Shannon Storms

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis that assessed the use of rifampin among patients who developed periprosthetic joint infection following total joint arthoplasty.

In this meta-analysis, researchers assessed whether an increase in pancreatic enzymes is associated with an increased risk for severe disease and poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19 infection.

Researchers conducted a systematic review of studies that reported on interventions to increase the rate of appropriate antibiotic dispensing in low- and middle-income countries.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether the addition of a default screening order in the electronic health record increases the rate of hepatitis C virus screening among hospitalized patients.

Researchers conducted a study to determine the effect of standard interventions to decrease the risk for Streptococcus pyogenes transmission following an outbreak of scarlet fever among children at 5 schools in the United Kingdom.

Researchers conducted a study that assessed antimicrobial resistance associated with specific Escherichia coli isolates in patients infected with E coli bacteremia.

In this meta-analysis, researched compared the diagnostic accuracy point-of-care HIV RNA viral load tests with laboratory-based assays to detect antiretroviral therapy treatment failure in patients with HIV infection.

In this retrospective cohort study, researchers assessed the rate of treatment failure among patients with COVID-19 infection who received bamlanivimab vs those who received casirivimab/imdevimab.

Researchers evaluated the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on immunologic memory response among patients who were previously infected with COVID-19 and had no detectable antibodies following their diagnosis.

Researchers conducted an antimicrobial resistance survey that assessed Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected from patients in the United States between 2012 and 2016.

Researchers evaluated the safety, effectiveness, and cardiotoxity risk associated with concomitant treatment with bedaquiline and delamanid in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis infection.

Researchers evaluated the placental antibody transfer function between women with and without HIV infection and its relationship with compromised neonatal immunity.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether age-related changes in microbiome composition are associated with an increased susceptibility and risk for COVID-19 infection.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether neighborhood-level social vulnerability is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization due to severe COVID-19 infection.

Researchers conducted a study to assess duration of functional humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants following COVID-19 vaccination.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether latent cytomegalovirus infection is associated with an increased risk for severe COVID-19 infection.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether coexposure to systemic fluconazole or topical azoles increases the risk for incident bleeding among patients with atrial fibrillation on apixaban, rivaroxaban, or dabigatran.

Researchers conducted a systematic analysis to assess the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to estimate the number of deaths associated with or attributable to AMR in 2019.

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to determine whether chlorhexidine cleansing effectively decreases the risk for healthcare-associated infections in neonates.

Researchers conducted a study that assessed the effects of first- or second-line treatment with dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy vs standard care in children and adolescents with HIV infection.

Researchers conducted a study to assess whether nonpharmaceutical interventions effectively prevent COVID-19 transmission following high-risk exposures.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether a double-dose of cefuroxime decreases the risk for surgical site infections in patients weighing at least 80 kg.