Highlights •Global & national AMR actions focus on infection prevention in healthcare settings. •Home & everyday life settings contribute to acquiring & spreading AMR pathogens. •Targeted hygiene protects against infections, reducing antibiotic prescribing. • Targeted hygiene helps to minimize selection pressure for AMR development globally. •Reducing AMR requires greater focus on targeted hygiene in the… Continue reading Reducing #antibiotic prescribing and addressing the global problem of antibiotic resistance by targeted hygiene in the home and everyday life settings: A position paper
Category: Infectivology
#Remdesivir for the Treatment of #Covid-19 — Preliminary Report
..We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous remdesivir in adults hospitalized with Covid-19 with evidence of lower respiratory tract involvement. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either remdesivir (200 mg loading dose on day 1, followed by 100 mg daily for up to 9 additional days) or placebo for up to 10 days.… Continue reading #Remdesivir for the Treatment of #Covid-19 — Preliminary Report
Outcomes of COVID-19 in 79 patients with #IBD in Italy: an IG-IBD study
COVID-19 has rapidly become a major health emergency worldwide. Patients with IBD are at increased risk of infection, especially when they have active disease and are taking immunosuppressive therapy. The characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with IBD remain unclear.. ..Between 11 and 29 March 2020, 79 patients with IBD with COVID-19 were enrolled… Continue reading Outcomes of COVID-19 in 79 patients with #IBD in Italy: an IG-IBD study
Risk factors for #SARS-CoV-2 among patients in the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre primary care network: a cross-sectional study
There are few primary care studies of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to identify demographic and clinical risk factors for testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) within the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre primary care network.. ..We identified 3802 SARS-CoV-2 test results, of which 587… Continue reading Risk factors for #SARS-CoV-2 among patients in the Oxford Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre primary care network: a cross-sectional study
ACUTE #KIDNEY INJURY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH #COVID-19
The rate of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with patients hospitalized with Covid-19, and associated outcomes are not well understood. This study describes the presentation, risk factors and outcomes of AKI in patients hospitalized with Covid-19. We reviewed the health records for all patients hospitalized with Covid-19 between March 1, and April 5, 2020, at… Continue reading ACUTE #KIDNEY INJURY IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH #COVID-19
High prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection among adult patients at four urban emergency departments
What is already known about this topic? Targeted testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in emergency departments (EDs) has been demonstrated to be a high-yield and effective intervention for identifying previously unrecognized infections, especially among persons born during 1945–1965. What is added by this report? Opt-out, universal HCV screening in EDs identified that nearly… Continue reading High prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection among adult patients at four urban emergency departments
A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
The emergence of the novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China has caused a worldwide epidemic of respiratory disease (COVID-19). Vaccines and targeted therapeutics for treatment of this disease are currently lacking. Here we report a human monoclonal antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 (and SARS-CoV) in cell culture. This cross-neutralizing antibody targets a communal epitope on… Continue reading A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection
The Possible Role of Vitamin #D in Suppressing Cytokine Storm and Associated Mortality in #COVID-19 Patients
Large-scale data show that the mortality of COVID-19 varies dramatically across populations, although the cause of these disparities is not well understood. In this study we investigated whether severe COVID-19 is linked to Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency. Method Daily admission, recovery and deceased rate data for patients with COVID-19 from countries with a large… Continue reading The Possible Role of Vitamin #D in Suppressing Cytokine Storm and Associated Mortality in #COVID-19 Patients
Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors and Risk of Covid-19
There is concern about the potential of an increased risk related to medications that act on the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system in patients exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), because the viral receptor is angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).. ..Among 12,594 patients who were tested for Covid-19, a total of 5894 (46.8%) were positive; 1002 of these patients… Continue reading Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors and Risk of Covid-19
