Infectious Diseases (all articles)
BCCDC Position Statement on Unproven Therapies for COVID-19
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCRecommendation: Unproven Therapies for COVID-19 | March 24, 2020 – BC Centre for Disease Control
RSNA Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:52h | UTCSee also: COVID-19: Updates for Radiologists
Rapid Review: Standard Face Masks vs. Respirator Masks to Prevent COVID-19 in Primary Care Staff
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC
Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:33h | UTCInterim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV – AIDSinfo
Study: Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection Among Patients in Intensive Care Units
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:28h | UTCPrevalence and Outcomes of Infection Among Patients in Intensive Care Units in 2017 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Infection, Antibiotics, and Patient Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Multinational ICU study finds high rate of infection, antibiotic use – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Travel Restrictions are Most Useful in the Early and Late Phase of an Epidemic
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:25h | UTCThe effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China – Science
News Release: Travel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemic – University of Oxford
Report: Evidence of Initial Success for China Exiting COVID-19 Social Distancing Policy After Achieving Containment
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:26h | UTCSee also: Summary
Commentaries: Initial success for COVID-19 social distancing in China – Imperial College London AND China shows way to ease lockdowns before vaccine, says report – The Guardian AND When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdowns – STAT
Related: What China’s coronavirus response can teach the rest of the world – Nature AND Locked-down no longer, China’s Hubei begins return to normal – Reuters AND The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study – The Lancet Public Health
Analysis: What is the Risk of Dying from COVID-19?
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:23h | UTCWhat do we know about the risk of dying from COVID-19? – Our World in Data
Related: Global Covid-19 Case Fatality Rates – Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford (free)
Studies: Cardiac Injury Associated with Increased Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:21h | UTC- Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Cardiology AND Commentaries: Cardiac injury linked to increased mortality in COVID-19 – MedicalXpress AND Cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients associated with higher in-hospital mortality – Cardiovascular Business AND Cardiac Injury and Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients – American College of Cardiology
- Cardiac troponin I in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Evidence from a meta-analysis – Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases AND Commentary: Meta-Analysis on Troponin I in Patients With Coronavirus – Latest in Cardiology
Study: Low Risk of Coronavirus Spreading Through Tears
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:10h | UTCCommentary: Low risk of coronavirus spreading through tears – American Academy of Ophthalmology
Postacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19: Thinking Ahead
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCPostacute Care Preparedness for COVID-19: Thinking Ahead – JAMA
“Post-acute care preparedness for COVID19: we need to strengthen capacity in primary and community care to deal with those discharged from hospital.” (via @trishgreenhalgh see Tweet)
Study: Prolonged Presence of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA in Fecal Samples
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:18h | UTC“Very important article about viral shedding. Spoiler alert: quarantine may need to be much longer than 14 days. Virus is detectible in feces for up to 5 weeks. Caveat: virus not necessarily viable” (via @figgyjam see Tweet)
WHO Guidance: Maintaining a Safe and Adequate Blood Supply During the Pandemic Outbreak of COVID-19
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:08h | UTC
Preprint: To Stop COVID-19, Test Everyone, Repeatedly
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:50h | UTCTo stop COVID-19, test everyone, repeatedly – Medium
CEBM: Assessing Dyspnea by Telephone or Video
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:42h | UTC
Practical Advice: PPE Pearls
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:49h | UTCPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) Pearls – COVID-19 – emDocs
Study: Persistence of Coronaviruses on Inanimate Surfaces and Their Inactivation with Biocidal Agents
26 Mar, 2020 | 02:06h | UTCCommentaries: Coronavirus: household cleaning products can kill the virus – an expert on which ones to use – The Conversation AND One graphic shows how long the coronavirus lives on surfaces like cardboard, plastic, and steel – Business Insider
Related Study: Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 – New England Journal of Medicine
COVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE?
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:48h | UTCCOVID Ethics: Should clinicians see patients without appropriate PPE? – First10EM
See also: COVID-19: Updates in Bioethics
Hydroxychloroquine: Small Study Shows No Benefit
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:39h | UTCCommentary: Chloroquine Use For COVID-19 Shows No Benefit In First Small—But Limited—Controlled Trial – Forbes
Related: Coronavirus treatment hype can lead to harm – Lown Institute AND No, These Medicines Cannot Cure Coronavirus – The New York times
See also: Chloroquine for COVID-19: Cutting Through the Hype
Covid-19: A Remote Assessment in Primary Care
26 Mar, 2020 | 01:45h | UTCCovid-19: a remote assessment in primary care – The BMJ
Study Estimates Impact of Social Distancing on Reducing Spread of COVID-19
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:51h | UTCCommentaries: Singapore modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19 – The Lancet AND Scientific and ethical basis for social-distancing interventions against COVID-19 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases AND Study: Social distancing might reduce COVID-19 spread by as much as 99% – UPI
Study: Effect of Gastrointestinal Symptoms on Patients Infected with COVID-19
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:36h | UTCEffect of gastrointestinal symptoms on patients infected with COVID-19 – Gastroenterology (PDF)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Gastroenterologists
New WHO Recommendations to Prevent Tuberculosis
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:55h | UTCNews Release: New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Handbook (free)
Commentaries: Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO – The BMJ (free) AND As COVID-19 rages, WHO calls for more efforts to prevent TB – CIDRAP (free)
Review: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:43h | UTCCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease – Circulation
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists
AHA: Interim Guidance to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission During Resuscitation Care
25 Mar, 2020 | 02:47h | UTCInterim Guidance for Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak – American Heart Association (free PDF)
News Release: Interim guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission during resuscitation care – American Heart Association (free)
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists