Incidence and Relative Risk of COVID-19 in Adolescents and Youth Compared With Older Adults in 19 US States, Fall 2020.

Importance: Adolescents have been thought to be low in susceptibility to COVID-19 compared with older adults. Data regarding incidence and risk of COVID-19 are needed to convey risk of infection and inform prevention messaging, especially because US states such as Florida are recommending against vaccinating individuals ages 5 to 17 years and because more infections among adolescents could signal potentially higher incidence of long COVID.

Objective: To compare incidence rates and relative risk of infection among US adolescents and youth with those of older adults for wild-type SARS-CoV-2.

Pregnancy Termination in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases.

Rheumatic diseases affect women during their reproductive years. Many women with rheumatic diseases become pregnant; some undergo pregnancy termination. However, there are no official guidelines on pregnancy termination in patients with rheumatic diseases.

Prevalence of COVID-19 in adolescents and youth compared with older adults in states experiencing surges.

Purpose: There has been considerable controversy regarding susceptibility of adolescents (10-19 years) and youth (15-24 years) to COVID-19. However, a number of studies have reported that adolescents are significantly less susceptible than older adults. Summer 2020 provided an opportunity to examine data on prevalence since after months of lockdowns, with the easing of restrictions, people were mingling, leading to surges in cases.

Prevalence of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Pregnant Adolescents Screened in the Third Trimester Using a Urine PCR Test: A Retrospective Review.

Objective: Our study assessed the rate of new and recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in the third trimester at an adolescent obstetrics clinic.

Method: Between October 2016 and June 2020, routine third-trimester screening for C. trachomatis and N.

[Evaluation bacteriological analysis of urine in patients with long-term bladder drainage].

Introduction: The experience of comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of various types of urethral catheters in prevention of catheter-associated infection is described in this article.

Materials And Methods: The study included 69 patients treated at the CCH n.a.