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Kids hard-hit by Delta; which ART performs best?
That COVID-19 mostly spared children might be changing. The Delta variant has taken a severe, unthinkable toll on kids – at least in Arkansas, US, reports an expert at IDWeek 2021.
Kids hard-hit by Delta; which ART performs best?
24 Oct 2021
Quality of life remains impaired after childhood bacterial meningitis
Survivors of bacterial meningitis (BM) suffer from an impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL), regardless of possible disability, a study using parents’ perceptions has concluded.
Quality of life remains impaired after childhood bacterial meningitis
23 Oct 2021
Corticosteroids superior to IVIG in MIS-C myocardial damage due to COVID-19
Treatment with corticosteroids (CS) among children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) cardiovascular involvement temporarily associated with COVID-19 leads to faster normalization of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), fever, improved laboratory analysis, and shorter intensive care unit stay than treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), a study has shown.
Corticosteroids superior to IVIG in MIS-C myocardial damage due to COVID-19
22 Oct 2021
Rapid COVID-19 testing: Is it as good in kids?
A large retrospective study from the US, presented at IDWeek 2021, has shown that the Abbott ID NOW rapid molecular COVID-19 assay is highly sensitive and specific at detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in a paediatric population.
