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To what extent is sick building syndrome an allergic reaction? Researchers examined cytokine production profiles of patients with ocular manifestations of SBS.

Researchers assessed the risk for liver damage among patients with HIV-1 monoinfection receiving antiretroviral therapy.

Researchers evaluated first-line treatment with arthemether-lumefantrine plus amodiaquine in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection living in areas with an increased prevalence of multidrug-resistant parasites.

Researchers conducted a study to assess the effect of COVID-19 vaccination among individuals previously infected with COVID-19.

Authors of a systematic review evaluated available literature assessing the role of ultrasound and elastography in skin involvement in systemic sclerosis.

Researchers conducted a study to assess the effect of thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban following hospital discharge in patients with COVID-19.

Investigators assessed the association between processed meat consumption and risk for mortality among patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Researchers aimed to identify the anatomic sites of inflammatory lesions and frequency of hand psoriatic arthritis using the dual-energy CT Iodine Map.

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of N95 respirators vs surgical masks in protecting against viral respiratory illness transmission.

Researchers conducted a study to determine the monetary effect of a surgical care bundle for the prevention of surgical site infections among patients undergoing craniotomy procedures.

In a letter to the editor, authors reported the case of chilblain lupus-like cutaneous reaction that fulfilled the criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient who received treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors for oropharyngeal cancer.

Researchers determined the diagnostic potential of serum anti-SSA/Ro and upregulated salivary protein biomarkers in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome.

Researchers conducted a study to assess virologic outcomes and adherence associated with treatment with bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide in African American patients with HIV infection.

The extent to which tofacitinib affects the health-related quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis was studied, based on improvements in itch.

Using real-world data, researchers compared the clinical findings of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, Kawasaki disease, and macrophage activating syndrome due to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Researchers assessed efficacy and safety outcomes of patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 who received standard care alone; with sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir; or with sofosbuvir plus ravidasvir.

Researchers conducted a study to detect the genes encoding metallo-β-lactamases and integrin structures in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates obtained from patients with burns.

Researchers assessed the association between initiation with IL-17 inhibitors and risk for inflammatory bowel disease in patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis

Using a population-based cohort, researchers assessed the effects of gout on risk for cardiovascular disease in patients with psoriasis.

According to data from a press release, which were later presented at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress, “Anifrolumab was consistently associated with improvements in both skin rash and arthritis across three different disease measures…in patients with moderate to severe SLE.”

In a study presented at the EULAR 2021 Virtual Congress, researchers evaluated the safety and efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in adult patients with dermatomyositis.

Investigators sought to determine whether resistance to antibiotic treatment was associated with failed eradication therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis.

The researchers’ objective was to determine whether machine learning-derived estimated individual corticosteroid therapy effect yields better results than treat all or treat no one strategies in adult patients with septic shock.

Study authors reviewed current evidence on air contamination with SARS-CoV-2 in hospital settings, and the factors associated with contamination.

The goal of this study was to assess the impact of doxycycline PEP on M genitalium, an emerging pathogen among men who have sex with men that has rising rates of antibiotic resistance.

Study authors sought to determine whether surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis administration following cord clamping led to an increase risk of surgical site infections.

Study authors examined evidence for household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and compared it with other coronaviruses.

Investigators assessed whether interleukin-6 inhibitors reduced the odds of in-hospital COVID-related mortality.

Intensive health surveillance of close contracts of patients with COVID-19 provided a rare opportunity to determine asymptomatic attack rates and SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk factors.

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.