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Meta-Analysis: ACEI/ARB Use and Risk of Infection or Severity or Mortality of COVID-19
20 May, 2020 | 09:50h | UTCRelated Study (Preprint): Association of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers with the Risk of Hospitalization and Death in Hypertensive Patients with Coronavirus Disease-19 – medRxiv
Meta-Analysis: Accuracy of Chest CT for detecting COVID-19
20 May, 2020 | 09:49h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Association of Blood Pressure Lowering with Incident Dementia or Cognitive Impairment
20 May, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCAssociation of Blood Pressure Lowering With Incident Dementia or Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Controlling blood pressure may reduce dementia risk by 7% – UPI
Caring for Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a PICU
20 May, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCRelated: Repurposing a Pediatric ICU for Adults – New England Journal of Medicine
Meta-analysis: Utility of Broad-spectrum Antibiotics for Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults
20 May, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentary: The uncertainty of tuberculosis diagnosis – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Should Azithromycin be Used to Treat COVID-19?
20 May, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCShould azithromycin be used to treat COVID-19? A rapid review – BJGP Open
Wed May 20 – 10 Stories of The Day!
20 May, 2020 | 10:03h | UTC
1 – Editorial: Lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – The BMJ
Original Research: Hydroxychloroquine in patients with mainly mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019: open label, randomised controlled trial – The BMJ
Related Meta-analysis (preprint): Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv
2 – Covid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious, Study Shows – Bloomberg
Original Article: Saliva—Friend and Foe in the COVID-19 Outbreak – Diagnostics
4 – Reducing the Risk of Diagnostic Error in the COVID-19 Era – Journal of Hospital Medicine
Commentaries: Critically ill patients with COVID-19 in New York City – The Lancet AND Nearly 40% of critically ill COVID-19 patients in New York City died, study finds – UPI
6 – Personal Protective Equipment and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Related Study: Reduced Rate of Hospital Admissions for ACS during Covid-19 Outbreak in Northern Italy – New England Journal of Medicine
8 – Serology for SARS-CoV-2: Apprehensions, opportunities, and the path forward – Science Immunology
10 –COVID-19 Updates / 20 May 2020 Edition
20 May 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Management of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with COVID-19
19 May, 2020 | 04:40h | UTCManagement of acute kidney injury in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Related: Acute Kidney Injury In Patients Hospitalized With Covid-19 – Kidney International
Covid-19 Case Series: Acute Heart Failure in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
19 May, 2020 | 04:37h | UTCRelated Case Report: Cardiac dysfunction and thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure inflammation phenotype in a severe paediatric case of COVID-19 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Related Commentary on Twitter
3 reports of #COVID in children and adolescents today:
35 kids w/ multi-organ inflammatory syndrome and heart failure https://t.co/0gMMS7Kgdm
3 kids w/ skin presentations @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/WwafDSMA8p
Adolescent like top above @LancetChildAdol https://t.co/AbSkLbN6On pic.twitter.com/vsfpNT173A— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Psychiatric and Neuropsychiatric Presentations Associated with Severe Coronavirus Infections
19 May, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC
Viewpoint: Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines
19 May, 2020 | 04:31h | UTCRelated Viewpoint: Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Program – JAMA
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies Among Adults in Los Angeles County, California
19 May, 2020 | 04:34h | UTC“the prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was 4.65%. The estimate implies that approximately 367 000 adults had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, which is substantially greater than the 8430 cumulative number of confirmed infections in the county on April 10”
Cross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a Human Monoclonal SARS-CoV Antibody
19 May, 2020 | 04:35h | UTCCross-neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by a human monoclonal SARS-CoV antibody – Nature
Commentary: Cross-neutralization of SARS and COVID-19 coronaviruses by a monoclonal antibody – News Medical
[No Publication Available] Hamster Research Shows Effectiveness of Masks ‘Huge’ in Covid-19 Battle
19 May, 2020 | 04:30h | UTC
Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCCommentaries: More evidence US childhood vaccinations are dropping amid coronavirus pandemic – CNN AND Michigan reports a sharp drop in child vaccinations after the CDC warned missed shots could lead to a measles resurgence across the US – Business Insider
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Presymptomatic Meeting Attendee, Germany
19 May, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC
Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19
19 May, 2020 | 04:24h | UTCInfectious SARS-CoV-2 in Feces of Patient with Severe COVID-19 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
Early Data Show Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Generates Immune Response
19 May, 2020 | 04:29h | UTCEarly data show Moderna Covid-19 vaccine generates immune response – STAT
See also: Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results – The New York Times AND Expert reaction to Moderna announcement about their phase 1 trial data on their mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273) candidate against COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Infection of Dogs with SARS-CoV-2
19 May, 2020 | 04:19h | UTCInfection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2 -Nature
Commentary: Coronavirus in cats and dogs: How does COVID-19 impact pets? – CNet
Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19: Interpreting the Current Epidemiology
19 May, 2020 | 04:20h | UTC
Cardiac Surgery during the COVID‐19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:17h | UTC
Resuming Elective Orthopedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:15h | UTC
COVID-19 Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians
19 May, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCCOVID-19 Infection: Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians – Anesthesiology
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers
19 May, 2020 | 04:12h | UTCOpen-access science funders announce price transparency rules for publishers – Science
Original Guidance: Plan S Price Transparency Frameworks: guidance & requirements – Plan S
News Release: cOAlition S announces price transparency requirements – Plan S
Related: Plan S: Making Full and Immediate Open Access a Reality AND UC Terminates Subscriptions with World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Push for Open Access (several resources on the subject) AND PLOS and the University of California announce open access publishing agreement – PLOS Blogs AND The war to free science – Vox (free) AND WHO Joins Coalition for Free Digital Access to Health Research
Shifting the Paradigm: Using Disease Outbreaks to Build Resilient Health Systems
19 May, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCShifting the paradigm: using disease outbreaks to build resilient health systems – BMJ Global Health