Among 140 patients included in the analysis, 56.4% had serum procalcitonin levels of less than 0.5 ng/mL, while 43.6% had levels of 0.5 ng/mL or higher.
A total of 1428 patients were included in the analysis, of whom 185 (13%) were vaccinated and 1243 (87%) were unvaccinated against COVID-19 infection.
Among the dupilumab treatment and placebo groups, 69% and 71% had previously used STCs, respectively.
When analyzing the different IBS subgroups as classified using the Rome IV diagnostic criteria, the researchers observed that patients with IBS subtypes (n=149) other than the subtype causing diarrhea demonstrated the largest
Researchers conducted a cohort study to compare the efficacy of 3 different ART regimens among ART-experienced patients with HIV infection.
Fidaxomicin is not associated with a shorter length of hospitalization or reduced admission rates among patients with Clostridioides difficile infection compared with vancomycin.
In addition, the relative efficacy and effectiveness of high-dose influenza vaccination showed increased protection against hospitalizations for pneumonia.
Treatment with ridinilazone was found to significantly decrease the rate of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) compared with vancomycin.
Normalization of 2 factors can foretell the potential for recurrence in patients who were in remission, according to a report.
Researchers evaluated liver test abnormalities in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and assessed cytokine levels in individuals with vs without abnormal test results.
