Can a Newer Test Remove the Mystery of Diagnosing Sepsis?
April 15th 2023A new study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) examined a rapid cellular host response test designed to aid providers who are working in emergency departments and need quick, efficient diagnostic information.
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Researchers Document Longest Known COVID-19 Infection, Occult Infection
April 27th 2022Lasting 505 days, investigators documented the longest known COVID-19 infection. The research, presented at ECCMID, also found one of the first cases of occult COVID-19, in which a patient who tests negative is later found to have ongoing COVID-19.
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Novel Antibiotics for Resistant Pathogens: Results of ATTACK Trial for Sulbactam-Durlobactam
April 26th 2022Entasis Therapeutics gave 2 oral presentations at ECCMID today detailing results of their ATTACK trial, investigating the safety and efficacy of sulbactam-durlobactam (SUL-DUR) for multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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Longer Intervals Between COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Leads to Higher Antibody Levels
April 25th 2022One study, presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), found waiting longer in between the first and second Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses boosted immune response 9-fold.
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Shionogi’s Oral Antiviral S-217622 Rapidly Clears COVID-19 Virus
April 23rd 2022Today at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Shionogi presented late-breaking data from their phase 2/3 clinical trial for S-217622, an investigational 3CL protease inhibitor. On day 4 of treatment with Shionogi’s S-217622, COVID-19 positive viral titers decreased by 90%.
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Does Socioeconomics Play a Role in Testing Positive, Mortality For SARS-CoV-2?
July 11th 2021A Swiss population-based study showed more people in socioeconomically challenged places tested positive more frequently, saw higher hospitalizations, and greater mortality rates than those in higher socioeconomic places.
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