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We compared 19,207 cases of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7/S gene target failure (SGTF), 436 B.1.351 and 352 P.1 to non-variant cases reported by seven European countries. COVID-19 cases with these variants had significantly higher adjusted odds ratios for hospitalisation (B.1.1.7/SGTF: 1.7, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.0-2.9; B.1.351: 3.6, 95% CI: 2.1-6.2; P.1: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.4-4.8) and B.1.1.7/SGTF and P.1 cases also for intensive care admission (B.1.1.7/SGTF: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.4-3.5; P.1: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.7-2.8).
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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Cuidados Críticos , Europa (Continente)/epidemiología , HumanosRESUMEN
The European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO) network monitors weekly excess all-cause mortality in 27 European countries or subnational areas. During the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Europe in spring 2020, several countries experienced extraordinarily high levels of excess mortality. Europe is currently seeing another upsurge in COVID-19 cases, and EuroMOMO is again witnessing a substantial excess all-cause mortality attributable to COVID-19.
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COVID-19/mortalidad , Mortalidad/tendencias , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , COVID-19/epidemiología , Causas de Muerte , Niño , Preescolar , Sistemas de Computación , Monitoreo Epidemiológico , Europa (Continente)/epidemiología , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Persona de Mediana Edad , SARS-CoV-2 , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
A remarkable excess mortality has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. We present preliminary pooled estimates of all-cause mortality for 24 European countries/federal states participating in the European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO) network, for the period March-April 2020. Excess mortality particularly affected ≥ 65 year olds (91% of all excess deaths), but also 45-64 (8%) and 15-44 year olds (1%). No excess mortality was observed in 0-14 year olds.
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Causas de Muerte/tendencias , Infecciones por Coronavirus/mortalidad , Coronavirus/aislamiento & purificación , Gripe Humana/mortalidad , Neumonía Viral/mortalidad , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Niño , Preescolar , Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Brotes de Enfermedades , Europa (Continente)/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Gripe Humana/diagnóstico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mortalidad/tendencias , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico , Vigilancia de la Población , Datos Preliminares , SARS-CoV-2 , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
A nationwide population-based study on community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Finland during 2004 to 2006 showed that both incidence (1.9/100,000 population) and strain variation increased in comparison to years 1997 to 1999. There were 7 community-associated epidemic and 25 sporadic MRSA strain types. Half of these had Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/epidemiología , Brotes de Enfermedades , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina/aislamiento & purificación , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/epidemiología , Antibacterianos/farmacología , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Toxinas Bacterianas/genética , Técnicas de Tipificación Bacteriana , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/microbiología , Exotoxinas/genética , Finlandia/epidemiología , Variación Genética , Genotipo , Humanos , Incidencia , Leucocidinas/genética , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Factores de Virulencia/genéticaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Few systematically collected multi-centre surveillance data on nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae have been published. AIM: To evaluate trends, patient characteristics and mortality of such infections, nosocomial BSI data reported by the 4-17 hospitals participating in the prospective laboratory-based surveillance during 1999-2013 were analysed. METHODS: Data were collected by local infection control nurses, patient-days were obtained from the hospital's administrative database, and dates of deaths from the population registry. Resistance to third-generation cephalosporins was further examined in the national reference laboratory. FINDINGS: A total of 16 028 nosocomial BSIs were identified; 2217 (14%) were caused by E. coli and 661 (4%) by K. pneumoniae; 207 (7%) were non-susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins, with an increasing trend from 0% in 1999 to 17% in 2013. Patient characteristics did not differ significantly between BSIs caused by third-generation susceptible and resistant E. coli and K. pneumonia, but the case fatality tended to be higher. Most (88%) of the isolates reported as non-susceptible to third-generation cephalosporins had ESBL phenotype, CTX-M (79%) being the most common enzyme. CONCLUSION: A sharp increase in nosocomial BSIs caused by ESBL producing bacteria was observed. Identification of patients for screening pose a challenge, emphasising the role of infection control guidelines and antibiotic policy in prevention.