Low-risk penicillin allergy delabeling: a scoping review of direct oral challenge practice, implementation, and multi-disciplinary approaches
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2023 Dec 14. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2023.2296068. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Penicillin allergy is common and there is increased clinician interest in direct oral challenge (DOC) as a testing strategy for low-risk penicillin allergy. To aid wider implementation of DOC, consensus definitions of low-risk penicillin allergy phenotypes, and standardized approaches to assessment, DOC procedures and evaluation, are required.AREAS COVERED: This review systematically reviews studies that have utilized penicillin DOC in healthcare settings to identify heterogeneity in implementation appr...
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - December 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Elise Mitri Gemma Reynolds Catherine J Hornung Jason A Trubiano Source Type: research

Immunocompromised patients and COVID-19: how do we protect those most at risk?
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2023 Dec 14. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2023.2296067. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38097501 | DOI:10.1080/14787210.2023.2296067 (Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy)
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - December 14, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jochen Schneider Johanna Erber Lutz Renders Christoph D Spinner Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate for adult patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1 in China: a retrospective real-world cohort study
CONCLUSION: This real-world cohort study showed that BIC/FTC/TAF could achieve good immunological and virological responses in ART-naïve patients. In addition, this study also shows good safety.PMID:38058002 | DOI:10.1080/14787210.2023.2292544 (Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy)
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - December 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lin Gan Xiaoxin Xie Yanhua Fu Yebing Song Chunli Song Tingting Ren Hai Long Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate for adult patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1 in China: a retrospective real-world cohort study
CONCLUSION: This real-world cohort study showed that BIC/FTC/TAF could achieve good immunological and virological responses in ART-naïve patients. In addition, this study also shows good safety.PMID:38058002 | DOI:10.1080/14787210.2023.2292544 (Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy)
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - December 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lin Gan Xiaoxin Xie Yanhua Fu Yebing Song Chunli Song Tingting Ren Hai Long Source Type: research

Efficacy and safety of the all-oral bedaquiline-containing regimen as treatment for pediatric multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a multicenter, retrospective, cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: The all-oral BDQ-containing regimens may be effective and safe in the Chinese pediatric population.PMID:37982155 | DOI:10.1080/14787210.2023.2285917 (Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy)
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - November 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Wen-Wen Sun Ming Yang Xiao-Hong Chen Li-Chao Fan Hao-Yu Wu Shao-Jun Zhang Yu Chen Lin Fan Source Type: research