These results showed for the first time that the treatment of antibiotics at sub-MIC concentrations increases the expression levels of biofilm-specific resistance genes and contributes to resistance and motility.
Interpretation: Among under-screened women from low-income backgrounds, mailed HPV self-collection kits with scheduling assistance led to greater uptake of cervical cancer screening than scheduling assistance alone. At-home HPV self-collection testing has the potential to increase screening uptake among under-screened women.
Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes
Source : https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/16/heartjnl-2022-322115
Objective Beta-blockers (BB) are an established treatment following myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is uncertainty as to whether BB beyond the first year of MI have a role in patients...
Conclusion: Evidence from this nationwide cohort study suggests that BB treatment beyond 1 year of MI for patients without heart failure or LVSD was not associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes
FDA approves new treatment for nosocomial pneumonia
The FDA has approved IV sulbactam-durlobactam to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia caused by susceptible strains of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex.
FDA approves new treatment for nosocomial pneumonia.
Oxygen therapy improves heart function in patients with long COVID
Barcelona, Spain - 10 May 2023: A small randomised trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy promotes restoration of the heart's ability to contract properly....
"The study suggests that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with long COVID,” said study author Professor Marina Leitman of the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Shamir Medical Centre, Be'er Ya'akov, Israel. “We used a sensitive measure of cardiac function which is not routinely performed in all...