Infection News

Convalescent plasma, when administered within 9 days of symptom onset in patients with COVID-19, may reduce the risk for hospitalization, according to data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Citing a lack of available data and time, EULAR has taken a “precautionary position” in support of third and booster COVID-19 vaccine doses for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

PHOENIX — Although the CDC has presented a case definition of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, the COVID-19 complication continues to demand attention from researchers and providers alike.

The monoclonal antibody sotrovimab is no longer authorized by the FDA to treat COVID-19 in certain U.S. regions with high frequency of the omicron BA.2 subvariant.

Worse COVID-19 outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are driven by comorbidities, demographics and untreated or active disease, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

mRNA vaccines yielded not only strong short-term immune response against COVID-19, but also persistent immunity through at least 6 months, said a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

COVID-19 fears and complications are likely to persist far into the future for immunocompromised individuals, a speaker noted at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

A more nuanced understanding of COVID-19-related cytokine storm syndrome may hold the key to minimizing fatalities, noted a presenter at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

Scientific advancement has yielded slow but steady progress in the understanding of COVID-19, particularly in patients with immune-mediated conditions, a presenter said at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

An evolving definition of “fully vaccinated” has made it difficult to assess the utility and success of COVID-19 vaccines among patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, a presenter noted here.