Tag: Infections: Misc.
Odds of Severe, Critical COVID-19 Up With Vitamin D Deficiency
Patients with severe or critical disease more often had preinfection vitamin D deficiency than those with mild-to-moderate disease
Four in 10 Adults Report Heart Symptoms During the Pandemic
And, one in four COVID-19 survivors says the virus impacted their heart health
4.95 Million Deaths Linked to Antimicrobial Resistance in 2019
Lower respiratory infections accounted for >1.5 million deaths associated with resistance, making it the most burdensome syndrome
Children’s Hospital Admissions Reduced After March 2020
Fewer hospital admissions reported for respiratory, severe invasive, and vaccine-preventable infections
Risk for Early-Onset Sepsis Low for Infants With Low-Risk Delivery
Risk for early-onset sepsis low among infants of all gestational ages born with low-risk delivery characteristics
Casirivimab + Imdevimab Prevents Progression to Symptomatic COVID-19
For asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals living with infected household contact, combo cuts incidence of symptomatic COVID-19
Microbiome Therapeutic Beats Placebo for Recurrent C. difficile
Investigational oral live microbiome therapeutic superior to placebo in patients with three or more episodes of C. difficile infection
Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing Dropped During Pandemic
Decrease in antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric primary care driven by reduced volume of visits for respiratory tract infections
Antibiotic Choices for Skin, Soft Tissue Infections Vary by Race
Compared with White inpatients, Black inpatients less likely to receive cefazolin, more likely to receive clindamycin for SSTIs
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Less Protective in Elderly With Comorbidity
At ≥7 days after second dose, effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was 69 percent against infection, 86 percent against related death