IPAC News for the week of March 29 to April 1, 2021
Epidemiology of and risk factors for mortality due to carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) in healthcare facilities. Journal Health Canada taking further action to confirm the benefit-risk profile of the AstraZeneca vaccine. News Pfizer study suggests COVID-19 vaccine is safe, protective in younger teens. News Ontario now has more COVID-19 patients in ICU than ever before. News Athabasca school moving classes online next week as COVID-19 outbreak grows to 47 cases. News Doctors fear Bengal is...
IPAC News for the week of March 22 to 26, 2021
Emergence of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae during an Outbreak in a Primary School: Clinical Characterization of Hospitalized Children. Journal Increase in Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay during First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Data from an Italian Infectious Disease Referral Hospital. Journal First Candida auris Outbreak during a COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary-Care Center in Lebanon. Journal AstraZeneca says U.S. trial data shows 79% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19. News March Madness blog: COVID outbreak ends NCAA tournament...
IPAC News for the week of March 15 to 19, 2021
Predictors of hospital-acquired bacterial and fungal superinfections in COVID-19: a prospective observational study. Journal Biofilms: The Stronghold of Legionella pneumophila. Journal Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. News AHS website experiences ‘intermittent issues’ as Alberta begins Phase 2A of COVID-19 vaccine rollout. News India's COVID-19 cases rising despite widespread belief in country's natural immunities. News AstraZeneca vaccine can now be used on seniors in Canada, NACI says. News Ebola may have lingered in...
IPAC News for the week of March 8 to 12, 2021
Household transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a prospective cohort study. Journal First Reported Nosocomial Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in a Pediatric Dialysis Unit. Journal International Women's Day: Women's work during the pandemic. News New COVID-19 cases in Ontario spike above 1,600 as stay-at-home order lifts in Toronto, Peel Region. News Canadians' hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccine dropping, new poll suggests. News Indoor gatherings may have caused COVID-19 outbreaks at 2 schools in Calgary...