Infection

Adults and children with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome who switched from eculizumab to ravulizumab had stable renal function and hematologic values with similar safety seen in clinical trials, according to data from a registry study.

Retinal ganglion cell layer thickness was significantly reduced in patients with severe COVID-19, which indicates an affinity for nerve cells, according to research published in the Open Journal of Ophthalmology.

The first known human case of tularemia contracted from a marine mammal occurred after a biologist cut herself while conducting an autopsy of a harbor seal in Washington state, investigators reported.

Published results showed patients with a mental health diagnosis who undergo surgery for bone or soft tissue sarcoma may be at risk for longer hospital stays, readmission and surgical site infection.

Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed signs of reduced immune cells and a change in growth factor patterns in their blood 10 months after infection, according to a study published in Allergy.

The FDA has granted NOWDiagnostics authorization to market their at-home, over-the-counter antibody test that detects a potential syphilis infection, according to a press release.

The FDA approved axatilimab-csfr for certain patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Among patients with systemic autoimmune disease in a large, real-world cohort, 29.8% reported long COVID, with frequent impacts to quality of life, following infection, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

Infections account for most in-hospital mortality in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus, with patients exhibiting lupus nephritis or end-stage renal disease at increased risk, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

Dermatologic surgery wounds that were exposed to water in the hours following surgery did not experience an increase in infection, hematoma or bruising, according to a study.