Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections may be prevalent amongst patients with substance use disorder
1. Patients initiating care at one substance use disorder clinic had high rates of HCV and several other sexually transmitted ...
Tag: infectious disease
Impact of antibiotic pretreatment on cultures in children with osteomyelitis and septic arthritis
1. In a cohort of hospitalized children, culture positivity was not associated with antibiotic pretreatment. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) ...
Study highlights trends and outcomes of bronchodilator use in infants with bronchiolitis
1. In a large retrospective study, the rate of bronchodilator use during emergency visits for infants with bronchiolitis decreased from ...
RSV vaccination in third trimester associated with significantly reduced infection risk in early months of life
1. With 70% vaccination coverage, a 3rd trimester maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was modelled to reduce RSV ...
Afabicin noninferior to vancomycin and linzeolid for treatment of staphylococcal infections
1. Afabicin, a novel, narrow-spectrum antibiotic, was found to be non-inferior to vancomycin and linezolid in treating staphylococcal skin and ...
Co-prescription of clarithryomycin with direct oral anticoagulants associated with increased bleed risk.
1. Co-prescription of clarithromycin and direct oral anticoagulants was associated with a higher rate of 30-day hospitalization with hemorrhage when ...
Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 cases, deaths, and demand for hospital services in the UK: A modelling study
1. School closures, physical-distancing, shielding older adults ≥70 years, and quarantining symptomatic COVID-19 patients were all likely to reduce the ...
Large spike in drug use-associated infective endocarditis linked with opioid epidemic
1. Researchers have identified a significant increase in hospitalizations due to infective endocarditis related to drug use. 2. Heart valve ...
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria may be more sensitive than quick sequential organ failure assessment for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection
1. For predicting short-term mortality in patients with suspected infection, quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) had moderate specificity and ...
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