Infectious Diseases
Management of post-acute Covid-19 in primary care
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:42h | UTCManagement of post-acute covid-19 in primary care – The BMJ
Commentary: We Need to Take Care of the Growing Number of Long-term COVID-19 Patients – TIME
NEW #BMJInfographic summarises the assessment and initial management of patients with continuing symptoms from #COVID19 #LongCovid https://t.co/MOjVNNcjkw @will_s_t pic.twitter.com/tln3Hw6QkJ
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 11, 2020
Opinion: Track COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:40h | UTCTrack COVID-19 sickness, not just positive tests and deaths – Nature
Antibody therapies could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine — but will the world benefit?
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:38h | UTCAntibody therapies could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine — but will the world benefit? – Nature
Related: Antibody drugs could be one of the best weapons against Covid-19. But will they matter? – STAT AND Designer antibodies could battle COVID-19 before vaccines arrive – Science
Filtration efficiency of hospital face mask alternatives available for use during the Covid-19 pandemic
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:36h | UTCEditorial: Filtration Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Availability of N95 Face Masks for COVID-19 Prevention
Commentary: Sanitized N95s acceptable alternatives to new masks, JAMA study finds – Healthcare Dive
Russia has approved ‘world first’ Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:28h | UTCSee also: Russia has launched the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine: Here’s all you need to know – Firstpost AND Coronavirus: Putin says vaccine has been approved for use – BBC AND Russia Approves Coronavirus Vaccine Before Completing Tests – The New York Times AND The Russian Vaccine – Science Translational Medicine AND Russia claims first coronavirus vaccine as global cases top 20 million – MedicalXpress
Delay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID risk is known
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:26h | UTCDelay routine dental checkups, WHO urges, until COVID risk is known – Reuters
Related WHO Guidance: Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
WHO advises that routine non-essential #OralHealth care – such as check-ups, dental cleanings & preventive care – be delayed until there has been sufficient reduction in #COVID19 transmission rates https://t.co/jvKuNTZTak pic.twitter.com/93d8B4Tj8t
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 11, 2020
Managing hyperglycemia in the COVID-19 inflammatory storm
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:24h | UTCManaging Hyperglycemia in the COVID-19 Inflammatory Storm – Diabetes
A pragmatic approach to inpatient diabetes management during the COVID-19 pandemic
12 Aug, 2020 | 02:23h | UTC
COncise adVice on Inpatient Diabetes (COVID:Diabetes)
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:30h | UTCCOncise adVice on Inpatient Diabetes (COVID:Diabetes) – Diabetes UK
Commentary: Guidance Covers Glycemia in Dexamethasone-Treated COVID-19 – Medscape (free registration required)
Case reports: Myasthenia Gravis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:28h | UTCMyasthenia Gravis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Annals of Internal Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
First report of myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neurologic disorder, from #COVID19 in 3 patients, days after infection symptoms began @AnnalsofIM https://t.co/AL5cSzW4sZ
This wasn't on the #SARSCoV2 neuro listhttps://t.co/jXfFtQK49I @TheLancetNeuro pic.twitter.com/OKCiybGvmW— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 10, 2020
Opinion – “Covid-19 drug research is a big huge mess”
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:25h | UTCCovid-19 Drug Research Is a Big Huge Mess – Wired
Patient-reported outcomes: Central to the management of COVID-19
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:24h | UTCPatient-reported outcomes: central to the management of COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Patient-reported outcomes: central to the management of #COVID19
Correspondence from Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi & Melanie J Calverthttps://t.co/XwF7O34W8I
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 11, 2020
[Preprint] Systematic review: SARS-CoV-2 and the role of orofecal transmission
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:22h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 and the Role of Orofecal Transmission: Systematic Review – medRxiv
[Preprint] Immunogenicity and safety of a SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine in healthy adults aged 18-59 years: Report of the randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:19h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
1st human data for an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine is out! Coronavac (by Sinovac) phase 2 data, for 480 people + 120 on placebo. Antibodies but not T-cells reported: 97% seroconversion 28 days after 2nd injection, but less for people over 50 … https://t.co/emJG9DQrkh 1/2 pic.twitter.com/bi72NlmkSH
— Hilda Bastian (@hildabast) August 11, 2020
Systematic review: Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID‐19
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:17h | UTC
What we are learning about Covid-19 and kids
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:16h | UTCWhat we are learning about Covid-19 and kids – The Guardian
Opinion – “Reopening schools too early could spread COVID-19 even faster – especially in the developing world”
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:14h | UTC
Chronic fatigue syndrome a possible long-term effect of Covid-19, experts say
11 Aug, 2020 | 10:13h | UTCChronic fatigue syndrome a possible long-term effect of Covid-19, experts say – CNN
Children can get severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially black and hispanic children
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:13h | UTCChildren Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children – NPR
SARS-CoV-2 viral load predicts COVID-19 mortality
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:12h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 viral load predicts COVID-19 mortality – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
First report of #SARSCoV2 viral load as predictor of deathhttps://t.co/1BUwgUMKXy @LancetRespirMed
@ElisabetPujadas and colleagues pic.twitter.com/Ttww3aPcNK— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 7, 2020
International variation in the management of severe COVID-19 patients
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:10h | UTCInternational variation in the management of severe COVID-19 patients – Critical Care
Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCResearchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective – CNN
Original study: Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech – Science Advances
Cardiac involvement in patients recovered from COVID-2019 identified using MRI
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:04h | UTC
Another study documents cardiac abnormalities in Covid patients. A study published last week demonstrated similar findings; reinforcing a growing body of evidence showing Covid has a higher incidence of significant cardiac involvement than once considered. https://t.co/N8xTO09ePZ pic.twitter.com/LbaBaEiDcD
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) August 5, 2020
Saliva as a noninvasive specimen for detection of SARS-CoV-2
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:03h | UTCSaliva as a Noninvasive Specimen for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 – Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Successful elimination of Covid-19 transmission in New Zealand
10 Aug, 2020 | 02:01h | UTCSuccessful Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand – New England Journal of Medicine