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Hospitalizations drop by 84% in patients treated with HCQ, study shows

News Scan for Feb 10, 2021

Antibiotic prescribing in telehealth can be appropriate with guidance, study finds Telemedicine visits in Brazil performed under rigorous adherence to antibiotic stewardship guidelines were associated with appropriate antibiotic prescribing for patients with low-risk conditions, Brazilian and Australian researchers reported yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. While some studies have suggested that antibiotic prescribing rates for people who consult telemedicine services may be higher than those who have face-to-face visits with providers, most of these studies have not specified the protocols and guidelines accessible to providers or how telemedicine providers should be trained and monitored for antibiotic stewardship. In this study, researchers assessed antibiotic prescribing at a hospital in Sao Paulo, where all telemedicine providers were required to be trained on international antibiotic stewardship protocols based on the best current evidence, and

Lessons from the flu season

 E-Mail Australian researchers have come up with two key recommendations from studies of the annual influenza season - one highlighting the benefits of antivirals in reducing repeat hospitalisation, and the other to watch for underlying cardiovascular disease. While the world focuses on the rising COVID-19 death toll, seasonal influenza continues to cause significant mortality and poses a significant economic burden every year. The South Australian study, conducted at two major metropolitan training hospitals between January 2016 and March 2020, collected data from 1,828 adult patients (average age around 66) who were hospitalised with influenza A and B. Researchers compared outcomes for patients who did and did not take the antiviral Oseltamivir within 48 hours of admission to the hospital..

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