Publications by authors named "Jessica A August"
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- The study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on laboratory testing delays for people with HIV (PWH), focusing on renal, liver, and lipid tests.
- Data from 261 PWH treated at an academic HIV clinic from 2016 to 2018 showed that the most prevalent issue was reduced kidney function (GFR <60 mL/min) in 10% of patients, with various factors influencing this result.
- Findings suggested that many patients, especially younger ones without hepatitis C, had normal test results that did not influence clinical decisions, indicating that testing could be reduced during the pandemic.
Background: Antibiotics are sometimes administered to victims of rattlesnake bites in the hope of preventing infections. Experts in the field recommend that prophylactic antibiotics not be used because secondary infections are rare. Current recommendations are based on a small number of studies conducted in the United States.
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