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Living Longer with HIV Brings Consequences
Keith Henry, MD, reviewing Lellouche L et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2021 Jul 6
HIV was associated with excess risk for frailty (although social, behavioral, and comorbidity-related factors accounted for much of this finding).
Prevalence of COVID-19 Mimics in the Emergency Department
Author : Satoshi Kurihara,Mikio Nakajima,Richard H. Kaszynski,Yasuhiro Yamamoto,Koichiro Santo,Ryo Takane,Hayato Tokuno,Ayaka Ishihata,Hitoshi Ando,Maki Miwa,Shoichiro Hamada,Tomotsugu Nakano,Masamitsu Shirokawa,Hideaki Goto,Yoshihiro YamaguchiAdvance Pub. date : 2021/07/30DOI : https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.6434-20
Update Alert 6: Masks for Prevention of Respiratory Virus Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2, in Health Care and Community Settings.Chou R, Dana T, Jungbauer R.Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jul 13:L21-0393. doi: 10.7326/L21-0393. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34251900 Free PMC article.
Mask use in community settings in the context of COVID-19: A systematic review of ecological data.Ford N, Holmer HK, Chou R, Villeneuve PJ, Baller A, Van Kerkhove M, Allegranzi B.EClinicalMedicine. 2021 Aug;38:101024. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101024. Epub 2021 Jul 19.PMID: 34308320 Free PMC article.
Update Alert: Should Remdesivir Be Used for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19? Rapid, Living Practice Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 2).Qaseem A, Yost J, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Abraham GM, Jokela JA, Miller MC, Forciea MA, Humphrey LL; Scientific Medical Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians.Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jul 13:L21-0389. doi: 10.7326/L21-0389. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34251904 Free PMC article.
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Reducing Antimicrobial Use Among Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia: The Need for Practical Tools.Zhou S, Malani PN.JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jul 12. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.3243. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34251398
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Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics
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