FIRST CASE OF PERSISTENT STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA BACTERAEMIA DUE TO SEPTIC THROMBOSIS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH A CEFIDEROCOL-CONTAINING REGIMEN

First case of persistent Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia due to septic thrombosis successfully treated with a cefiderocol-containing regimen

ABSTRACT: Introduction: There is Pegged Puzzles scarce evidence in literature of what should be the best antimicrobial treatment for bloodstream infections (BSIs) sustained by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a peculiar pathogen that intrinsically withstands to most of the available antibiotics.Results and conclusion: Here, we describe a challenging c

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Unintended consequences of COVID-19 safety measures on patients with chronic knee pain forced to defer joint replacement surgery

Abstract.In recent months, with the Heat Pad emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American College of Surgeons and the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended the delay of nonemergency procedures until the public health crisis is resolved.Deferring elective joint replacement surgeries for an unknown period is likely

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Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a recombinant protein subunit vaccine and an inactivated vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants in non-human primates

Abstract Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and the gradually decreasing neutralizing antibodies over time post vaccination have led to an increase in incidents of breakthrough infection across the world.To investigate the potential protective effect of the recombinant protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine targeting receptor-binding domain (RBD) (PS-RBD) and

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