Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Matthew Ballenberger, Morana Vojnic, Madhuri Indaram, Stephen Machnicki, Manju Harshan, Amory Novoselac, Anup Singh, Bushra Mina
Summary: A 33-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with intermittent right-sided chest pain. He had previously taken levofloxacin for treatment without much improvement. Aside from the chest pain, he did not have any other significant symptoms.
Letter
Immunology
Isabel Griffin, Kate R. Woodworth, Romeo R. Galang, Veronica K. Burkel, Varsha Neelam, Samantha Siebman, Jerusha Barton, Susan E. Manning, Kathryn Aveni, Nicole D. Longcore, Elizabeth M. Harvey, Van Ngo, Deborah Mbotha, Sarah Chicchelly, Mamie Lush, Valorie Eckert, Paula Dzimira, Ayomide Sokale, Miguel Valencia-Prado, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Adam MacNeil, Suzanne M. Gilboa, Van T. Tong
Summary: The Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network conducted longitudinal surveillance of pregnant individuals in the United States with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. Among the 6,551 infected pregnant individuals in this analysis, 142 (2.2%) tested positive for RNA >90 days and up to 416 days after infection.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Peter C. Grayson, Cory A. Perugino, Vincent V. Dinculescu, Judith A. Ferry
Summary: This case report describes a 70-year-old man with a history of various diseases who presented with recurrent left pleural effusion. Diagnostic tests were performed to guide treatment decisions.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Rafael Mahieu, Maxime Leger, Marie Dubillot, Julien Demiselle
Summary: A 78-year-old woman was admitted to the ED with a 10-day history of diarrhea and recent onset of dry cough, fever, and asthenia during the COVID-19 pandemic, and required mechanical ventilation within 1 hour after admission due to severe hypoxemia.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hanno Hock, Hillary R. Kelly, Eric A. Meyerowitz, Matthew J. Frigault, Lucas R. Massoth
Summary: A 21-year-old man with sickle cell trait presented with symptoms including sore throat, epistaxis, and oropharyngeal petechiae. Laboratory tests revealed low levels of hemoglobin, platelets, and white blood cells. A positive test for SARS-CoV-2 RNA prompted further diagnostic testing.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sook-Bin Woo, Markus Y. Wu, Nathaniel S. Treister, Philip C. Amrein, Daniela Kroshinsky, Robert P. Hasserjian
Summary: A 68-year-old man was admitted with painful mouth ulcers and weight loss of 6 weeks' duration. Blood eosinophil count was increased and the patient was positive for the HLA-B51 allele. A diagnostic procedure was performed to further investigate the condition.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dorina Supak, Balazs Meszaros, Marta Nagy, Daniel Gaspar, Laszlo J. Wagner, Zoltan Kukor, Sandor Valent
Summary: Studies on the effects of COVID-19 infection on immunocompromised patients and pregnant women are limited. This study reports a case of a kidney transplant woman who developed preeclampsia and underwent artificial termination of gestation after contracting COVID-19, highlighting the severe impact of COVID-19 on individuals with underlying conditions.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Marco Fabiani, Katia Margiotti, Antonella Viola, Alvaro Mesoraca, Claudio Giorlandino
Summary: The novel SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 are spreading worldwide, with multiple variants of concern impacting vaccine efficacy and treatments. An 83-year-old man was infected with the P.1 variant after receiving two doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
Article
Ophthalmology
Ellen H. Koo, Allen O. Eghrari, Daliya Dzhaber, Amar Shah, Elizabeth Fout, Sander Dubovy, Jorge Maestre-Mesa, Darlene Miller
Summary: This study found the presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in the aqueous humor of asymptomatic individuals, even when nasal swab testing results were negative. This suggests that the virus may persist in immunoprivileged spaces despite the absence of symptoms.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Hong Zhao, Chi Zhang, Xian-Xiang Chen, Qi Zhu, Wen-Xiang Huang, Yi-Lan Zeng, Ying-Xia Liu, Guo-Jun Li, Wei-Jun Du, Jing Yao, Jia-Wen Li, Peng Peng, Gui-Qiang Wang
Summary: This study found that the duration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA positivity was associated with an increased risk of recurrent positive, especially for patients with an SPD of over 28 days compared to those with less than 14 days. Additionally, the risk of recurrent positive may be higher among patients with hypertension and lower monocyte count or percentage.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Francis P. Colizzo, Stuti G. Shroff, Frances A. High, Yi-Bin Chen, Sara Barmettler
Summary: This is a case report on a 33-year-old man with chronic diarrhea and autoimmune enteropathy. Despite treatment, symptoms continued to relapse.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Yoonsun Yoon, Gwang-Jun Choi, Ji Yeong Kim, Kyung-Ran Kim, Hwanhee Park, Jae Kyung Chun, Yae-Jean Kim
Summary: The investigation revealed that a 4-year-old child attending a childcare center during the presymptomatic period was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection, but all contacts at the center tested negative 8-9 days after exposure, indicating low potential infectivity in a childcare setting with exposure to a presymptomatic child.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
William P. Schmitt, Saurabh Rohatgi, Marcelo Matiello
Summary: A 33-year-old man presented with progressive worsening paresthesia in the arms and legs. The sensory function was impaired in the arms and legs, and there was absence of reflexes in the legs. A diagnostic test was conducted.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Katrin Knoflach, Eva Holzapfel, Timo Roser, Lieselotte Rudolph, Marco Paolini, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Andreas Osterman, Matthias Griese, Matthias Kappler, Ulrich von Both
Summary: This case study presents a 2-year-old boy who developed unilateral acute sixth nerve palsy in the context of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, with a prolonged but self-limiting course and full recovery after three and a half months. It highlights the potential for neurological complications in children with COVID-19, emphasizing the need for clinicians to be vigilant for such post-infectious complications.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Oliver Ramos-Alvarez, Victor Arufe-Giraldez, Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodriguez, Ruben Navarro-Paton
Summary: The lockdown measures due to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Spain had a negative impact on the balance ability of 11-12 year-old schoolchildren.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Pei Wang
MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
(2010)
Article
Dermatology
Pei Wang
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Pei Wang
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS
(2020)
Letter
Virology
Pei Wang
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2021)
Letter
Hematology
Hong Yu, Pei Wang
THERAPEUTIC APHERESIS AND DIALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Rui Duan, Qiang Mao, Xu Ding, Qiwu Qiu, Pei Wang
Summary: This study investigated the asymptomatic post-vaccination infections with the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in adults. The findings showed that asymptomatic infections mainly occurred in individuals who received two doses of vaccination, and the immunophenotype profile of these infections exhibited lower inflammatory responses and lower antibody levels.
IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Rui Duan, Pei Wang
Summary: This article reviews rapid and simple methods for diagnosing S. aureus, which can quickly identify S. aureus in positive blood cultures or direct blood samples. Some methods can also identify MRSA and provide antimicrobial susceptibility testing results.
POLISH JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
