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Review: Post-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:10h | UTCPost-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Study Commentary | Cherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCCherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls – Journal Feed
Original study: Association of resident characteristics with patterns of patient self-assignment – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Nephrotoxicity from Vancomycin Combined with Piperacillin-Tazobactam: A Comprehensive Review
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:01h | UTC
WSES Position Paper: The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:39h | UTC
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine found to be moderately less effective against B.1.351 variant
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCNews release: Pfizer vaccine less effective against South African variant, study finds – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Commentary on Twitter
SARS-CoV-2 variants & neutralization: @RanTaube &Co assess #SARSCoV2 neutralization activity of convalescent or Pfizer-vaccinee sera. While vaccinee sera comparably neutralizes WT& B.1.1.7 pseudoviruses, B.1.351 moderately resists vaccine neutralization https://t.co/wucbeLY075 pic.twitter.com/B1y7vFsMDL
— Cell Host & Microbe (@cellhostmicrobe) March 22, 2021
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines show high effectiveness among healthcare workers
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCCOVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Show High Effectiveness Among Healthcare Workers – NEJM Journal Watch
Fauci and U.S. officials say AstraZeneca released ‘outdated information’ from Covid-19 vaccine trial
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:24h | UTCSee also: Update following statement by NIAID on AZD1222 US Phase III trial data – AstraZeneca
Original Press Release and Commentaries: AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective for preventing symptomatic COVID-19
Editorial | Covid-19: variants and vaccination
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCCovid-19: variants and vaccination – The BMJ
World TB Day | Report: COVID-19 Eliminates Twelve Years of Progress Against Tuberculosis
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:19h | UTCSee also: 1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19 – United Nations
Perspective | Don’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCDon’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected – The Atlantic
Opinion | Perfect as the enemy of good: tracing transmissions with low-sensitivity tests to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks
24 Mar, 2021 | 08:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Editor's Pick—How do different contact tracing & testing methods work? What resources are needed for each? How do features of #COVID19 transmission influence their effectiveness?
Read the Personal View by @LeeKShaffer et al. in @LancetMicrobe. https://t.co/ruHV0RW6aY pic.twitter.com/19f7vCrt0I
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 18, 2021
WHO Report: A Global Strategy on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:16h | UTCNews release: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: closing the gap to end neglected tropical diseases – World Health Organization
Study: More than half of antibiotics prescribed in US hospitals were not consistent with recommended prescribing practices
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:44h | UTCAssessment of the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals
Commentary: New findings spur call to reduce improper antibiotic use in hospitals – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter
Newly published CDC data estimates that more than half of antibiotics prescribed in U.S. hospitals for selected prescribing events were not consistent with recommended prescribing practices. https://t.co/oZXNX26UiD pic.twitter.com/hUOrRxsPJG
— CDC Emerging Infections (@CDC_NCEZID) March 18, 2021
Natural Course of New‐Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Noncardiac Surgery
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:00h | UTC
Systematic review: Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:09h | UTC
M-A: Most patients with allergy to Penicillin can be given Cefazolin
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/Returning to my first love #antibioticallergy #penicillin allergy with @PharmerMeg to announce to #IDtwitter #MedTwitter that if you see a patient with a "penicillin allergy" history, the likelihood of them having a reaction to cefazolin/ancef is 0.7%. https://t.co/czVX6wik2Y
— Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc (@KimberlyBlumen1) March 17, 2021
Cohort study: Non-communicable disease, sociodemographic factors, and risk of death from infection
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – Click for more)
Are the cardiometabolic and other risk factors for #COVID19 death common to other infections?
Our new @TheLancetInfDis paper reveals many similarities but some important differenceshttps://t.co/YJucd6q79a
Thanks to team @RicCubbon et al & our funder @TheBHF
[thread below] pic.twitter.com/54pCMqcXCc
— Mike Drozd (@DrMikeDrozd) March 2, 2021
Podcast: Things We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics #2
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:37h | UTCThings We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics #2 – Cribsiders
Related episode: Things We Do For No Reason in Pediatrics
Long-term outcomes of patients undergoing the Ross procedure
21 Mar, 2021 | 21:42h | UTCCommentaries: Ross Procedure Done Well Holds Up Over Time – TCTMD AND Long-Term Outcomes of the Ross Procedure – American College of Cardiology
[Press release – not published yet] AstraZeneca vaccine 79% effective for preventing symptomatic COVID-19
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:36h | UTCCommentaries: AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, company says – CNN AND AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine shows better-than-expected efficacy in U.S. trial – STAT AND Expert reaction to press release from AstraZeneca announcing interim data on safety and efficacy from the US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – Science Media Centre AND AstraZeneca Publishes Reassuring Trial Data, But Vaccine Hesitancy Remains Widespread In European Union – Health Policy Watch
Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:33h | UTCSARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
Our research has underpinned key recommendations in new guidance on SARS-CoV-2 infection & elective surgery from @Assoc_Anaes & @RCoANews & @RCSnews.
This guideline can act as a template for policy makers in other countries!
🆓https://t.co/kKgJXFf0vd pic.twitter.com/mJRasJTJws
— COVIDSurg (@CovidSurg) March 20, 2021
EMA advises against use of ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 outside randomized clinical trials
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:30h | UTCRelated: FDA: Why you should not use Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 (statement, commentary, and RCT)
Mechanical ventilation parameters in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a scoping review
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:31h | UTC
Opinion | We need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:28h | UTCWe need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid – STAT
Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCPost-acute COVID-19 syndrome – Nature Medicine
News Release: Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute