Daily Archives: April 9, 2020
Thu April 09 – 10 Stories of The Day!
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:57h | UTC
1 – Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
3 – Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
4 – The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought – Forbes
Original Study: High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
5 – Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – Tue BMJ
“Use of these drugs is premature and potentially harmful”
Commentaries: Medical groups urge caution when using hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin to treat COVID-19 patients with CVD – Cardiovascular Business AND AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients – DAIC
Related perspectives from the same author:
Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Opinion Piece: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data – STAT
9 – [Preprint] Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 recovered patient cohort and their implications – medRxiv
Commentaries: expert reaction to preprint (not a published paper) on antibody responses to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) in a group of recovered people in Shanghai – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 Antibody Update for April 8 – Science Translational Medicine AND Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk – South China Morning Post
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 09 April 2020 Edition
09 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Study: The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCThe COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought – Forbes
Original Study: High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
Systematic Review: How Effective is Quarantine to Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCQuarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Video: Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
Podcast: Emerging Tools in the Fight Against Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTC
Editorial: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCChloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – Tue BMJ
“Use of these drugs is premature and potentially harmful.”
Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTC“CONCLUSIONS: People <65 years old have very small risks of COVID-19 death even in the hotbeds of the pandemic and deaths for people <65 years without underlying predisposing conditions are remarkably uncommon. Strategies focusing specifically on protecting high-risk elderly individuals should be considered in managing the pandemic.”
Related perspectives from the same author:
Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Opinion Piece: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data – STAT
AHA Guidance: Caution Recommended on COVID-19 Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:45h | UTCCommentaries: Medical groups urge caution when using hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin to treat COVID-19 patients with CVD – Cardiovascular Business AND AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients – DAIC
Safety Considerations with Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTC
Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 Recovered Patient Cohort
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCCommentaries: expert reaction to preprint (not a published paper) on antibody responses to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) in a group of recovered people in Shanghai – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 Antibody Update for April 8 – Science Translational Medicine AND Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk – South China Morning Post
Editorials: Covid-19 Testing Times
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTCCovid-19: testing times – The BMJ
See also: Humanity tested – Nature Biomedical Engineering
PCR Assays May Turn Positive After Discharge
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:29h | UTCPCR Assays Turned Positive in 25 Discharged COVID-19 Patients – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Related Commentary on Twitter
New in CID
14.5% of discharged #COVID19 patients who had ➖ PCR on discharge subsequently had a ➕ PCR again & were readmitted.
There was 0️⃣ evidence of recurrent/worsened clinical disease in these patients
Take-home ?: don’t do follow-up PCRs! https://t.co/0ExhcEx4pD pic.twitter.com/cVQWGXLlzs
— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) April 8, 2020
Disruptive Opinion on the Use of Ventilators in COVID-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCWith ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19 – STAT
Related: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes? – Intensive Care Medicine AND Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Taking Care of COVID-19 Survivors
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTCFor survivors of severe COVID-19, beating the virus is just the beginning – Science
Case Reports: Coagulopathy and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTC
Report: Coronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:14h | UTCCoronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather – The New York Times
Severity of COVID-19 in Children
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCCommentary: Children at low risk for COVID-19, but can get seriously ill, new data show – UPI
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Physical Therapy versus Glucocorticoid Injection for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:13h | UTCPhysical Therapy versus Glucocorticoid Injection for Osteoarthritis of the Knee – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Visual Abstract: Physical Therapy vs. Glucocorticoid Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis – New England Journal of Medicine
Trials of Drugs to Prevent Coronavirus infection Begin in Health Care Workers
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:16h | UTCTrials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers – Science
Case Report: Acute Myocarditis Presenting as a Reverse Tako-Tsubo Syndrome in a Patient with Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:15h | UTC