Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Swedish epidemiology boss says questioned COVID-19 strategy seems to be working
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:23h | UTCSwedish epidemiology boss says questioned COVID-19 strategy seems to be working – Reuters
Why do asymptomatic COVID-19 cases even happen?
24 Jul, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCWhy do asymptomatic COVID-19 cases even happen? – National Geographic
Audio interview: Dexamethasone and Covid-19
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:44h | UTCAudio Interview: Dexamethasone and Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Observational study: Glucocorticoid treatment linked to reduced mortality in patients with Covid-19 and initial C-reactive protein ≥20 mg/dL
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:49h | UTCCommentaries: A blood test may show which COVID-19 patients steroids will help — or harm – Science News AND Common blood test identifies benefits and risks of steroid treatment in COVID-19 patients – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Perspective: Managing uncertainty in the Covid-19 era
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCManaging uncertainty in the covid-19 era – The BMJ Opinion
Perspective: Covid-19 vaccines with ‘minor side effects’ could still be pretty bad
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:37h | UTCCovid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad – Wired
Rapid scaling up of Covid-19 diagnostic testing in the United States — The NIH RADx initiative
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:43h | UTC
Controversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCControversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support – Science
Coronavirus vaccines leap through safety trials — but which will work is anybody’s guess
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:39h | UTCCoronavirus vaccines leap through safety trials — but which will work is anybody’s guess – Nature
COVID-19 serological tests: how well do they actually perform?
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:31h | UTCCOVID-19 Serological Tests: How Well Do They Actually Perform? – Diagnostics
Commentary: Overview of Covid-19 Serological Tests – MedicalResearch.com
COVID-19 autopsy in people who died in community settings
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTC
How to understand COVID-19 numbers
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:32h | UTCHow to Understand COVID-19 Numbers – ProPublica
Fasting blood glucose at admission as a predictor for mortality in patients with COVID-19 without previous diagnosis of diabetes
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:28h | UTCCommentaries: Study links abnormally high blood sugar with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes – Diabetologia AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood sugar level and death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Wuhan – Science Media Centre
Chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia: A review of current knowledge
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:27h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Vitamin D does not prevent tuberculosis or acute respiratory infections in children
23 Jul, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC
Rapid decay of Anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in persons with mild Covid-19
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:35h | UTC
Editorial: The RECOVERY platform
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:37h | UTCThe RECOVERY Platform – New England Journal of Medicine
Seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in 10 sites in the United States, March 23-May 12, 2020
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:33h | UTCCommentaries: : Actual Covid-19 case count could be 6 to 24 times higher than official estimates, CDC study shows – STAT AND Coronavirus Infections Much Higher Than Reported Cases in Parts of U.S., Study Shows – The New York times
Modeling study: Contact tracing and testing must be fast to be useful
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:27h | UTCCommentaries: Quick testing is needed for coronavirus contact tracing to be most effective, research finds – CNN AND Speed of testing is most critical factor in the success of contact tracing strategies to slow COVID-19 transmission – The Lancet AND Expert reaction to paper looking at COVID-19 contact tracing strategies and speed of testing – Science Media Centre AND Can digital contact tracing make up for lost time? – The Lancet Public Health
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1284036002475053057
[Preprint] Community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in England
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:31h | UTCCommunity prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in England during May 2020: REACT study – medRxiv
Review: Care of the pregnant woman with Covid-19 in labor and delivery
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:26h | UTC
Clinical manifestations and outcomes of critically ill children and adolescents with COVID-19 in New York City
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:23h | UTC
[Preprint] Clinical characteristics of children and young people hospitalized with Covid-19 in the United Kingdom
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:24h | UTC
Modeling study: Risk of resurgence up to 97% if all restrictions are lifted after 14 days with no new cases
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:21h | UTCReconstruction of the full transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in Wuhan – Nature
Commentary: Epidemiology: Covert infections may have contributed to the rapid spread of COVID-19 – Nature Asia
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in cases of COVID-19 and SARS, and uninfected controls
22 Jul, 2020 | 02:22h | UTCSARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in cases of COVID-19 and SARS, and uninfected controls – Nature
Commentaries: New Data on T Cells and the Coronavirus – Science Translational Medicine AND Scientists uncover SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients – Duke-NUS Medical School AND Expert reaction to study looking at SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity in cases of COVID-19 and SARS and uninfected controls from data from Singapore – Science Media Centre