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Front Med (Lausanne)
December 2024
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Dongfang Hospital of Xiamen University, The 900th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Fuzhou, China.
Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic potential of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treating severe pneumonia patients with concurrent pan-drug resistant infection.
Methods: A case report of a 95-year-old female patient with severe pneumonia, complicated by pan-resistant bacterial infections, is presented. The patient was diagnosed with severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19, along with co-infections of , , , , ESBL-producing pan-drug resistant and pan-resistant .
Vaccines (Basel)
December 2024
School of Healthcare, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
Vaccinating care home staff is essential to protect vulnerable residents by reducing infection risks and creating a safer care environment. However, vaccine hesitancy amongst staff remains a challenge, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic raised concerns about side effects and vaccination mandates. This study examines how the pandemic influenced flu vaccine hesitancy amongst UK care home staff.
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December 2024
National Key Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, 20 Dongdajie Road, Beijing 100071, China.
Respiratory pathogen coinfections pose significant challenges to global public health, particularly regarding the intersecting epidemics of COVID-19 and influenza. This study investigated the incidences of respiratory infectious pathogens in this unique context. We collected throat swab samples from 308 patients with a fever from outpatient and emergency departments at sentinel surveillance hospitals in Xiamen, southeast of China, between April and May 2023, testing for SARS-CoV-2 and 26 other respiratory pathogens.
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November 2024
Department of Pharmacology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Ruská 87, 100 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
Background: This research article delves into the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the efficacy and, particularly, the safety of the combination of nirmatrelvir with ritonavir, which is found in the pharmaceutical product Paxlovid. This study aims to analyze the potential interactions of commonly prescribed medicinal products with Paxlovid, shedding light on its utilization in specific medical fields.
Methods: Prescription data from the Czech Republic's Institute of Health Information and Statistics (IHIS CR) was analyzed, covering 4 million COVID-19 patients and 87.
J Clin Med
December 2024
School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
: Early studies have suggested that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has a deleterious effect on bone mineral density and may increase the risk of pathological fractures. This study characterized vertebral compression fractures in patients with and without a prior diagnosis of COVID-19. : Using a nationwide claims database, this retrospective study used ICD-10 billing codes to identify patients with a diagnosis of vertebral compression fracture from January 2020 to April 2022.
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