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.
