Infectious Diseases (all articles)
Approaches to COVID-19 Care in Low-Resource Settings
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:52h | UTCRelated: Does One Size Fit All? Realistic Alternatives for COVID-19 Response in Low-Income Countries – Center for Global Development AND Data Should Drive COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries – DHS Program AND Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – JAMA AND Bearing the brunt of covid-19: older people in low and middle income countries – The BMJ
COVID-19: New Perspective on the Health vs. Economy Tradeoff
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:51h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
"The #COVID19 pandemic could be a turning point, restoring faith in science and bringing people together."
"a virus— which is not following the US president
on @Twitter"https://t.co/CSBpTYbL6l
A new, wise commentary on the health vs economy tradeoff @martinmckee @davidstuckler pic.twitter.com/91umQKRBz8— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 9, 2020
Complete Guide to CARDIAC Ultrasound in COVID-19
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:49h | UTCComplete Guide to CARDIAC Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – POCUS 101
Related: Guide to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients
COVID‐19 And Older Adults: What We Know
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:47h | UTCReview: COVID‐19 And Older Adults: What We Know – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Review: Should Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine be Used to Treat COVID-19?
10 Apr, 2020 | 02:50h | UTCShould chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine be used to treat COVID-19? A rapid review – BJGP Open
“At present, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether CQ/HCQ are safe and effective treatments for COVID-19”
Study: The COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCThe COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease May Be Twice As Contagious As We Thought – Forbes
Original Study: High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 – CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
Systematic Review: How Effective is Quarantine to Control Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCQuarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review – Cochrane Library
Video: Coronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTCCoronavirus Q&A with Anthony Fauci, MD – JAMA
Podcast: Emerging Tools in the Fight Against Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTC
Editorial: Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCChloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in covid-19 – Tue BMJ
“Use of these drugs is premature and potentially harmful.”
Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:38h | UTC“CONCLUSIONS: People <65 years old have very small risks of COVID-19 death even in the hotbeds of the pandemic and deaths for people <65 years without underlying predisposing conditions are remarkably uncommon. Strategies focusing specifically on protecting high-risk elderly individuals should be considered in managing the pandemic.”
Related perspectives from the same author:
Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Opinion Piece: A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data – STAT
AHA Guidance: Caution Recommended on COVID-19 Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:45h | UTCCommentaries: Medical groups urge caution when using hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin to treat COVID-19 patients with CVD – Cardiovascular Business AND AHA, ACC, HRS Caution Use of COVID-19 Therapies Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Cardiac Patients – DAIC
Safety Considerations with Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTC
Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 Recovered Patient Cohort
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCCommentaries: expert reaction to preprint (not a published paper) on antibody responses to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) in a group of recovered people in Shanghai – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 Antibody Update for April 8 – Science Translational Medicine AND Coronavirus: low antibody levels raise questions about reinfection risk – South China Morning Post
Editorials: Covid-19 Testing Times
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:26h | UTCCovid-19: testing times – The BMJ
See also: Humanity tested – Nature Biomedical Engineering
PCR Assays May Turn Positive After Discharge
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:29h | UTCPCR Assays Turned Positive in 25 Discharged COVID-19 Patients – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Related Commentary on Twitter
New in CID
14.5% of discharged #COVID19 patients who had ➖ PCR on discharge subsequently had a ➕ PCR again & were readmitted.
There was 0️⃣ evidence of recurrent/worsened clinical disease in these patients
Take-home ?: don’t do follow-up PCRs! https://t.co/0ExhcEx4pD pic.twitter.com/cVQWGXLlzs
— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) April 8, 2020
Disruptive Opinion on the Use of Ventilators in COVID-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:22h | UTCWith ventilators running out, doctors say the machines are overused for Covid-19 – STAT
Related: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different phenotypes? – Intensive Care Medicine AND Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Taking Care of COVID-19 Survivors
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:17h | UTCFor survivors of severe COVID-19, beating the virus is just the beginning – Science
Case Reports: Coagulopathy and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Covid-19
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:20h | UTC
Report: Coronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:14h | UTCCoronavirus Pandemic May Not Fade in Summer Weather – The New York Times
Severity of COVID-19 in Children
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCCommentary: Children at low risk for COVID-19, but can get seriously ill, new data show – UPI
Trials of Drugs to Prevent Coronavirus infection Begin in Health Care Workers
9 Apr, 2020 | 03:16h | UTCTrials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers – Science
WHO Advice on the Use of Masks in the Context of COVID-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCAdvice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
Review: Intensive Care Management of COVID-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:36h | UTCCommentary: Understanding pathways to death in patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Systematic Review: Prediction Models for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Covid-19
8 Apr, 2020 | 01:29h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
The 31 #COVID19 predictive models for diagnosis and prognosis systematically reviewed: "poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic" @bmj_latest https://t.co/lb0U3nL877 @laure_wynants @MaastrichtU and collaborators #AI/ML pic.twitter.com/GSQigu1CxY
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 7, 2020