Unintended impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of catheter related nosocomial infections and incidence of multiple drug resistance pathogens in three intensive care units not allocated to COVID-19 patients in a large teaching hospital.

Background: The prevalence of resistant hospital infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) increases mortality and antibiotic resistance. COVID-19 pandemic may have unintended impact on nosocomial infections (NI) and the prevalence of resistant microorganism.

Methodology: The present non-interventional study was performed by a pre and a post survey each lasting 8 months before (March-October 2019) and after (March-October 2020) the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in three ICU's, not allocated to COVID-19 patients, in Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.

Recovery of severely ill COVID-19 patients by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment: A case series.

Introduction: During the recent months, COVID-19 has turned to a global crisis claiming high mortality and morbidity among populations. Despite the high prevalence of the disease, it has currently no definitive treatment. We here reported the effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration in severely ill COVID-19 patients diagnosed based on PCR and radiology tests.