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IDSA experts found that saliva tests compare well with the diagnostic gold standard -- nasopharyngeal tests. But a throat swab alone misses cases. …

COVID-19 -- South KoreaDetection of replication-competent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the most reliable indicator of contagiousness. [1] Although the duration of live-virus shedding is well-characterized in immunocompetent patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), little is known about how long immunocompromised patients are contagious. Consequently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines on transmission-based precautions for immunocompromised…

This report describes treatment recommendations for gonococcal infections.

New clinical practice guidelines on Lyme disease place a strong emphasis on antibody testing to assess for rheumatologic and neurologic syndromes. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 903 152 (5518) / 17 551 (57)European Region (61): 19 535 185 (234 687) / 438 615 (5472)South East Asia Region (10): 10 975 368 (50 086) / 167 071 (770)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 4 221 205 (36 176) / 105 857 (662)Region of the Americas (54): 27…

Infectious disease experts critically review evidence for use of bamlanivimab, address new data on remdesivir and tocilizumab, and comment on new findings for the Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. …

Most voters wore masks, the poll workers said, but people didn't always wear them correctly or consistently cover their mouth and nose. …

"In consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the vice president will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel." …

Cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients is common and survival after CPR is poor, leaving providers grappling with how to give CPR safely, and asking for new guidelines in this patient population. …

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an updated position paper on rabies in 2018, mainly focusing on simplification of vaccination schedules and use of rabies immunoglobulin (RIG). The maximum amount of RIG anatomically feasible should be infiltrated exclusively in and around the wound and will no longer be calculated solely based on body weight. We describe the practical guideline implementing the revised RIG policy in the Netherlands on how to determine the amount of RIG for local administration. We calculated savings achieved through the revised WHO policy. We used information from a national database including rabies consultations in the Netherlands and clinical information from a public health service, clinical practitioners and national data on the amount of distributed RIG. Between 2008 and 2019, 5,164 consultations were registered. The most frequently affected anatomical location was hand or leg (43%). Around 80% concerned minor injuries (

Throughout the pandemic, Fauci has been a leading voice on safety guidelines to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and on details about therapeutics and vaccines. The list of 100 also includes public health experts who have been influential during the pandemic. …

The statement from the NIH's COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel comes a week after the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19. …

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownThe Wildlife Health Specialist Group (WHSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) have recently released guidelines to minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from people to free-ranging wild mammals. These recommendations are based on 1st principles of biosecurity and hygiene, current knowledge of human-to-animal SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and the precautionary principle.There is a possibility that SARS-CoV-2 will…

"I was under general anesthesia in the operating room and was not part of any discussion or deliberation regarding the new testing recommendations," he told CNN. …

CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, appeared to walk back controversial recommendations on not testing asymptomatic people for COVID-19 after a backlash, multiple media sources have reported. …