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Higher risk of false-positive HIV test in those testing positive for COVID-19 infection

Hospitalized patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results were significantly more likely to have a false-positive fourth-generation HIV test than those with negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/24/free/higher-risk-of-false-positive-hiv-test-in-those-testing-positive-for-covid-19-infection.htm
24 May 2023

New info, resources on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

ACP is offering an updated online learning activity and a podcast to help physicians learn about coronavirus. CME credit is free for members upon completion of either activity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/04/1.htm
4 Mar 2020

Early case reports show older men with comorbidities at highest risk for novel coronavirus

Two recent studies described the first diagnosed cases of the virus, while the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency and tallied the number affected worldwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/1.htm
5 Feb 2020

Procalcitonin algorithm reduced antibiotic use in COVID-19 inpatients

A Dutch intervention used procalcitonin levels in inpatients with COVID-19 to guide antibiotic use, with an algorithm discouraging prescriptions if levels were less than 0.25 ng/mL and recommending antibiotics for patients with levels above 0.5 ng/mL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/free/procalcitonin-algorithm-reduced-antibiotic-use-in-covid-19-inpatients.htm
3 May 2023

Sepsis scores perform poorly in COVID-19 patients, study finds

In the latest COVID-19 news, a retrospective analysis tested common inpatient risk scores using data from patients who presented to EDs early in the pandemic, and the FDA authorized additional boosters for older and immunocompromised patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/26/free/sepsis-scores-perform-poorly-in-covid-19-patients-study-finds.htm
26 Apr 2023

Convalescent plasma did not facilitate recovery in COVID-19 inpatients, trial finds

There was a suggestion of benefit from plasma in patients treated earlier in the pandemic, before remdesivir and corticosteroids became the standard of care, according to exploratory analyses of this multicenter study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/15/2.htm
15 Dec 2021

November 2020

ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/

Aspirin for COVID-19 inpatients didn't reduce mortality, trial finds

New data from the RECOVERY trial found a slight reduction in clots but an increase in bleeding and no difference in 28-day mortality in patients randomized to daily aspirin during hospitalization compared to those receiving usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/2.htm
24 Nov 2021

May 2020

ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/

Experts talk research, regulation of convalescent plasma

Two experts in convalescent plasma discussed its recent authorization for COVID-19 and ongoing research on its effects in a briefing on Aug. 25.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/2.htm
2 Sep 2020

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