Thymosin α1 administration not associated with improved mortality in septic patients
1. The use of thymosin α1 in adult patients with sepsis was not associated with a reduction in all cause...
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Therapeutic-dose anticoagulation reduces mortality risk compared with prophylactic-dose anticoagulation in patients hospitalized for COVID-19
1. In this meta-analysis of randomized trials involving patients hospitalized with COVID-19, therapeutic-dose anticoagulation was found to be associated with...
Poor glycemic control may not be associated with increased outpatient antibiotic prescription rates
1. HbA1C levels were not associated with the number of antibiotic prescriptions in type 2 diabetic patients followed at primary...
Late-arresting attenuated parasite provides greater malaria protection than early-arresting parasite
1. In this randomized controlled trial, it was found that GA2, a late-arresting, genetically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum parasite, induced greater...
Influenza vaccination may reduce secondary infection spread amongst household contacts
1. Influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk of secondary influenza infections among household contacts, with an estimated effectiveness...
Machine learning model demonstrates superior screening efficiency for Hepatitis C virus carriers
1. Dagan and colleagues developed machine learning (ML) models using retrospective patient data to identify potential hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Kidneys from donors with HIV have good safety outcomes in persons with HIV
1. Among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who received deceased donor kidney transplants, kidneys from donors with HIV...
Safety of simultaneous vs sequential mRNA COVID-19 and inactivated influenza vaccines
1. In this randomized clinical trial, the safety profile, including reactogenicity, was similar between the simultaneous or sequential administration of...
Twice-yearly lenacapavir prevents HIV more effectively than daily F/TDF or F/TAF
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among adolescent girls and young women, it was found that twice-yearly lenacapavir resulted in...
Ziresovir reduces the severity of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized infants
1. Ziresovir, an antiviral drug targeted at respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), was superior to placebo in reducing signs and symptoms...