Decrease in antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric primary care driven by reduced volume of visits for respiratory tract infections
Metabolic Syndrome Ups Odds of ARDS, Death in COVID-19
For each additional metabolic syndrome criterion, risk for ARDS increases in an additive manner
Hyperbaric Oxygen Helps Treat Severe Hypoxemia in COVID-19
Odds ratio for recovery from hypoxemia at day 3 was 23.2 in the hyperbaric oxygen group versus the standard treatment group
Reemergent RSV Epidemics Could Be More Intense in 2021 to 2022
Virus introduced from external sources linked to emergence of spring and summer epidemic in 2021
Persistent Dyspnea After COVID-19 May Indicate Cardiac Dysfunction
Measurements of cardiac performance with transthoracic echocardiography may reveal subclinical cardiac dysfunction
Abnormal Ventilatory Patterns Common After COVID-19 Infection
Patients with postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection also have circulatory impairment, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue
Enterovirus D68 Detections Lower Than Expected in 2020
382 EV-D68 detections in respiratory specimens from patients <18 in 2018, number dropped to six in 2019, 30 in 2020
Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Less Likely to Be Vaccinated
Decreased likelihood of vaccination also seen in association with death, mechanical ventilation among patients hospitalized with COVID-19
CPAP, HFNO Not Tied to Greater SARS-CoV-2 Air, Surface Contamination
Another small study suggests cough poses higher risk for aerosol emission from the respiratory tract than CPAP, HFNO