In a target trial emulation using N3C data, adults prescribed metformin within six days of SARS-CoV-2 infection had about half the risk of long COVID or death within six months.
|Articles|June 10, 2020
Contagion Live News Network: Stenotrophomonas Clonal Group Shows Increased Biofilm Capacity
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia acquisition can lead to difficult respiratory issues for the immunocompromised. The multidrug-resistant opportunistic infection has increased in incidence within health care and community settings alike.
A team of European researchers have identified links between antibiotic resistant S maltophilia phenotypes and quorum sensing, a gene-regulation process which the bacterium can use to coordinate adaptations to host-cell environment. Results were published in
In other news, ImmunityBio continues to advance its Operation Warp Speed vaccine candidate in the hunt for a protective measure against SARS-CoV-2.
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