Trivalent Adjuvanted, High-Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccines Safe for Older Adults
Researchers compared safety, reactogenicity, and changes in Health-Related Quality of Life scores of aIIV3 vs HD-IIV3 flu vaccines in older adults.
All articles by Jessica Nye, PhD
NAAT Nasopharyngeal Swabs Still Gold Standard for Diagnosing SARS-CoV-2
Researchers systematically reviewed literature to understand the performance and sensitivity of alternative sample types compared with that of nasopharyngeal swabs for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2.
Socioeconomics, Not Pathogens, Responsible for Children’s Neurodevelopment
The investigators hypothesized that pathogens that cause diarrhea would be negatively associated with both growth and neurodevelopment.
Toxoplasma gondii Infection May be Associated With Risk for Gliomas
Researchers assessed cases of glioma and instance of T gondii among study participants who did not have cancer and provided blood samples.
Immunocompromised Patients at Risk for Prolonged Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2
Study authors studied respiratory samples and sera for SARS-CoV-2 in 3 deeply immunocompromised patients.
Laws Encouraging Hospital Workers to Vaccinate Reduce Influenza Mortality Rates
The objective of this quasi-experimental observational study was to measure the effect of states’ hospital worker influenza vaccination laws on pneumonia and influenza mortality.
Ascorbic Acid and Zinc Gluconate Do Not Improve COVID-19 Symptoms
Study authors examined the effect of high-dose zinc and/or ascorbic acid on the severity or reduction of SARS-CoV-2 duration compared with the standard of care.
![Staphylococcus aureus is a rare cause of myocarditis and typically affects immunocompromised patients with sepsis. S aureus myocarditis usually occurs with endocarditis and may result in the formation of abscesses on the heart valves and muscle.5 “As with viral myocarditis, this disease can present with signs and symptoms of acute myocardial infarction, complicating the diagnosis,” wrote the authors of a 2008 case study.12 “Much of the available data on bacterial myocarditis [were] collected before the development of many modern diagnostic tests and before antibiotics [thus] the appropriate workup, diagnosis and treatment remain unclear.”12 A case report published in 2018 described a 44-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate who was diagnosed with S aureus myocarditis (and associated left ventricular apical thrombus) after having septic shock.13 Complete recovery was achieved with a 12-week course of antibiotics and anticoagulation.](https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/03/7staphylococcusaureusgetty1_1479047-507x306.jpg)
Etiologies and Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis in PWID
Etiologies and characteristics of infective endocarditis in people who inject vs those do not inject drugs were found to significantly differ.
HIV Infection Increases Risk for Severe COVID-19, COVID-19-Related Mortality
Study authors evaluated the association between HIV diagnosis and COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalization, and in-hospital death in New York State.
Expansion of SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Required for Epidemic Prevention
Study authors assessed the economic trade-offs of expanding and accelerating testing for SARS-CoV-2 across the United States in different transmission scenarios.
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