Publications by authors named "S F Seys"
SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics within households involving children are complex. We examined the association between paediatric index case (PIC) age and subsequent household SARS-CoV-2 transmission among cases reported to the Minnesota Department of Health between March 2021 and February 2022. In our primary analysis, we used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios adjusted for race/ethnicity, sex, geographic region, and disease severity among households with an unvaccinated PIC.
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- Pivotal studies have shown that dupilumab significantly improves nasal polyp scores, symptom scores, and overall quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).
- A large-scale evaluation at six European centers found that after 24 and 52 weeks of treatment, patient outcomes consistently improved, regardless of demographic factors or prior treatments.
- By the end of the study, a substantial percentage of the patients met improved health criteria, indicating that dupilumab remains effective over time and not influenced by previous sinus surgeries or other major health issues.
More than half of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) patients treated with dupilumab experience early and fast olfactory improvement within 28 days.
Allergy
November 2024
Accurate and timely mortality surveillance is crucial for elucidating risk factors, particularly for emerging diseases. We compared use of COVID-19 keywords on death certificates alone to identify COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota, USA, during 2020-2022, with use of a standardized mortality definition incorporating additional clinical data. For analyses, we used likelihood ratio χ and median 1-way tests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The skin prick test (SPT) is the gold standard for identifying allergic sensitization in individuals suspected of having an inhalant allergy. Recently, it was demonstrated that SPT using a novel skin prick automated test (SPAT) device showed increased reproducibility and tolerability compared to the conventional SPT, among other benefits.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate prick location bias using the novel SPAT device.