Infectious Diseases
Editorial: Shielding from Covid-19 Should be Stratified by Risk
29 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCShielding from covid-19 should be stratified by risk – The BMJ
Study in a Cruise Boat Showed 81% of Patients Infected with Covid-19 were Asymptomatic
29 May, 2020 | 03:31h | UTCCOVID-19: in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton – Thorax
Commentaries: New Paper Finds Startling Number Of Asymptomatic Covid-19 Carriers – Forbes AND Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases may be more common than suspected – NBC News AND Cruise ship study hints at many ‘silent’ COVID-19 infections – The BMJ
42% of Patients with Covid-19 Asymptomatic in Study from China
29 May, 2020 | 03:29h | UTCCommentaries: 40% of COVID-19 patients may be asymptomatic as disease progresses – UPI AND How Common Are Asymptomatic Cases of COVID-19? – U.S News
Opinion: Using Controlled Trials to Resolve Key Unknowns About Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
29 May, 2020 | 03:27h | UTCUsing Controlled Trials to Resolve Key Unknowns About Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
Conducting Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Scientific Integrity
29 May, 2020 | 03:26h | UTCConducting Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Scientific Integrity – JAMA
Perspective: For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair
29 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCFor Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair – Kaiser Health News
Wastewater Testing Gains Traction as a Covid-19 Early Warning System
29 May, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCWastewater testing gains traction as a Covid-19 early warning system – STAT
Related: SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area – Water Research AND New Research Examines Wastewater to Detect Community Spread of Covid-19
Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development
29 May, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCEthical guidelines for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 – Journal of Medical Ethics
Related: Challenge trials can speed development of a Covid-19 vaccine. Planning for them needs to start now – STAT AND AstraZeneca says it may consider exposing vaccine trial participants to virus – Reuters
Ethical Guidelines for COVID-19 Tracing Apps
29 May, 2020 | 03:18h | UTCEthical guidelines for COVID-19 tracing apps – Nature
Observational Study: Many Patients with Covid-19 in the ICU Develop Thromboembolism Despite Routine Prophylaxis
29 May, 2020 | 03:17h | UTC
Study: Face Mask Use in Households May Reduce Secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
29 May, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCCommentaries: Wearing face masks at home might help ward off COVID-19 spread among family members – BMJ AND Expert reaction to study looking at face masks in the home – Science Media Centre
Small Study Shows No Evidence of Secondary Transmission of COVID-19 from Children Attending School
29 May, 2020 | 03:14h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Postoperative Continuation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Reduce the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections
29 May, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC
WHO Interim Guidance: Clinical Management of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCClinical management of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Systematic Review: Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine for Treatment or Prophylaxis of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:59h | UTC
Remdesivir for Covid-19: A 5-day Course is Similarly Effective as a 10-day Course
28 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCRemdesivir for 5 or 10 Days in Patients with Severe Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Face Coverings for the Public: Laying Straw Men to Rest, by Trisha Greenhalgh
28 May, 2020 | 09:57h | UTCFace coverings for the public: Laying straw men to rest – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Related: Face coverings for the lay public: an alternative view – CEBM Oxford AND Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach – Annals of Internal Medicine
Unusual in 2 ways
1. "I address charges that my coauthors and I had misapplied the precautionary principle; drawn conclusions that were not supported …"
2. Best review on the essentiality of masks, debunking the naysayers
Thanks @trishgreenhalgh 👏https://t.co/wZrep7BQ8U pic.twitter.com/n052R1RvsL— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 27, 2020
Perspective: Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:55h | UTCReducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Science
Review of Trials Currently Testing Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:48h | UTC
[Preprint] No Evidence for Increased Transmissibility from Recurrent Mutations in SARS-CoV-2
28 May, 2020 | 09:47h | UTCNo evidence for increased transmissibility from recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 – bioRxiv
Herd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19
28 May, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCHerd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19 – Immunity
Assessment of Proficiency of N95 Mask Donning Among the General Public in Singapore
28 May, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentaries: People Are Still Terrible at Correctly Using Medical-Grade Face Masks And Respirators – Science Alert AND Study Casts Doubt on N95 Masks for the Public – MedPage Today (free registration required)
WHO: Revealing the Toll of COVID-19 – A Technical Package for Rapid Mortality Surveillance and Epidemic Response
27 May, 2020 | 02:48h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Countries need real-time mortality data for an effective #COVID19 response.
WHO together with @VitalStrat & @AfricaCDC released a new technical package on rapid mortality surveillance https://t.co/NeIZFNW774#WorldHealthData pic.twitter.com/5HcDjfXxBD
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 25, 2020
“Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic
27 May, 2020 | 02:39h | UTC
CDC Updated Guidance: When You Can be Around Others After You Had or Likely Had COVID-19
27 May, 2020 | 02:37h | UTC“I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms.”
You can be with others after:
- 3 days with no fever AND
- Symptoms improved AND
- 10 days since symptoms first appeared”