Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Study: Neurologic manifestations occur in most hospitalized Covid‐19 patients
9 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCommentaries: COVID-19 neurological symptoms emerge in most hospitalized patients, study says AND Many hospitalized COVID-19 patients exhibit neurological symptoms, study finds – News Medical AND More than 80% of people hospitalized for COVID-19 suffer neurological symptoms, from confusion to altered brain function – Business Insider
The facts about herd immunity and COVID-19
9 Oct, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCThe Facts About Herd Immunity and COVID-19 – Medium
Why herd immunity strategy is regarded as fringe viewpoint
9 Oct, 2020 | 09:03h | UTCWhy herd immunity strategy is regarded as fringe viewpoint – The Guardian
Coronavirus: Health experts join global anti-lockdown movement
9 Oct, 2020 | 09:00h | UTCCoronavirus: Health experts join global anti-lockdown movement – BBC
Editorial: The ten reasons why corticosteroid therapy reduces mortality in severe COVID-19
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTC
ATS/ERS Updated guidance on the management of COVID-19
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:16h | UTC
Editorial – Long COVID: let patients help define long-lasting COVID symptoms
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:09h | UTCLong COVID: let patients help define long-lasting COVID symptoms – Nature
Outcomes of sailors in isolation after a COVID-19 outbreak on a US aircraft carrier
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
(1/3) Study of the #COVID19 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, with follow-up of outcomes. 736 sailors with a median age of 25 years were infected. 20% were asymptomatic, 1% were hospitalised, and 0.1% died.https://t.co/BMGZYUl7s1 pic.twitter.com/pm1gFJB0BE
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) October 4, 2020
What is post-viral fatigue syndrome, the condition affecting some COVID-19 survivors?
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:08h | UTC
5 things to know about a COVID vaccine: It won’t be a ‘magic wand’
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:05h | UTC5 Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’ – Kaiser Health News
Why people with diabetes are being hit so hard by Covid-19
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCWhy people with diabetes are being hit so hard by Covid-19 – STAT
Covid-19: People are gathering again, but can crowds be made safe?
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCCovid-19: People are gathering again, but can crowds be made safe? – The BMJ
How the leading coronavirus vaccines work
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:06h | UTCHow the leading coronavirus vaccines work – The Conversation
Related: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Development: Current Status – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
[Abstract Only] Interferon Beta-1b and Lopinavir–Ritonavir for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
8 Oct, 2020 | 08:59h | UTCInterferon Beta-1b and Lopinavir–Ritonavir for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
COVID-19 and the kidney
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCCOVID-19 and the kidney – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Randomized trial: Lopinavir–ritonavir not beneficial for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:50h | UTCCommentaries: Study: HIV drug of no benefit to hospitalized COVID patients – CIDRAP AND Antiviral monotherapy for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 is not enough – The Lancet AND
Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Lopinavir-ritonavir is not an effective treatment for patients hospitalised with #COVID19: finding from RECOVERY, randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial https://t.co/RpiUAvWF1I pic.twitter.com/uI3yiQbEgK
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 6, 2020
ACP Guidance: Should Remdesivir be used for the treatment of patients with COVID-19?
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCSystematic review: Remdesivir for Adults With COVID-19: A Living Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Practice Points – Annals of Internal Medicine
Flurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:15h | UTCFlurry of coronavirus reinfections leaves scientists puzzled – The Guardian
Most infants are well even when moms are infected by COVID-19, researchers find
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCOriginal Study: Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection with SARS-CoV-2: First Report from the PRIORITY Study – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Commentary on Twitter
A new study published CID (https://t.co/j3uvcSgx3p) finds babies born to mothers w/ COVID-19 rarely suffer from effects of the virus, though co-author Dr. Stephanie Gaw notes, “the majority of births were from third-trimester infections." #IDSAJournals https://t.co/tGuZZP0r3B
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) September 30, 2020
Face masks: what the data say
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:17h | UTCFace masks: what the data say – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
#Facemasks: what the data say.#Masks work, but they are not infallible.
You decrease your risk of contagion if you wear them properly AND apply other #hygiene measures, keep your physical distance, and ventilate indoor spaces well.#covid #covid19
https://t.co/uNqehIC2pF— Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD (@VCSTX) October 6, 2020
Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:11h | UTCCovid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show – The BMJ
Original study (preprint): Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza and the impact of coinfection on disease severity: A test negative design – medRxiv
Commentary on Twitter
People infected with both flu and SARS-CoV-2 are more than twice as likely to die as someone with the new coronavirus alone, emerging evidence analysed by @PHE_uk has found. The data has been published as a preprint on medRxivhttps://t.co/3Qv3gxGRXB
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 23, 2020
Systematic Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:07h | UTCThoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Commentaries: How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19? – Cochrane Library AND Featured Review: Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Cohort study: Risk for serious infection with low-dose glucocorticoids in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
7 Oct, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCommentaries: Glucocorticoids associated with increased risk for infection, even at low doses – American College of Physicians AND Even low-dose glucocorticoids raise serious infection risk in RA patients – medwire News
Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI: #Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased risk for infection, even at doses as low as 5mg or less per day https://t.co/pm9Q72mvhT. pic.twitter.com/rM7GdHkbwW
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 24, 2020
WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
6 Oct, 2020 | 01:00h | UTCWHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus – Associated Press
See also: One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into ‘difficult period’: WHO – Reuters
Updated CDC Guidance: How COVID-19 Spreads
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:59h | UTCHow COVID-19 Spreads – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentary: CDC revises coronavirus guidance to acknowledge that it spreads through airborne transmission – CNBC