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Editorials: Covid-19 Testing Times

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTC

PCR Assays May Turn Positive After Discharge

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:29h | UTC

PCR 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 | UTC

With ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19 – STAT

Taking Care of COVID-19 Survivors

9 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTC

For 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

Coagulopathy and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine

WHO Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19

8 Apr, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC

Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

Review: Intensive Care Management of COVID-19

8 Apr, 2020 | 01:36h | UTC

Intensive care management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): challenges and recommendations – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Commentary: Understanding pathways to death in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Video: COVID-19 Clinical Update

8 Apr, 2020 | 01:35h | UTC

COVID-19 Clinical Update – JAMA

COVID‐19: ATS Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC

COVID‐19: Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence. From an American Thoracic Society‐led International Task Force

Commentary: ATS publishes new guidance on COVID-19 management – American Thoracic Society

Study: Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:24h | UTC

Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients – Annals of Internal Medicine

Commentary: Neither surgical nor cotton masks effectively filter SARS COV-2 – American College of Physicians

Editorial: Is CPR Justified for Hospital Patients with Covid-19?

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:26h | UTC

Editorial: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation after Hospital Admission with Covid-19 – The BMJ

“This pandemic has changed the risk-benefit balance for CPR: from “there is no harm in trying” to “there is little benefit to the patient, and potentially significant harm to staff.””

Meta-Analysis: Medical Masks vs. N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID‐19 in Health Care Workers

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:22h | UTC

Medical Masks vs N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID‐19 in Health Care Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials – Influenza

Commentary: Surgical masks likely good for most COVID-19 treatment – McMaster University

Study: Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Severe COVID-19 Patients

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC

Effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

COVID-19: More Opinions on Hydroxychloroquine

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:17h | UTC

Hydroxychloroquine Update For April 6 – Science Translational Medicine

The Debacle of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for COVID19 – Dr. John M.

Summary: wait for proper studies before prescribing.

Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews—6 April 2020

7 Apr, 2020 | 04:16h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews, 6 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion

In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19.

NICE Publishes new COVID-19 Guidelines

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:57h | UTC

See other recent NICE Guidelines on COVID-19: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: haematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments

Study: Wearing Surgical Masks in Public Could Help Slow Spreading of COVID-19

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:55h | UTC

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks – Nature

Commentaries: Why wear face masks in public? Here’s what the research shows – The Conversation AND The new coronavirus might spread when people talk, but scientists say masks can help – The Telegraph AND Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance – University of Maryland

CDC Now Recommends Wearing Cloth Face Coverings in Public Settings

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:53h | UTC

Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission – Centers – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: The CDC Now Recommends Americans Wear Face Masks – Wired AND Everyone should wear face ‘masks’ in public, CDC now recommends – Live Science AND CDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public – NPR AND The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public – Vox AND The CDC is recommending that people wear face coverings or cloth masks if they go out in public – Business Insider

“CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.”

CDC Guideline: Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:51h | UTC

Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: What’s the Best Material for a Mask? – The New York Times

Study: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:46h | UTC

No Evidence of Rapid Antiviral Clearance or Clinical Benefit with the Combination of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection – Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses

COVID-19: Thrombosis, Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:42h | UTC

Guidelines: Practical guidance for the prevention of thrombosis and management of coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation of patients infected with COVID-19 – Thrombosis UK AND ISTH interim guidance on recognition and management of coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Observational Studies: Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 patients with coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis AND Abnormal Coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (free PDF)

Q & A: COVID-19 and Coagulopathy: Frequently Asked Questions – American Society of Hematology

COVID-19 Pneumonia: Different Respiratory Treatment for Different Phenotypes?

6 Apr, 2020 | 01:40h | UTC

Editorial: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes? – Intensive Care Medicine

Opinion: Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

3 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC

Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

“After considering that, all we can do ventilating these patients is “buying time” with minimum additional damage: the lowest possible PEEP and gentle ventilation. We need to be patient.”