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In patients with paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS), the time to disease resolution is longer in those with more severe disease, according to a Singapore study.

Among outpatients with clinically stable cirrhosis, higher levels of plasma ammonia appear to increase the risk of mortality and liver-related complications leading to hospitalization, a recent study has found.

The novel antiviral letermovir is as good as the current standard of care valganciclovir in preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in post-kidney transplant patients, but with less toxicity, according to a phase III trial presented at IDWeek 2022.

Among children with penetrating keratoplasty, using oral tacrolimus for postoperative immunosuppression is safe, with encouraging rates of rejection-free survival and overall graft survival, a recent study has found.

Structural valve dysfunction (SVD) has occurred in nearly one in four young women with bioprosthetic heart valves (BPVs) at the first antenatal visit, and this may have harmful effects in pregnancy outcomes, reports a study. Specifically, SVD of left-sided BPVs is associated with high rates of adverse events (AEs).

An exercise regimen, administered remotely using a wearable device, leads to improvements in body composition and health-related physical fitness, according to a recent study.