The effect of current antithrombotic therapy on mortality in nursing home residents with COVID-19: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Background: The first wave of COVID led to an alarmingly high mortality rate among nursing home residents (NHRs). In hospitalised patients, the use of anticoagulants may be associated with a favourable prognosis. However, it is unknown whether the use of antithrombotic medication also protected NHRs from COVID-19-related mortality.

Use of a Telemedicine Team to Improve Guideline-Based Antibiotic Prescribing.

Objectives: Assessing the impact of a virtual antibiotic team (VAT) on appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing behavior of older care physicians, regarding urinary tract (UTI), respiratory tract (RTI), and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF).

Design: Before-after trial; introduction of a VAT consisting of a clinical microbiologist, older care physician, and a pharmacist.

Setting And Participants: Eight LTCFs in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Pilot study of (89)Zr-bevacizumab positron emission tomography in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate whether the uptake of (89)Zr-bevacizumab in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors could be visualized and quantified. The correlation between tumor (89)Zr-bevacizumab uptake and tumor response to antitumor therapy with a bevacizumab-based regimen was explored.

Methods: Seven NSCLC patients underwent static PET scans at days 4 and 7 after injection of 36.