IDSA Updated Covid-19 Guideline now supports the use of convalescent plasma in ambulatory patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 at high risk for progression to severe disease.
IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 – Infectious Diseases Society of America Related: [Preprint] RCT: In symptomatic adults above 18 years positive for SARS-CoV-2, early outpatient treatment with high-titer convalescent plasma significantly reduced hospitalizations. Commentary on Twitter Update Alert: Revised recommendation on the use of #convalescentplasma in ambulatory patients […]
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Malignant pleural effusions: a review of current guidelines and practices.
Malignant Pleural Effusions—A Review of Current Guidelines and Practices – Journal of Clinical Medicine Related: Meta-Analysis: Interventions for the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
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ESCMID guidelines on testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals to prevent transmission in the healthcare setting.
ESCMID guidelines on testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals to prevent transmission in the healthcare setting – Clinical Microbiology and Infection
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Cluster-Randomized Trial: A multicomponent diagnostic strategy (on-site molecular testing for tuberculosis, guided restructuring of clinic workflows, and monthly feedback of quality metrics) significantly improved the rates of a confirmed diagnosis of tub
Multicomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) Commentary on Twitter A cluster-randomized trial in 20 Ugandan health centers compared a multicomponent TB strategy with routine care. The intervention led to greater numbers of patients being tested for, receiving a diagnosis […]
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In patients taking anticoagulants (DOAC or Warfarin), a respiratory tract infection not treated with antibiotics is associated with a greater than twofold increase in the risk of bleeding during the next 0-14 days.
Respiratory tract infection and risk of bleeding in oral anticoagulant users: self-controlled case series – The BMJ Commentary on Twitter In new research of 1208 oral anticoagulant users, a greater than twofold increase was seen in the risk of major bleeding & clinically relevant non-major bleeding in the 0-14 days after a respiratory tract […]
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Clinical update on COVID-19 for the emergency clinician: Presentation and evaluation.
Clinical update on COVID-19 for the emergency clinician: Presentation and evaluation – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
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[Preprint] Results from the first Covid-19 human challenge study (deliberately infecting individuals in a controlled environment).
Safety, tolerability and viral kinetics during SARS-CoV-2 human challenge – Research Square Commentaries: Scientists deliberately gave people COVID — here’s what they learnt – Nature Expert reaction to a preprint looking at the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a COVID-19 human challenge study – Science Media Centre First COVID-19 human challenge study yields infection clues […]
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Evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm.
Evaluation and management of traumatic pneumothorax: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
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Review: Eosinophils and eosinophilic immune dysfunction in health and disease.
Eosinophils and eosinophilic immune dysfunction in health and disease – European Respiratory Review
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Updated NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: Therapeutic management of nonhospitalized adults with COVID-19.
Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With COVID-19 – NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Commentary on Twitter NIH update??Therapeutic Management of Nonhospitalized Adults With #COVID19 #TwitteRx #medtwitter #TwitteRx #MedEd https://t.co/QpKsVJArUj pic.twitter.com/HKb81dB5b8 — Antibiotic Stewa®️x? Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) February 1, 2022
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