Tag: Infections: Misc.
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality
mRNA-1273 Has High Vaccine Effectiveness After Five Months
Vaccine effectiveness 87.4 percent against COVID-19 infection, and 95.8 and 97.9 percent against COVID-19 hospitalization, hospital death
Smartphone Wound Follow-Up Increases Odds of Early SSI Diagnosis
Patients in smartphone group had reduced community care attendance, better experiences accessing care after abdominal surgery
ACR: Certain Serious Infections Down for Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Hospital discharges for psoriatic arthritis patients with sepsis, skin and soft tissue infections, and UTIs down from 2012 to 2017 in the U.S.
CPAP, HFNO Not Tied to Greater SARS-CoV-2 Air, Surface Contamination
Another small study suggests cough poses higher risk for aerosol emission from the respiratory tract than CPAP, HFNO
Delta Variant May Increase Risk for Poor Pregnancy Outcomes
Experts recommend COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women to mitigate severe perinatal morbidity, mortality
Guillain-Barré Syndrome May Be Triggered by SARS-CoV-2 Infection
During study period, 22 percent with GBS had confirmed or probable SARS-CoV-2 infection; patients had uniform neurologic features
Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Does Not Cut Postop Infections
But overall incidence of postoperative complications significantly lower with robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy
Factors Linked to Development of Pediatric Psoriasis Identified
Factors independently linked to development include atopic dermatitis, family history of psoriasis, skin and fungal infections
Antibiotic Dispensing Decreased After COVID-19 Restrictions
36 percent reduction seen in antibiotic dispensing after COVID-19 restrictions; large reduction found in antibiotics for RTIs
