Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Universal screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: A rapid review
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCUniversal screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Cochrane Rapid Review investigates the effectiveness of screening for COVID-19 – Cochrane Library
Perspective: Up is down — pharmaceutical industry caution vs. federal acceleration of Covid-19 vaccine approval
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:06h | UTC
Months after recovery, COVID-19 survivors often have persistent lung trouble
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:04h | UTCMonths After Recovery, COVID-19 Survivors Often Have Persistent Lung Trouble – NIH Director’s Blog
Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
For the opening of #UN75, a statement from @TheLancet #COVID19 Commission lays out views and recommendations regarding current key issues related to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic & summarises ten priority actions of the Commission https://t.co/qsLdHLWDbQ @CSD_Columbia @UNSDSN pic.twitter.com/F19k6NpBpO
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 14, 2020
The false dichotomies of COVID-19
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:57h | UTCThe False Dichotomies Of COVID-19 – Medium
Commentary on Twitter
I wrote about the false dichotomies of COVID-19, and how answers are rarely as simple as a choice between two optionshttps://t.co/QbCgtxA2Kw
— Health Nerd (@GidMK) September 14, 2020
UK tests if COVID-19 vaccines might work better inhaled
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCUK tests if COVID-19 vaccines might work better inhaled – Associated Press
Coronavirus: Monoclonal antibodies to begin UK trial
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:53h | UTCCoronavirus: Monoclonal antibodies to begin UK trial – BBC
See also: Covid-19: RECOVERY trial will evaluate “antiviral antibody cocktail” – The BMJ
Sweden records its fewest daily Covid-19 cases since March
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:52h | UTCSweden records its fewest daily Covid-19 cases since March – The Guardian
The lasting misery of coronavirus long-haulers
15 Sep, 2020 | 09:05h | UTCThe lasting misery of coronavirus long-haulers – Nature
Systematic review: Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCInterventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis https://t.co/3DFXrAUOEc Updated systematic review includes 75 studies with 6533 randomised participants. #ACML is a disfiguring disease caused by parasites, transmitted to humans by sandflies. @CochraneMoss
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 15, 2020
COVID-19 study links strict social distancing to a much lower chance of infection
15 Sep, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC
Pandemic debate: Should countries aim for elimination in the Covid-19 pandemic?
15 Sep, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCShould countries aim for elimination in the covid-19 pandemic? – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Should countries aim for elimination of covid-19? Unless elimination is achieved, covid-19 will become endemic, with a grim toll in the human lives and wealth lost, says @andrewleedr. But @simonthornley30 and colleagues argue seeking elimination has a costhttps://t.co/CdquEmCLTv
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 13, 2020
Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:58h | UTCSeasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
By monitoring reinfections and antibody responses to common cold coronaviruses in 10 healthy people for >35 years, the suggestion that protective immunity for #SARSCoV2 may be relatively short-livedhttps://t.co/CfVSarOVuH @NatureMedicine today, by @ArthurEdridge and colleagues pic.twitter.com/cEixLJ2D6R
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 14, 2020
‘We didn’t model that people would go to a party if they tested positive’
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:59h | UTC‘We didn’t model that people would go to a party if they tested positive’ – Nature
NIH launches two trials to test blood thinners in COVID-19 patients
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:56h | UTCNIH launches two trials to test blood thinners in COVID-19 patients – Reuters
Cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19: An evidence-based review
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Scientists relieved as coronavirus vaccine trial restarts — but question lack of transparency
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC
Coronavirus: Who would get the vaccine first?
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCCoronavirus: Who would get the vaccine first? – BBC
Perspective: Vaccine transparency
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCVaccine Transparency – Science Translational Medicine
Restaurants are hurting — but dining indoors poses real COVID-19 risk
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:28h | UTCRestaurants Are Hurting — But Dining Indoors Poses Real COVID-19 Risk – HIV and ID Observations
See also: Close case contact, dining out tied to COVID-19 spread – CIDRAP AND Adults with Covid-19 about ‘twice as likely’ to say they have dined at a restaurant, CDC study suggests – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
New MMWR report finds that "eating and drinking on-site at locations…might be important risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection." https://t.co/ILkY28w6yY
— Caitlin Rivers (@cmyeaton) September 11, 2020
CDC Study: COVID-19 outbreaks associated with child care facilities
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:24h | UTCCommentaries: Even children with no symptoms can spread Covid-19, CDC report shows – CNN AND At least 31 coronavirus cases are linked to 3 childcare facilities in Utah, more evidence kids are contagious without symptoms – Business Insider
Commentary on Twitter
(1/12) Study of #SARSCoV2 transmission by children. 12 children infected in childcare transmitted the virus to at least 12 of 46 (26%) contacts at home or in the community. One parent was hospitalised. Transmission by 2 of 3 asymptomatic children was seen.https://t.co/DumjRUN1qK pic.twitter.com/ZE34cj8YFz
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) September 12, 2020
Viewpoint: COVID-19 and the path to immunity
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:20h | UTCCOVID-19 and the Path to Immunity – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
Declines in SARSCoV2 IgG neutralizing Abs raise concerns of susceptibility to reinfection. But acute Ab levels always decline post-infection, and Ab recall responses come from a pool of long-lived memory B cells https://t.co/geGOQkhdw2
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) September 12, 2020
COVID-19 herd immunity: Where are we?
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCCOVID-19 herd immunity: where are we? – Nature Reviews Immunology
Commentary on Twitter
This is one of the most succinct and best written short pieces on herd immunity, what it is and where we are heading with #COVID19.
If not comfortable with math, just get through the first sentences and it’s worth continuing the read. https://t.co/1F3MuQWkfc
— Michael Mina (@michaelmina_lab) September 13, 2020
Few Covid-19 school outbreaks in a region of Germany with good community control
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:26h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Remarkably few #COVID19 school outbreaks in a region of Germany with good community control.
-Of 137 cases followed, 6 were found to have infected 11 additional pupils.
-1 secondary case per ~25 infectious school days.
Infection control measures below:https://t.co/3nJE83vbFc pic.twitter.com/yYQpFb7NhQ
— Isaac Bogoch (@BogochIsaac) September 12, 2020
Anders Tegnell and the Swedish Covid experiment
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:17h | UTCAnders Tegnell and the Swedish Covid experiment – Financial Times