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Editorial: Are we underestimating seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2?

Are we underestimating seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2? – The BMJ Commentary: Are antibody tests underestimating the spread of COVID-19? – St. George’s University of London  

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Randomized trial: Effect of low tidal volume vs. conventional tidal volume on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing major surgery

Effect of Intraoperative Low Tidal Volume vs Conventional Tidal Volume on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)   Commentary on Twitter Normal lungs and the humans containing them don’t seem to mind how they’re ventilated (within reason). https://t.co/EdGVjm7esU — Greg Bryson, MD, […]

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IDSA Podcast – Managing patients post-COVID-19: From symptoms to lasting complications

Managing Patients Post-COVID-19: From Symptoms to Lasting Complications – Infectious Diseases Society of America  

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Combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection

Combining PCR and antibody tests at point of care dramatically increases COVID-19 detection – University of Cambridge Original Study: Combined point of care nucleic acid and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 following emergence of D614G Spike Variant – Cell Reports Medicine  

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Virus in the blood can predict severe COVID-19

Virus in the blood can predict severe COVID-19 – Karolinska Institutet Original Study: SARS-CoV-2 RNA in serum as predictor of severe outcome in COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study – Clinical Infectious Diseases  

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Covid-19: Study found those younger than 40 had an infection fatality ratio (IFR) of 0.01%; those 60 or older had an IFR of 1.71%

Infection Fatality Ratios for COVID-19 Among Noninstitutionalized Persons 12 and Older: Results of a Random-Sample Prevalence Study – Annals of Internal Medicine   Commentary on Twitter Age, sex, race affect death risk from #COVID-19. @FSPH_IUPUI study found those younger than 40 had fatality rate of 0.01%; those 60 or older 1.71%—2.5 times greater than #flu […]

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[Preprint] Randomized trial: Tocilizumab does not improve clinical status or mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia – medRxiv  

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New WHO Guidance: Corticosteroids for COVID-19

Corticosteroids for COVID-19 – World Health Organization News Release: WHO updates clinical care guidance with corticosteroid recommendations – World Health Organization Commentaries: The WHO Now Recommends Cheap Steroids As a Life-Saving Treatment for Severe Covid-19 – Gizmodo AND Inexpensive steroids reduce deaths of hospitalized Covid-19 patients, WHO analysis confirms – STAT   Commentary on Twitter […]

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Video: Corticosteroids for COVID-19 – New Evidence of Benefit

Corticosteroids for COVID-19 – New Evidence of Benefit – JAMA  

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Meta-analysis: Corticosteroids for critically ill patients with COVID-19

Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Editorial: Corticosteroids in COVID-19 ARDS: Evidence and Hope During the Pandemic Commentaries: Analysis of seven trials finds that corticosteroids reduce risk of death by 20 per cent in critically ill COVID-19 patients – University of Bristol  AND […]

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