Publications by authors named "Fumitaka Kamoshita"
Background: Repeat positive results for SARS-CoV-2 by antigen detection test/RT-PCR in recovered COVID-19 patients were not very rare even when omicron variants became dominant, but the clinical features of patients with recurrent COVID-19 during hospitalization are still unclear.
Methods: The clinical characteristics of patients with recurrent COVID-19 during hospitalization were retrospectively investigated from January 2023 to December 2023.
Results: Recurrence of COVID-19 was found in 7 of 275 (2.
Article Synopsis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is typically treated with oral medications, but there's limited information on alternatives for patients who can't take these drugs, especially those requiring intravenous or intramuscular treatments.
- A case report describes a 77-year-old man with chronic renal failure and an esophageal-skin fistula, who was diagnosed with M. tuberculosis and treated with a new combination of intravenous and intramuscular antimycobacterial agents after experiencing adverse effects from initial treatment.
- The patient's condition improved significantly, with the tuberculosis bacteria disappearing and chest X-ray abnormalities resolving within two months, suggesting that the combination of intravenous tedizolid, levofloxacin, and intramuscular streptomycin may be effective for