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Patient Education

To prevent spread, patient should avoid contact with noninfected persons and avoid sharing of towels, sheets, etc
Child must not return to daycare or school until 24 hours after initiation of antibiotic treatment
Practice simple cleanliness eg washing hands after contact with lesions of infected persons
- Daily bath with soap and water
Daily cleaning of the lesions with an antiseptic soap and water may prevent recurrence at distant sites
Advise the patient to keep fingernails short and to avoid scratching the lesions
Improve nutritional status and treat underlying conditions
Routine follow-up is not needed but patient should be advised to return if condition did not improve 7 days after starting therapy or sooner if condition worsened

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The role of oral antivirals in COVID-19 treatment: Who, when, and how?

Dr. Roger Paredes, Dr. Nicola Petrosillo, Dr. Petrick Periyasamy, 30 Jan 2023

Though most countries have eased pandemic restrictions, there is no room for complacency in managing COVID-19, which continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality.

At a recent symposium, esteemed experts Dr Roger Paredes, Head of Department of Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, and Dr Nicola Petrosillo, Head of the Infection Prevention and Control and Infectious Disease Service at University Hospital Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy, gave global perspectives on the continuing unmet needs in the COVID-19 outpatient landscape and discussed the role of antiviral treatment options in patients at risk of progressing to severe COVID-19. Dr Petrick Periyasamy, Head of Infectious Diseases Unit, Medical Department, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, chaired the session.

Rapid antigen test: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good

Pearl Toh, 23 Oct 2021

While rapid antigen test is less sensitive than conventional nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) such as RT-PCR* in detecting SARS-CoV-2 virus, “a test does not have to be perfect to be clinically useful,” said Professor Angela Caliendo during a session in IDWeek 2021 — echoing the maxim that perfect should not be the enemy of good in the pandemic era.