Publications by authors named "L Faxen"
Objectives: Smartphone applications (apps) for antibiotic prescribing have been studied in observational studies. Here, we assessed whether use of a smartphone app increased appropriateness of antibiotic therapy (AAT) in hospitals.
Methods: An antibiotic stewardship app (Firstline.
Article Synopsis
- Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised patients poses significant diagnostic challenges due to symptom overlap with other diseases and a lack of treatment guidelines.
- A case series of four patients with B-cell deficiencies highlighted difficulties in diagnosing their prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infections, with illness durations ranging from 45 to 242 days, primarily due to negative PCR results in the nasopharynx.
- Successful treatment occurred after confirming diagnoses, with one patient clearing the infection with a combination of remdesivir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, emphasizing the need for increased awareness and further research on treatment approaches for this condition.
Background: It has previously been demonstrated that orthogonal P-wave morphology in healthy athletes does not depend on atrial size, but the possible impact of left atrial orientation on P-wave morphology remains unknown. In this study, we investigated if left atrial transverse orientation affects P-wave morphology in different populations.
Methods: Forty-seven patients with atrial fibrillation, 21 patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, 67 healthy athletes, and 56 healthy volunteers were included.