The American College of Physicians does not recommend chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine, with or without azithromycin, as prophylaxis against or as treatment for COVID-19.
Respiratory viral coinfection occurs substantially more frequently in children, especially in those aged <5 years.
A team of investigators from the Cleveland Clinic developed a prospective registry of all patients tested for COVID-19 in their health system that was used to validate a model to predict the risk of an individual having a positive COVID-19 test result.
A study revealed that primary care clinicians do not closely follow clinical practice guidelines with regard to antibiotic prescribing for acute sinusitis and frequently overprescribe antibiotics.
Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess outcomes associated with ongoing antibiotic prophylaxis vs discontinuation following surgery.
Preliminary data demonstrated that the Unyvero HPN panel was strongly concordant with bacterial culture for organism targets, confirming all pathogens reported by culture in 31 out of 35 patient samples.
Reporting the number of excess deaths associated with COVID-19 may help to provide a more accurate accounting of the effect of the pandemic.
An interactive, in-person barrier identification and mitigation tool can ensure safe administration of home-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
Initiation of dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in the third trimester of pregnancy was associated with a greater number of women having a viral load <50 copies/mL at the time of delivery as compared with efavirenz-based therapy.
The uptake rate of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention has remained low, especially among at-risk adolescents.
