Identifying Deficiencies in Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation
September 29th 2021In research presented virtually at IDWeek 2021, investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a review of nursing home antibiotic stewardship citation deficiencies in order to improve implementation.
Lenzilumab Significantly Improves COVID-19 Survival Without Invasive Ventilation
September 29th 2021In newly hospitalized hypoxic patients with COVID-19, the monoclonal antibody significantly improved survival without invasive mechanical ventilation compared with placebo and available treatments, according to phase 3 trial results.
Cardiovascular Disease Diagnoses Remain Elevated 3 Months After COVID-19 Infection
September 29th 2021“Compared to the pre-COVID period, the odds ratio for CVD encounters was nearly doubled in each post-COVID period from 31 to 90 days post onset,” Brian Agan, MD, deputy science director and HIV research director of the Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program at USU/HJF and presenting author, told Contagion®.
Understanding the Medical Needs Associated With Transgender Health
September 27th 2021The Fenway Institute is hosting its upcoming Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference. The program will include education on transgender medical care as well as how clinicians and people within this community can interact and the former can understand the latter’s needs when it comes to preventative and acute care.
Delta Variant Spreads Rapidly through Vaccinated and Unvaccinated US Prison Population
September 24th 2021A CDC examination of a Delta outbreak in a Texas prison showed unvaccinated persons have higher attack rates, hospitalizations, and deaths, but vaccinated persons can still contract and spread the virus.