Removal of EHR Warning Linked to Increase in Cephalosporin Use in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
After removal of the warning, cephalosporin use increased from 17.9% to 27.0% at the intervention site.
Infectious Disease
Serosorting vs Condom Use: HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Investigators sought to identify variables that influence condom use likelihood with carrying serostatus partners to learn about HIV prevention strategies.
Increased CVD Risk With ß-Blockers for HTN in Veterans With HIV
Researchers used propensity matching to examine the risk of incident/recurrent CVD or death, incident CVD, and incident heart failure by antihypertensive class among veterans with HIV and incident hypertension.
FDA Clears Point-of-Care Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
The io instrument processes a single-use cartridge that contains all reagents for testing collected vaginal swabs and male urine samples.
Kimyrsa Approved for Acute Bacterial Skin/Skin Structure Infections
Both Kimyrsa and Orbactiv are oritavancin products indicated for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.
Burden of Noninfluenza Respiratory Virus Infection Considerable
Researchers analyzed pooled patient data from 2 hospital-based respiratory virus surveillance cohorts to assess the burden of noninfluenza respiratory virus (NIRV) infection.
New Biomarkers Predict Mortality, Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis
Researchers analyzed data from patients with a recent diagnosis of IE hospitalized to see whether PCT, proADM, and copeptin have prognostic value in IE compared with CRP, a known biomarker for IE.
NIH: COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Unlikely to Benefit ED Patients With Mild Symptoms
The trial enrolled 511 adult participants across 47 hospital emergency departments in the United States who had at least 1 risk factor for severe COVID-19.
Mental Health Impacts Observed Among the General Population During COVID-19
The researchers compared the perceived mental health impact and coping and changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety, worry, and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic between people with and without lifetime depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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