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...
Infectious Disease
Reports of high-impact infectious disease studies by medical professionals
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Risk factors for diabetes in people with HIV
1. This follow-up analysis of the phase 3 REPRIEVE trial demonstrated that region of residence, prediabetes, high BMI, and metabolic...
Newly discovered orthonairovirus is associated with human febrile illnesses
1. A newly found orthonairovirus, Wetland virus (WELV), was discovered to be pathogenic to humans, causing febrile illnesses in northeastern...
New prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B
1. In this cohort study involving noncirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis B, a new prognostic model based on viral load...
Anemia is a common side effect of antiretroviral therapy for HIV
1. Patients with HIV treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) have a 31.5% chance of being anemic with many significantly positively...
Twice-yearly azithromycin distribution reduces childhood mortality in rural Niger
1. In this randomized cluster trial, twice-yearly azithromycin distribution reduced all-cause childhood mortality among children aged one to 59 months...
Oseltamivir and peramivir may reduce length-of-hospital-stay in patients with severe influenza
1. Time in hospital was modestly reduced in both intervention groups compared to the control. 2. There was little to...
Biomarkers may help guide antibiotic stewardship in community acquired pneumonia
1. Using either procalcitonin or c-reactive protein as a biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment in patients with community-acquired pneumonia reduces...
No evidence of reliable biomarkers of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2
1. In this follow-up analysis of a cohort of patients from the RECOVER study, there was no clinically meaningful difference...
High rates of diagnostic discordance in hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia
1. In this retrospective cohort study, discordance between initial diagnosis and discharge diagnosis occurred in over half of hospitalizations for...
