Publications by authors named "K D Farwell Hagman"
Background: Endocarditis occurs in approximately 10-15% of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Short time to positivity (TTP) in blood culture flasks has been linked to endocarditis in smaller studies. This study evaluated the association between TTP and endocarditis in S.
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- The review analyzed the prevalence of viraemia in infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses, involving a systematic search of articles published before May 23, 2024.
- A total of 202 articles were studied, finding a 34% prevalence of viraemia in SARS-CoV-2 cases and a range of 6% to 65% for other viruses.
- The study highlighted that viraemia correlates with greater disease severity and can lead to long-term issues like memory problems and diminished quality of life, suggesting its significance in understanding respiratory viral infections.
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- Corticosteroids may help children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, but their effectiveness in adults with hypoxemia is less understood, which this study aimed to explore.
- The study included adults hospitalized from 2013-2017 who had confirmed M. pneumoniae pneumonia and low oxygen levels, comparing those treated with corticosteroids to those who weren't.
- Results showed that while corticosteroids didn’t significantly reduce the time for hypoxemia improvement or length of hospital stay, they were associated with a shorter duration of fever without increasing complications.
Background: Studies on the antiviral effects of remdesivir have shown conflicting results. SARS-CoV-2 viraemia could identify patients in whom antiviral treatment may be particularly beneficial.
Objectives: To investigate antiviral effects and clinical outcomes of remdesivir treatment in viraemic patients.
Background: Both severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viremia and nasopharyngeal viral load have been suggested to be predictors of unfavorable outcome in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to investigate whether nasopharyngeal viral load is correlated with viremia and unfavorable outcome.
Methods: The presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was determined in paired nasopharyngeal and serum samples collected at admission from patients hospitalized for COVID-19.