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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy persists in pregnant women despite recommendations
Acceptance rates of COVID-19 vaccines have remained unchanged among unvaccinated pregnant women following national recommendations, with nearly one-third of patients seeing the vaccine as something harmful to their pregnancy, according to a study.
Oral tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide works against complicated UTI, acute pyelonephritis
Oral tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide appears to be as good as intravenous ertapenem in the treatment of patients with complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) and acute pyelonephritis, with the two having a similar safety profile, according to data from a phase III study.
Early remdesivir shields transplant recipients against life-threatening COVID-19
In solid organ transplant recipients with moderate symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, early administration of a 3-day remdesivir course appears to effectively prevent COVID-19-related hospitalization as well as the clinical worsening of those who are hospitalized, according to a study.
COVID-19 no deterrent for breastfeeding
While mothers largely feel uncertain about the safety of breastfeeding during COVID-19, the pandemic did not seem to significantly discourage the practice, according to a study presented at the 2022 Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG 2022).