Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development?
5 Jun, 2020 | 05:01h | UTCChallenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? – JAMA
Related: Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development (other commentaries on the subject)
Case Series: Preliminary Study Evaluates the use of Famotidine for COVID-19 in Non-hospitalized Patients
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:57h | UTC
Social Bubbles May be the Best Way for Societies to Emerge from Lockdown
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:53h | UTCSocial bubbles may be the best way for societies to emerge from lockdown – MIT Technology Review
Original Study: Social network-based distancing strategies to flatten the COVID-19 curve in a post-lockdown world – Nature Human Behaviour
See also: Expert reaction to evaluation of post-lockdown social distancing strategies – Science Media Centre
Accuracy of Emergency Department Clinical Findings for Diagnostic of Covid-19
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:48h | UTCCommentary: Clinical Predictors of COVID-19 in the ED – NEJM Journal Watch
Early Detection of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Among Patients with COVID-19 in the Emergency Department
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:39h | UTCAcute Pulmonary Embolism and COVID-19 – Radiology
Commentary: Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19 – Henry Ford Health System
Review: Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: Recognition, Management, Prevention
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:31h | UTCRecurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: Recognition, management, prevention – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free registration may be required)
Randomized Trial: Hydroxychloroquine Not Effective as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:12h | UTCEditorial: Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19 — Searching for Evidence
Commentaries: Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19 infection if exposed, study says – STAT AND The first high-quality study of malaria pill hydroxychloroquine just found it doesn’t help prevent coronavirus infections – Business Insider AND No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Helpful In Preventing COVID-19, Study Finds – NPR
Convalescent Plasma Therapy Shows Promise for Severe COVID-19 in Small Randomized Trial
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:08h | UTCEditorial: A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19—Potentially Hopeful Signals – JAMA
Podcast: Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:11h | UTCAudio Interview: Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine
Debate: Should Governments Continue Lockdown to Slow the Spread of Covid-19? (Yes—Edward R Melnick vs. No—John PA Ioannidis)
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:05h | UTCHead to Head: Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19? – The BMJ
Review: Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:07h | UTCPrevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine
Related Commentary on Twitter
We just published a review of 16 cohorts w/ #COVID19 + data for asymptomatic infections@AnnalsofIM
great work by @danieloran @ScrippsRTI @scrippsresearch https://t.co/7VTTW0ay0w
Bottom line: the rate is high, perhaps ~40% or greater, even taking into account presymptomatic Δ pic.twitter.com/cJfoqWfGJp— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 3, 2020
Review: COVID-19 Diagnostics in Context
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:04h | UTCCOVID-19 diagnostics in context – Science Translational Medicine
Related: IDSA Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19 AND Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 – JAMA AND Interpreting a covid-19 test result – The BMJ
Why Coronavirus Hits Men Harder: Sex Hormones Offer Clues
4 Jun, 2020 | 05:03h | UTCWhy coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues – Science
Perioperative Considerations in Urgent Surgical Care of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Orthopedic Patients
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:53h | UTC
Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Disease Severity in Children Hospitalized with Covid-19
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:52h | UTCEditorial: Children in the Eye of the Pandemic Storm—Lessons From New York City
Commentary: Obesity, atypical immune response in some kids with COVID-19 – CIDRAP AND Obese children 3 times more likely to need a ventilator with COVID-19, study finds – UPI
Perspective: Why a Vaccine May Not be Enough to End the Pandemic
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:54h | UTCWhy a vaccine may not be enough to end the pandemic – Vox
Kawasaki-like Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Paris, France
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:50h | UTCEditorial: Pediatric inflammatory syndrome temporally related to covid-19
Commentaries: Syndrome linked to COVID-19 seems more common among children of African ancestry – BMJ AND Black Children More Likely To Suffer Kawasaki-Like Coronavirus Inflammatory Condition – Forbes
Coronavirus: What a Second Wave Might Look Like
3 Jun, 2020 | 04:01h | UTCCoronavirus: what a second wave might look like – The Conversation
Video: Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD
3 Jun, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
Blood Vessel Attack Could Trigger Coronavirus’ Fatal ‘Second Phase’
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:56h | UTCBlood vessel attack could trigger coronavirus’ fatal ‘second phase’ – Science
Studies Estimate Covid-19 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCEditorial: Estimating Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection Risk in Health Care Workers – JAMA Network Open
Commentary: Patterns of COVID-19 in Health Professionals Offers Clues for Disease Control – TCTMD
[Preprint] Superspreaders: 20% of Covid-19 Cases are Responsible for 80% of Local Transmission
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:59h | UTCCommentary: Just Stop the Superspreading – The New York Times
Related: Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas most don’t spread the virus at all? – Science AND ‘Superspreaders’ Could Actually Make Covid-19 Easier to Control – Bloomberg
Prevalence of Putative Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC
A Systematic Scoping Review of COVID‐19 During Pregnancy and Childbirth
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC
Covid-19 Report: Review of Disparities in Risks and Outcomes
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:42h | UTCCOVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes – Public Health England
Review into how different factors have affected COVID-19 risk and outcomes.