Retrospective analysis was conducted to assess the presence of A faecalis infection, extensively drug-resistant A faecalis infection, and the susceptibility of commonly used antibiotics for the treatment of A faecalis and XDR A faecalis.
Study authors measured the levels of immunoglobulin M, IgG, and IgA in healthcare workers, and observed fast decay of 2 antibodies which has implications for further seroprevalence studies.
There appears to be a low risk of invasive fungal secondary infection, especially aspergillosis, in patients with SARS-CoV-2-related pneumonia and no underlying immunosuppression.
Researchers analyzed how substance use disorder affected the risk of hospitalization, complications and mortality among adult patients who were diagnosed with having a COVID-19 infection.
This detailed description of an institutional response to the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC highlights approaches that can be applied to help other hospitals plan for surges.
An international team of investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, observational study to identify factors contributing to acute decompensation of cirrhosis.
Investigators retested RT-PCR positive nasal/oropharyngeal swab samples from recovered COVID-19 patients with prior negative results to assess the presence of replicative SARS-CoV-2 RNA.
