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Infectious Diseases
Maya Nitecki, Boris Taran, Itay Ketko, Gil Geva, Roey Yosef, Itay Toledo, Gilad Twig, Eva Avramovitch, Barak Gordon, Estela Derazne, Noam Fink, Ariel Furer
Summary: This study assessed the utility of self-reported symptoms in identifying positive COVID-19 cases among predominantly healthy young adults in a military setting. The results showed that loss of taste or smell, suspected exposure, and fever were consistently associated with positive test results in this population.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuta Kawakami, Shuko Nojiri, Daisuke Nakamoto, Yoshiki Irie, Satoshi Miyazawa, Manabu Kuroki, Yuji Nishizaki
Summary: The Japanese government implemented policies to control human mobility in 2020 as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study investigated the relationship between human mobility and COVID-19 cases at the prefectural level in Japan. Mobile phone data was used to calculate travel mobility within prefectures from March to December 2020. The study found that the COVID-19 infection acceleration indicator (IAI) could be used to predict COVID-19 cases, and controlling human mobility was important in controlling infectious diseases during a pandemic.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Ophthalmology
Oren Tomkins-Netzer, Shaul Sar, Ofra Barnett-Griness, Binyamin Friedman, Hana Shyriaieva, Walid Saliba
Summary: This study assessed the association between BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and the risk of active NIU. The results suggest that the vaccine may be associated with an increased risk of active NIU, but the small effect size and study limitations do not provide proof for a cause-and-effect relationship. The small estimated attributable risks suggest a relatively minor impact on public health.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ting Zheng, Hao Ren, Yongjuan Wu, Jiangtao Wang
Summary: This retrospective study investigated the association between clinical characteristics and CT findings in COVID-19 patients. The severity of lung abnormalities on CT was inversely associated with platelets, lymphocyte count, and sodium levels, while positively correlated with age, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, D-dimer, lactic dehydrogenase, hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and C-reactive protein levels.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Tim F. Liao, Fernando De Maio
Summary: This study found positive associations between racial/ethnic composition and income inequality with COVID-19 incidence and mortality at the US county level. It suggests that surveillance systems for COVID-19 should take into account income inequality to better understand the social patterning of the disease.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ryota Inokuchi, Toshiki Kuno, Jun Komiyama, Kazuaki Uda, Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Yuta Taniguchi, Toshikazu Abe, Miho Ishimaru, Motohiko Adomi, Nanako Tamiya, Masao Iwagami
Summary: This retrospective observational study found no association between the use of Nafamostat mesylate and improved in-hospital outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Zhichao Feng, Huafei Zhao, Wendi Kang, Qin Liu, Jianzhen Wu, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Xiaoqian Ma, Wei Wang, Pengfei Rong
Summary: In patients with severe COVID-19, skeletal muscle depletion is associated with clinical outcomes, especially in female patients. Higher radiodensity is linked to reduced risk of disease deterioration, particularly in female patients, and shorter duration of viral shedding.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Wongi Woo, Vincent Kipkorir, Adina Maria Marza, Shadi Hamouri, Omar Albawaih, Arkadeep Dhali, Wooshik Kim, Zarir F. Udwadia, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Nissar Shaikh, Alessandro Belletti, Giovanni Landoni, Diego Palumbo, Sarya Swed, Bisher Sawaf, Danilo Buonsenso, Ines Pimenta, Filipe Andre Gonzalez, Giuseppe Fiorentino, Muhammad Redzwan S. Rashid Ali, Alvaro Quincho-Lopez, Mohammad Javanbakht, Ayat Alhakeem, Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Sangam Shah, Moezedin Javad Rafiee, Sri Rama Ananta Nagabhushanam Padala, Sebastian Diebel, Seung Hwan Song, Du-young Kang, Duk Hwan Moon, Hye Sun Lee, Juyeon Yang, Luke Flower, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Jae Il Shin, Sungsoo Lee
Summary: Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in non-intubated COVID-19 patients are associated with high mortality, with comorbidities, bilateral pneumothorax, and fever at presentation being predictors for mortality. The CoBiF score can predict mortality and simplify the management of high-risk patients in clinical settings.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Virology
Yi Zhao, Jie Zhou, Liuhua Pan, Yujie Zhang, Honggang Wang, Wei Wu, Jingsong He, Jun Chen, He Huang
Summary: This study investigated the changes in various indexes in patients with different types of COVID-19, revealing that immune-related and total cholesterol levels were abnormal with increasing disease severity. Older age and a history of hypertension were more common in patients with severe cases. These findings can aid in disease severity identification and diagnosis of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Xiqin Fang, Shan Qiao, Ranran Zhang, Tingting Yang, Zhihao Wang, Qingxia Kong, Meihua Sun, Jianhong Geng, Chunyan Fang, Yanxiu Chen, Yanping Sun, Dongmei Zhang, Lixing Qu, Wei Shang, Jianguo Wang, Xuewu Liu
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the risk and correlative factors of seizures in patients with epilepsy after being vaccinated against COVID-19. It found that the risk of seizures is associated with the duration of seizure freedom and reduction in anti-seizure medications dose.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Li Huang, Che Zhang, Xihui Zhou, Zhou Zhao, Weiping Wang, Weidong Leng, Xiao Su, Qizhou Lian
Summary: This study analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of patients with or without convalescent plasma (CP) transfusion for coronavirus disease-2019. The results showed that while CP transfusion was clinically safe, it did not provide significant clinical benefits for critically ill patients with more comorbidities at the late stage of disease during a 28-day observation.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Infectious Diseases
Muge Cevik, Syed Arefinul Haque, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Krutika Kuppalli, Paul E. Sax, Maimuna S. Majumder, Chloe Orkin
Summary: The study showed that less than one-third of principal investigators in COVID-19 clinical trials are women, which is significantly lower compared to breast cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus trials. This gender disparity may indicate a lack of female leadership in international clinical trials and research activities during health emergencies.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
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Infectious Diseases
Edgar JG. Peters, Didier Collard, Sander Van Assen, Martijn Beudel, Marije K. Bomers, Jacqueline Buijs, Lianne R. De Haan, Wouter De Ruijter, Renee A. Douma, Paul WG. Elbers, Abraham Goorhuis, Niels C. Gritters Van den Oever, Lieve GHH. Knarren, Hazra S. Moeniralam, Remy Lm. Mostard, Marian Jr. Quanjel, Auke C. Reidinga, Roos Renckens, Joop PW. Van den Bergh, Imro N. Vlasveld, Jonne J. Sikkens
Summary: The study found that the routine use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine in hospitals treating COVID-19 patients did not significantly affect the survival rate. Although there was a slightly higher 21-day mortality rate in hospitals that routinely prescribed (hydroxy)chloroquine, this difference disappeared in the overall model. The research provides further evidence against the use of (hydroxy)chloroquine in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Abdallah Al-Salameh, Jean-Philippe Lanoix, Youssef Bennis, Claire Andrejak, Etienne Brochot, Guillaume Deschasse, Herve Dupont, Vincent Goeb, Maite Jaureguy, Sylvie Lion, Julien Maizel, Julien Moyet, Benoit Vaysse, Rachel Desailloud, Olivier Ganry, Jean-Luc Schmit, Jean-Daniel Lalau
Summary: The study found that being overweight is associated with ICU admission among COVID-19 patients, but not with death. Obesity is associated with higher risk of ICU admission and death among COVID-19 patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jishou Zhang, Yao Xu, Bo Shen, Hua He, Mingxiao Liu, Mengmeng Zhao, Jianfang Liu, Shuwan Xu, Wei Pan, Jing Ye, Zhen Wang, Di Ye, Menglin Liu, Dan Li, Zhen Luo, Yongqi Feng, Menglong Wang, Jun Wan
Summary: Obesity may increase the risk of developing severity in patients with COVID-19, as evidenced by abnormal physiological indicators, higher rates of hypertension, and more severe illness.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)