion Threat to the US Health-Care System
A new report released Wednesday from the OECD estimates that antimicrobial resistant infection is on track to kill 30,000 Americans per year by 2050. The financial cost to the 33 developed countries included in the study... read more
