Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Case-control study: COVID-19-associated stroke is associated with worse outcomes and increased mortality
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCCommentary: Risk of death, disability after stroke much higher for COVID-19 patients – Cardiovascular Business
Review for the public on the different kinds of COVID-19 tests. It covers the differences and similarities between molecular, antigen, and serologic tests.
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC
Wearing cloth or disposable surgical face masks has no effect on vigorous exercise performance in healthy individuals
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCCommentary: Face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise, study finds – University of Saskatchewan
Why do COVID death rates seem to be falling? Correct use of corticosteroids, hard-won experience, younger patients, and reduced strain on hospitals are all possibilities
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:16h | UTCWhy do COVID death rates seem to be falling? – Nature
[Preprint] Validation of home oxygen saturation as a marker of clinical deterioration in patients with suspected COVID-19: Even small deflections in oxygen saturations of 1-2% below 96% confer an increased mortality risk.
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
*BREAKING* First paper examining home oxygen saturation in COVID confirmed cases as a trigger for initial hospital assessment. We need to rapidly implement a hybrid community-hospital COVID Oximetry@home #COVIDvirtualward @richardhorton1 @bmj_latest https://t.co/0SjrUT0Tjw pic.twitter.com/0TgPPRUBqv
— Matt Inada-Kim (@mattinadakim) November 8, 2020
Opinion: “Why the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine is a cause for optimism — and skepticism. Vaccine science by press release has to stop”
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:25h | UTCWhy the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine is a cause for optimism — and skepticism – Vox
Related commentaries: Champagne and questions greet first data showing that a COVID-19 vaccine works – Science AND 90% efficacy for Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is striking. But we need to wait for the full data – The Conversation
See also: Science by press release: When the story gets ahead of the science – CNN
[Preprint] A machine learning study of 534,023 Medicare beneficiaries with COVID-19: Implications for personalized risk prediction to identify candidates for early vaccine and therapeutics allocation.
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCCommentary: Largest-to-Date COVID Mortality Study Released – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Pfizer vaccine: What an ‘efficacy rate above 90%’ really means
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCPfizer vaccine: what an ‘efficacy rate above 90%’ really means – The Conversation
Cluster randomized trial: Mass distribution of azithromycin to preschool children in sub-Saharan Africa increases azithromycin resistance by 7-fold, also causing resistance to nonmacrolide antibiotics
12 Nov, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC
Pfizer’s ultra-cold vaccine could be difficult to distribute
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:22h | UTCPfizer’s ultra-cold vaccine could be difficult to distribute – The Conversation
Covid-19: Reopening places such as restaurants, gyms, hotels, cafes, and religious organizations are predicted to cause the largest increase in infections
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:26h | UTCMobility network models of COVID-19 explain inequities and inform reopening – Nature
Commentaries: Restaurants and gyms were spring ‘superspreader’ sites. Occupancy limits could control Covid, new study predicts – STAT AND How to stop restaurants from driving COVID infections – Nature AND Covid Superspreader Risk Is Linked to Restaurants, Gyms, Hotels – Bloomberg AND Covid-19 modeling study suggests which places may have highest risk of spread — but occupancy limits can help – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
Reopening places such as restaurants, fitness centers, cafes, and hotels carries the highest risk for transmitting SARS-CoV-2, according to a study in Nature. Reducing occupancy in these venues may result in a large reduction in predicted infections. https://t.co/aSSrwnnep9 pic.twitter.com/GdTZdZy12Y
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) November 10, 2020
Study: N95 masks with exhalation valves do not work
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:20h | UTCCommentary: N95 Masks With Exhalation Valves Don’t Slow The Spread Of Covid-19 – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter
N95 😷😷with valves don't workhttps://t.co/qGZIEzE1Sh @AIP_Publishing today pic.twitter.com/mI9pVmFtfa
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 10, 2020
Derivation and validation of the HA2T2 (Hypoxia, Age, Troponin) COVID‐19 mortality risk score
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Predicting in-hospital mortality among patients with #COVID19 using the simple HA2T2 (hypoxia, age and troponin) score. https://t.co/FTDceIijZl @KevinManocha @bradpeltzer @MonikaSafford @ParagGoyalMD @JAHA_AHA @WeillCornell @nyphospital pic.twitter.com/vGTNSg8wyO
— Jim Cheung (@DrJCheungEP) November 10, 2020
[Not Published Yet] Randomized trial: Long-acting injectable drug every 8 weeks is highly effective in preventing HIV acquisition in women
11 Nov, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCCommentary: NIH study finds long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV acquisition in cisgender women – NIH News Releases
News Release [Not Published Yet]: Vaccine candidate 90% effective against Covid-19 according to manufacturer
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCNews Release: Pfizer and Biontech announce vaccine candidate against Covid-19 achieved success in first interim analysis from phase 3 study
Commentaries: What Pfizer’s landmark COVID vaccine results mean for the pandemic – Nature AND Covid-19: Vaccine candidate may be more than 90% effective, interim results indicate – The BMJ AND Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection – BBC AND Hopes rise for end of pandemic as Pfizer says vaccine is 90% effective – The Guardian AND Four reasons for encouragement based on Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine results – STAT AND Expert reaction to Pfizer and BioNTech reporting interim results from phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial – Science Media Centre
Another study shows hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:39h | UTCEditorial: Misguided Use of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: The Infusion of Politics Into Science
Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19 – NIH News Releases
Patients with Covid-19 and myocardial injury have increased in-hospital mortality, particularly if echocardiographic abnormalities are present
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:37h | UTC
Report: Large cluster of cases during a long flight shows seating proximity was strongly associated with infection risk
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCTransmission of SARS-CoV 2 During Long-Haul Flight – Emerging Infectious Diseases
Related studies: In-Flight Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 – Emerging Infectious Diseases AND A large national outbreak of COVID-19 linked to air travel, Ireland, summer 2020 – Eurosurveillance
Commentaries: Coronavirus can spread on airline flights, two studies show – CNN AND Do Masks On Plane Flights Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19? – NPR AND Is it worth the risk? A guide to navigating holiday travel during the pandemic University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Case reports: Multidrug-resistant Candida auris infections in critically ill Covid-19 patients
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCCommentaries: Candida auris Infection in COVID-19 Patients – NEJM Journal Watch AND Drug-resistant superbug thriving in hospitals hit hard by COVID-19 – National Geographic
In patients hospitalized with COVID-19, right ventricular dilation or dysfunction was independently associated with a >2-fold increase in risk for mortality
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCCommentaries: Utility of RV Remodeling Over Risk Stratification in COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology AND Damage to heart’s right ventricle predicts a greater chance of death from COVID-19 – Weill Cornell Medical College
Aspirin to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in the RECOVERY trial
10 Nov, 2020 | 09:35h | UTCCommentary: Aspirin to be tested as potential COVID-19 drug in UK study – Reuters
WHO: Preliminary findings indicate that a SARS-CoV-2 mink-associated variant strain has moderately decreased sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies. The implications are not yet well understood.
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 mink-associated variant strain – Denmark – World Health Organization
Commentaries: Spread of mutated coronavirus in Danish mink ‘hits all the scary buttons,’ but fears may be overblown – STAT AND Six countries reported coronavirus on mink farms, WHO says – MedicalXpress AND What’s the science behind mink and coronavirus? – BBC
Video: Herd immunity as a coronavirus pandemic strategy
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:32h | UTCHerd Immunity as a Coronavirus Pandemic Strategy – JAMA
What can we expect from new SARS-CoV-2 rapid tests? They promise to aid public health responses to COVID-19, since they can deliver results in a matter of minutes in the field, rather than taking days in clinical diagnostic labs
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCCoronavirus testing finally gathers speed – Nature
[Preprint] Covid-19 vs. Influenza in Kids: Despite negligible fatality, complications including pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-system inflammatory syndrome were more frequent in children/adolescents with Covid-19 than with influenza
9 Nov, 2020 | 01:27h | UTC