Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Meta-analysis: Use of inhibitors of the renin‐angiotensin system in hypertensive patients and COVID‐19 severity
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:35h | UTC
Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCDigital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Commentary: Featured Review: Digital contact tracing technologies in epidemics: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
A systematic review of chest CT in COVID‐19 diagnosis and its potential application in a surgical setting
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:33h | UTC
Maculopapular eruptions associated with COVID ‐19
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Prevalence and mortality of COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:31h | UTC
Another randomized trial shows no benefit from ascorbic acid, corticosteroids, and thiamine in septic shock
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:28h | UTCEffect of Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine on Organ Injury in Septic Shock: The ACTS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT, a combination of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid, and thiamine (the HAT or Marik protocol) did not statistically significantly reduce SOFA score or mortality within 72 hours of enrollment among patients with septic shock https://t.co/cuB6X4fJhi
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 18, 2020
Review: Infective endocarditis after surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:23h | UTC
SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a community setting before and after the use of face shields
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:51h | UTC
“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:48h | UTC“This is exactly what we’ve been warning about”: Why some school reopenings have backfired – Vox
Perspective: What if ‘herd immunity’ is closer than scientists thought?
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:45h | UTCWhat if ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Closer Than Scientists Thought? – The New York Times
Seven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:53h | UTCSeven months later, what we know about Covid-19 — and the pressing questions that remain – STAT
Review: COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:46h | UTC
Opinion: Covid-19 is creating a wave of heart disease
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:43h | UTCCovid-19 Is Creating a Wave of Heart Disease – The New York Times
Related: Covid-19 Can Cause Heart Damage—Even If You Are Asymptomatic – Forbes
Meta-analysis: Impact of cardiovascular risk profile on COVID-19 outcome
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:41h | UTCImpact of cardiovascular risk profile on COVID-19 outcome. A meta-analysis – PLOS One
Commentary: Cardiovascular risk factors tied to COVID-19 complications and death – PLOS
Management of digestive disorders and procedures associated with COVID-19
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:39h | UTC
Prior routine use of NSAIDs and outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:36h | UTCCommentary: Study finds ibuprofen does not increase risk of death from COVID-19 – University of Aberdeen
Study: Masks, PPE materials should be hydrophilic
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:35h | UTCMasks, PPE materials should be hydrophilic – American Institute of Physics
[Preprint] The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission across 130 countries and territories
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:38h | UTC
Association of frailty with mortality in older inpatients with Covid-19
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:33h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Accuracy of HBeAg to identify pregnant women at risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus to their neonates
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:17h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Efficacy and safety of antiviral prophylaxis during pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus
18 Aug, 2020 | 07:18h | UTC
Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:36h | UTCRobust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 – Cell
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/carlheneghan/status/1294600299609559040
Scientists find the likely order of COVID-19 symptoms
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:32h | UTCUSC scientists find the likely order of COVID-19 symptoms – University of Southern California
Original Study: Modeling the Onset of Symptoms of COVID-19 – Frontiers in Public Health
Commentary on Twitter
Medical scientists in California identify the order in which #COVID19's symptoms occur: fever, cough, muscle pain, & then nausea, and/or vomiting & diarrhea. Knowing the order may help patients seek care promptly or decide sooner to self-isolate https://t.co/7FoCNLUlbR pic.twitter.com/QVNI1VcN3f
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) August 16, 2020
Emerging pandemic diseases: How we got to COVID-19
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:34h | UTCEmerging Pandemic Diseases: How We Got To COVID-19 – Cell
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Sri_Baqri/status/1294628478059454465
Study suggests low risk of post-discharge venous thromboembolism following hospital admission with COVID-19
16 Aug, 2020 | 22:24h | UTCPost-discharge venous thromboembolism following hospital admission with COVID-19 – Blood
Commentary: Post-Hospital Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology