Infectious Diseases
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Anakinra improved survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Phase 3 randomized trial showed improved survival and shorter hospital stay in COVID-19 patients who were given anakinra, compared with those...
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Health care–associated infections spiked in 2020 in U.S. hospitals
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‘Deeper dive’ into opioid overdose deaths during COVID pandemic
Results also showed that, compared to 2019, significantly more men died from overdoses in 2020 in Colorado and Indiana.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 200,000, vaccinations down
Daily hospitalization rates are higher than ever before.
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ICU infections and all-cause hospital mortality rate
Was prevalence of infection associated with outcomes among ICU patients in 2017?
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Genetic link may tie cannabis use disorder to severe COVID-19
“These data have important implications for policy regarding vaccination as well as treatment prioritization,” said lead author Dr. Alexander S....
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Time to positivity doesn’t predict mortality in bloodstream infections with enterococci
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Children and COVID: New cases soar to near-record level
Vaccine initiations were down for the second consecutive week, but COVID-related deaths showed a big increase.
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CRP as a biomarker for community-acquired pneumonia
Can biomarkers such as C-reactive protine (CRP) or procalcitonin be used as tools in diagnosis of outpatient CAP (community-acquired pneumonia)?...
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COVID-19 booster shots to start in September: Officials