Researchers conducted a study to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detected in the bloodstreams of patients with COVID-19 is reflective of viremia or related to host immune responses and outcomes.
Researchers compared the results of self-collected saliva and anterior nasal swab samples vs nasopharyngeal swab samples collected by healthcare workers used to test for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Researchers conducted a study to determine the accuracy of a novel 29-messenger RNA blood-based host-response assay for identifying bacterial and viral infections in patients admitted to the emergency department.
Researchers investigated the role of time to positivity as a prognostic and diagnostic tool for patients with bloodstream infections caused by Enterococcus spp.
Pneumonia prevention interventions such as proper oral care, head-of-bed elevation, and incentive spirometry, are not being provided to most patients outside the ICU, leading to greater than two-thirds of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Researchers assessed the performance of a pneumonia panel in relation to clinical measures and outcome variables.
The researchers’ main goal was to assess whether the marked increase in avidity of antibodies noted 7 to 8 months after an infection was also substantial in older adults.
In this expert interview, the performance of the numerous rapid point-of-care testing modalities available for COVID-19 infection is discussed.
Risk increased for new sequelae attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection, including chronic respiratory failure, myocarditis, anxiety, fatigue.
This study’s main objective was to compare the SARS-CoV-2 test results using a self-collected swab sample with the results of a professionally collected swab sample.
