This content is machine translated Influenza A and B Seasonal flu vaccination – recommendations 2023/2024 Due to the high variability of influenza viruses, the antigen composition of the vaccines must be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary. The composition of the three quadrivalent split vaccines…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Report Acne – successful treatment with an individual therapy concept The first case study concerns a young woman with papulopustular acne for whom teledermatology treatment proved to be effective. After around a year of treatment, the patient is now largely…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Antibiotic resistance Current situation and measures in Switzerland In an international comparison, Switzerland is one of the countries with the lowest consumption of antibiotics. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement in this country too. Analyses show that…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Therapy and management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Often more questions than answers in the end Some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have a fibrotic phenotype. Some of these patients respond – at least in the short term – to therapy. In some cases, however,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Antiviral therapies against COVID-19 Current recommendation for high-risk patients! The wave of colds is already well underway. The number of coronavirus infections is rising steadily again – and with it the number of infected people from potential risk groups.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Journal Club Atopic dermatitis and the skin microbiome: new study findings Exploring the links between the cutaneous microbiome and the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) and patient-related co-factors is an important aspect in the development of new personalized AD therapies, especially…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Vaccines against pneumococci, influenza & RSV Avoid exacerbations with the vaccination Infectious diseases play a central role in exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases and are also responsible for the progression of the disease.of the underlying disease. For many important pathogensof the…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Correctly diagnose and treat IPA Aspergillus species can cause a variety of diseases. Among these, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most common opportunistic infection caused by moulds in immunocompromised patients and is characterized by… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Hospital mortality – A look at the current situation A representative cohort study with data from more than 5000 hospitalized patients in Switzerland showed that compared with influenza A or B, the corona variant omicron was associated with a…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic wounds Wound-QoL for progression assessment – MCID as a practice-relevant parameter Chronic wounds are usually associated with a significant reduction in quality of life (QoL). Within the framework of qualified wound management, an improvement in QoL is also sought. The Wound-QoL…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pneumatocele and pneumothorax Pulmonary complications after COVID-19 infection. Pneumatoceles occur very rarely in clinical practice. Spontaneous pneumatoceles as a complication of COVID-19 infection have rarely been documented. Even fewer cases report spontaneous pneumothorax as a complication of pneumatocele.…
