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Previous exposure to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) does not appear to worsen COVID-19 outcomes but may even improve them in patients with cancer, according to a study.

A novel microbiome technology developed by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) enhances faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) success rate to >90 percent in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). FMT with the novel technology will become available in public hospitals in Hong Kong.

Viral suppression is maintained through 48 weeks in adults with HIV-1 harbouring drug resistance mutations, who switched to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) fixed-dose combination pill from a boosted protease inhibitor (bPI) therapy, according to recent data from the phase IV open-label PIBIK trial.

The respiratory system is the main target of human rhinovirus/enterovirus (HRV/EV) infections, which show a clinical course with low mortality rates, reveals a study.

Children who test positive for human rhinovirus/enterovirus (HRV/EV) require close monitoring by clinicians, given possible clinical outcomes that are either similar or worse than known highly pathogenic viruses, suggests a recent study.

A systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers from the University of Hong Kong has shown that the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is associated with a higher rate of complications than central lines in terminally ill cancer patients with central venous access devices (CVADs) for palliative care. No conclusions were reached regarding the use of totally implanted ports (PORTs), as no studies on PORTs were eligible for analysis.