M-A: As consumer products, E-Cigarettes are not associated with increased smoking cessation, but may improve smoking cessation rates as a prescription therapy intervention
E-Cigarette Use and Adult Cigarette Smoking Cessation: A Meta-Analysis – American Journal of Public Health Invited Commentaries: E-Cigarettes: A Public Health Threat, Not a Population Health Intervention – American Journal of Public Health AND Reporting Certainty of Evidence on E-Cigarette Use for Adult Smoking Cessation – American Journal of Public Health AND Is Good Enough […]
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SR: How accurate are tests (Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF) for diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance?
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults – Cochrane Library Summary: How accurate are tests (Xpert Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF) for diagnosing tuberculosis outside the lungs (extrapulmonary tuberculosis) and rifampicin resistance? – Cochrane Library Commentary on Twitter How accurate are tests for diagnosing #tuberculosis #TB outside […]
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RCT: Delayed antibiotic prescription feasible for children with uncomplicated respiratory infections
Delayed Antibiotic Prescription for Children With Respiratory Infections: A Randomized Trial – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text) Commentary: Data support delayed antibiotics in kids with respiratory infections – CIDRAP
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Video (6 min): A visual guide to the new coronavirus variants
A Visual Guide to the New Coronavirus Variants – Scientific American
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RCT: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): preliminary results of a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial – medRxiv News release: Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 – University of Oxford Commentary: Tocilizumab cuts death rate in severe COVID-19, study finds – CIDRAP Commentary on Twitter ?RECOVERY pre-print: Tocilizumab– reduces mortality […]
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ERS guidelines for the management of children and adolescents with bronchiectasis
Task Force report: European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of children and adolescents with bronchiectasis – European Respiratory Journal
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Perspective: Leave your antibodies alone
Leave Your Antibodies Alone – The Atlantic
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ACP: Update on Remdesivir use for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Should Remdesivir Be Used for the Treatment of Patients With COVID-19? Rapid, Living Practice Points From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine News Release: Rapid, Living Practice Points from ACP: Update on remdesivir use for hospitalized COVID-19 patients – American College of Physicians
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Case report: Severe reinfection with South African SARS-CoV-2 variant
Severe reinfection with South African SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2: A case report – Clinical Infectious Diseases Commentary on Twitter ?NEW Case report ?#CID @IDSAInfoSevere reinfection with South African SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 lineage B.1.351 variant four months after a first mild infection. @InfectiousDz https://t.co/zjjJED4r0D — Antibiotic Steward? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) February 10, 2021
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Small RCT: Inhaled budesonide reduces the need for hospitalization in COVID-19 patients
Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 illness: a randomised controlled trial – medRxiv Commentaries: Common asthma treatment reduces need for hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients, study suggests – University of Oxford AND Expert reaction to preprint on an RCT of inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 – Science Media Centre
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