Publications by authors named "A Portmann"
Outbreak with OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a COVID-19 ICU cohort: unraveling routes of transmission.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - An outbreak of a specific drug-resistant bacteria (OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii) occurred in ICU patients who also had COVID-19.
- - The bacteria likely spread through contaminated surfaces, possibly from a shared positioning pillow used between patients.
- - The rapid transmission may have been driven by healthcare workers' gloves and gowns becoming contaminated with respiratory secretions during patient care.
Virtual cardiovascular magnetic resonance training proves feasible and effective: survey data from international participants of the CMR Academy Berlin, Germany.
Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract
May 2023
Aims: This study aims to evaluate the success of the cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging Academy Berlin's transition from in-person to online CMR imaging training during the global pandemic 2020 and to gather recommendations for future courses.
Methods And Results: We conducted an online survey targeting CMR course participants from both the pre-pandemic, in-person era and the pandemic, online era of the CMR Academy Berlin. The survey primarily used Likert-type questions to assess participants' experiences and preferences.
Background And Aims: Increasing data suggest that stress-related neural activity (SNA) is associated with subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and may represent a therapeutic target. Current evidence is exclusively based on populations from the U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackgroundWomen are overrepresented among individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Biological (sex) as well as sociocultural (gender) differences between women and men might account for this imbalance, yet their impact on PASC is unknown.AimWe assessed the impact of sex and gender on PASC in a Swiss population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of the study was to analyse the proportion of evidence-based medication displayed in pharmacies and compare it between the different linguistic regions of the country, at different times of the year to determine the amount of proven effective medications indirectly recommended to the public in different parts of Switzerland.
Design: This is an observational study conducted by medical doctors in the department of internal medicine at the Spitalzentrum Biel, Switzerland.
Setting: The observation took place from July 2019 to May 2020.