This content is machine translated Onychomycoses: cohort study. Comparison of molecular diagnostic and conventional methods An international research team involving the University Hospitals of Lausanne and Zurich has compared different diagnostic methods in a large-scale retrospective study. In agreement with previous empirical findings, the conclusion…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Skin microbiome normalizes under tralokinumab therapy Atopic dermatitis is associated with dysbiosis of the cutaneous microbiome. Characteristic is reduced bacterial diversity, with Staphylococcus aureus often being the dominant bacterial genus. In a recent study, it was…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona Pandemic Current findings on Long-Covid – initial treatment options and therapeutic approaches. In the Zurich Coronavirus Cohort Study, one in four participants reported persistent symptoms six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. What are the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of long-covid? Which treatment strategies are…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated H. pylori and gastroduodenal ulcer disease. Helicobacter pylori – what’s new in practice? Forty years have passed since the landmark publication on the importance of Helicobacter pylori as a triggering factor for gastritis by Warren and Marshall. In that time, the understanding of… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Nirmatrelvir against long-covid risk – new trial data are encouraging A large retrospective cohort study based on data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs addressed the question of whether treatment with the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir within five days of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV2 Omicron vs. influenza A/B Study compares risk of hospital mortality In a representative cohort study with data from more than 5000 hospitalized patients in Switzerland, the Corona variant Omicron was associated with a 1.5-fold increased risk of mortality compared with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Onychomycosis New guideline summarizes current consensus recommendations Fungal nail diseases are frequent diagnoses in dermatological practice. What is recommended in terms of material collection and pathogen detection from microscopy and histology to PCR? For which degree of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Wound care: Infection prevention and hygiene Practice-oriented guide published The Microbiology and Hygiene Working Group, established in 2019 by the Chronic Wound Initiative (ICW), has updated its consensus recommendation, Infection Prevention and Hygiene in Wound Care, with an emphasis…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic cough Asthma, COPD, or postinfectious? Anyone who struggles with a respiratory tract infection during the cold season almost always suffers from an unpleasant cough associated with it. This can be quite persistent, but usually disappears…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis New standard for MDR-TB therapy The standard treatment for tuberculosis remains 2 months of quadruple therapy with rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, followed by 4 months of therapy with rifampicin and and isoniazid. The average…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Alopecia areata: drug therapy Which method achieves the best hair growth rates? Alopecia areata (AA) manifests as acute or chronic non-scarring hair loss. Diphenylcyclopropenone and Janus kinase inhibitors have a significantly higher remission rate compared with the spontaneous course, especially in severe…
