A Multicenter Evaluation of the Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19.

Unlabelled: The Seraph100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph 100) (ExThera Medical, Martinez, CA) is an extracorporeal therapy that can remove pathogens from blood, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy of Seraph 100 treatment for COVID-19.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Mycoplasmal pneumonia.

Preview Mycoplasmal pneumonia can present with a variety of clinical and laboratory findings. Diagnosis may be complicated by an atypical presentation and by extrapulmonary manifestations, which occur in about one third of patients. Drs Stogner and Anderson provide valuable insights into recognition and treatment of this common atypical pneumonia in their discussion of two cases that illustrate the varied aspects of infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae.