Coronavirus Journal Articles

• SARS-CoV-2 Infections Linked to Large Public Gatherings A better understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 infections occur after large public gatherings could help prevent future outbreaks.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 14, 2022
• Predictors of Mortality Among LTC Residents With SARS-CoV-2 What factors are significant contributors to mortality among SARS-CoV-2 infected residents in long-term care homes?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 13, 2022
• Effectiveness of Pfizer mRNA Vaccination Among 12-18 Year-olds Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine proved highly effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization among 12-18 year-olds, reinforcing the importance of vaccination to protect against severe COVID-19.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 12, 2022
• Time From Intubation to Cannulation in VV-ECMO for COVID-19 When is the optimal time to initiate VV-ECMO for critically ill COVID-19 patients?
  Critical Care, January 12, 2022
• IV Immunoglobulin Therapy in COVID-19 Related ARDS A new study looks at the outcomes of IVIG-treated COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Is this an effective therapy?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 12, 2022
• SARS-CoV-2 and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance A new surveillance system provides insight into the state trends for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses throughout California during this time period.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 12, 2022
• Post-COVID-19 Polyneuropathy With Response to Immunoglobulin This case suggests that immunoglobulin therapy may be an effective treatment approach to some COVID-19 sequelae.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 11, 2022
• Distress and Coping in Emergency Physicians During COVID-19 Many emergency physicians have faced negative mental health effects due to the strain of COVID-19. Identifying effective coping strategies could help mitigate these effects.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, January 10, 2022
• COVID-19 and the Liver: Lessons Learnt a Year Later This study summarizes what we have learned concerning liver manifestations and prevalence of hepatic abnormalities in COVID-19 patients from both Eastern and Western countries.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, January 10, 2022
• Immunotherapeutic Approaches to HIV Cure and Remission Recent advances have led to developments in immunotherapeutic approaches towards HIV remission or cure.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, January 10, 2022
• Environmental Triggers for Connective Tissue Disease What is the link between COVID-19 infection and connective tissue diseases?
  Current Opinion in Rheumatology, January 10, 2022
• Role of Vitamin D in COVID-19: Active or Passive? This commentary explores the question of whether vitamin D status plays an active or passive role in the development and progression of COVID-19 infection.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, January 06, 2022
• Surface-Aerosol Stability and Pathogenicity of MERS-CoV What have we learned about the environmental stability and pathogenicity of different MERS-CoV isolates? How do they differ from SARS-CoV-2 strains?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 06, 2022
• Opioids and Public Health: Need for Improved Management The author reviews the shortcomings of U.S. opioid policies and strategies that focus on reducing or eliminating opioid prescribing, and proposes a novel approach to tackle the opioid epidemic.
  Anesthesiology, January 05, 2022
• Unmasking and Lessons Learned From a COVID-19 Reinfection This case study of a college student with COVID-19 provides insights into a person's attitudes and experience upon initial infection and reinfection. What can it teach us for public health messaging?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 04, 2022
• Looking Beyond the Pandemic: A Virtual Roundtable A virtual roundtable of nursing leaders weigh in on the post-pandemic impacts on the field of nursing.
  American Nurse Journal, January 04, 2022
• Compliance With COVID-19 Recommendations and Disease Burden A new study finds that lower levels of compliance with public health recommendations is associated with higher COVID-19 case rates, highlighting the need for targeted education campaigns.
  Southern Medical Journal, January 03, 2022
• Lung Donation Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection Are lungs from donors with recently resolved COVID-19 infection safe to transplant? This case report demonstrates the possibility.
  American Journal of Transplantation, January 03, 2022
• Changes to Ophthalmic Clinical Care During COVID-19 What challenges has the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the field of ophthalmology and how have ophthalmologists adapted?
  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, January 03, 2022
• Drive-Through Medical Treatment Facilities During COVID-19 Drive-through medical systems may offer a novel alternative for healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how do patients feel about this option?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, January 03, 2022