[HTML][HTML] Secondary bacterial infections & extensively drug-resistant bacteria among COVID-19 hospitalized patients at the University Hospital in Kraków
A Pałka, A Kujawska, DA Hareza, M Gajda… - Annals of Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and bacterial antimicrobial resistance
posed a therapeutic risk during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The …
posed a therapeutic risk during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The …
[HTML][HTML] Is Tocilizumab Plus Dexamethasone Associated with Superinfection in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients?
F Camou, N Issa, M Hessamfar, O Guisset… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Dexamethasone and tocilizumab are used to treat severely ill COVID-19
patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). We explored whether combination therapy …
patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). We explored whether combination therapy …
[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic Usage in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit of an Infectious Diseases Hospital from Nord-Eastern Romania
Background and Objectives. The intensive care unit (ICU), especially in an infectious
disease hospital, is both an area with a high consumption of antibiotics (atb) and a …
disease hospital, is both an area with a high consumption of antibiotics (atb) and a …
[HTML][HTML] The long Pentraxin PTX3 serves as an early predictive biomarker of co-infections in COVID-19
F Scavello, E Brunetta, SN Mapelli, E Nappi, IDG Martín… - eBioMedicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 clinical course is highly variable and secondary infections contribute
to COVID-19 complexity. Early detection of secondary infections is clinically relevant for …
to COVID-19 complexity. Early detection of secondary infections is clinically relevant for …
When fear takes control: the multidrug resistance story during pandemics
Patients who develop severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suffer nosocomial
infections that were not only the commonest single category of complications, affecting over …
infections that were not only the commonest single category of complications, affecting over …
Viral infections in critical care: a narrative review
A Conway Morris, A Smielewska - Anaesthesia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Viral infections form a substantial part of the intensive care workload, even before the recent
and ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic. The growing availability of molecular diagnostics for viral …
and ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic. The growing availability of molecular diagnostics for viral …
[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection: a meta-analysis
Y Li, W Bian, S Wu, J Zhang, D Li - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has been gradually applied to
the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) due to its rapid and highly sensitive characteristics …
the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) due to its rapid and highly sensitive characteristics …
[HTML][HTML] Hospital antibiotic consumption—An interrupted time series analysis of the early and late phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, a retrospective study
M Siewierska, M Gajda, A Opalska, M Brudło… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Springer
Background COVID-19 has been challenging for the entire healthcare system, due to the
lack of sufficient treatment protocols, especially during initial phases and as regards …
lack of sufficient treatment protocols, especially during initial phases and as regards …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial pulmonary co-infections on ICU admission: Comparison in patients with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza acute respiratory failure: A multicentre cohort …
G Delhommeau, N Buetti, M Neuville, S Siami… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Few data are available on the impact of bacterial pulmonary co-infection
(RespCoBact) during COVID-19 (CovRespCoBact). The aim of this study was to compare …
(RespCoBact) during COVID-19 (CovRespCoBact). The aim of this study was to compare …
[HTML][HTML] Early mobilisation in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a subanalysis of the ESICM-initiated UNITE-COVID observational study
P Kloss, M Lindholz, A Milnik, E Azoulay… - Annals of Intensive …, 2023 - Springer
Background Early mobilisation (EM) is an intervention that may improve the outcome of
critically ill patients. There is limited data on EM in COVID-19 patients and its use during the …
critically ill patients. There is limited data on EM in COVID-19 patients and its use during the …