Coronavirus Journal Articles

• Summarizing the 2021 Updated GOLD Guidelines for COPD Updated guidelines from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease includes information on the use of e-cigarettes, triple therapy, and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on patients with COPD.
  U.S. Pharmacist, September 01, 2021
• SARS-CoV2 Reinfection in a COVID-19 Recovered Young Adult This patient was confirmed to have recovered from COVID-19, but failed to generate sufficient COVID-19 immunoglobulin response postinfection, and was subsequently reinfected 2 months later.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 01, 2021
• Tale of Two Pandemics: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and COVID-19 What lessons have we learned regarding public health response since the influenza pandemic of 1918, and how are we applying those lessons to the challenges of COVID-19?
  American Journal of Public Health, September 01, 2021
• Peridomestic Mammal Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection How susceptible are wild animals to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and what are the implications for preventing further zoonotic transmissions?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 31, 2021
• COVID-19 Among Older Adults Following the COVID-19 Vaccine This study found that following the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths were significantly reduced among older adults.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 30, 2021
• Optimizing Pediatric Telephone Triage and Telehealth Telehealth services have played an important role in assessing pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Could the implementation of certain protocols help streamline this process?
  Pediatric Nursing, August 30, 2021
• Accessibility of Telehealth Services During COVID-19 How accessible have telehealth services been for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what factors have facilitated its accessibility?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, August 30, 2021
• Telerehabilitation: Has Its Time Come? The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the adoption of telerehabilitation. Has the time come for telerehabilitation to be a standard component of stroke care?
  Stroke, August 30, 2021
• Assessment of Two Point-of-Care Tests for COVID-19 Testing This study evaluated the benefits and drawbacks of two approved point-of-care assays for SARS-CoV-2. Can they be safely and accurately used in non-laboratory settings with minimal user training?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, August 30, 2021
• Hospitalization of Adolescents Aged 12-17 With COVID-19 According to this CDC report, the number of adolescents who became seriously ill with COVID-19 and were hospitalized rose in March and April, and nearly one-third were treated in an ICU.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 27, 2021
• TB Hospitalizations and Deaths After Shelter-In-Place Tuberculosis-related hospitalizations and deaths have increased due to delays in diagnosis and medical care during the mandated shelter-in-place.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 26, 2021
• Wearing Facemasks During Brisk Walks: A COVID-19 Dilemma How do surgical facemasks impact respiratory physiology in healthy individuals? This study found that wearing a facemask during a brisk walk was associated with minor gas exchange abnormalities.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 26, 2021
• Impact of Pool Testing in Detection of Asymptomatic COVID-19 This study explored the impact of dilution on the detectability of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic patients using RT-PCR.
  Laboratory Medicine, August 25, 2021
• Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants Circulating in the U.S. This report details the distribution of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants in the United States and how they have changed during the period December 2020-May 2021.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 25, 2021
• Cavitary Lung Disease as a Long-term Complication of COVID-19 This young, healthy adult developed cavitary lung disease 6 months after mild COVID-19 illness, highlighting the possibility of cavitation as a long term complication of SARS-CoV2 infection.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 25, 2021
• The Future of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Transplant Recipients In this editorial, the author discusses preliminary data on the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among transplant recipients.
  American Journal of Transplantation, August 25, 2021
• Residual Respiratory Impairment After COVID-19 Pneumonia What do we know about the long-term respiratory effects of COVID-19 pneumonia?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, August 24, 2021
• Safety and Response to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine in HIV Early data provides insight into the safety and development of antibodies among people with HIV who received the first dose of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine.
  AIDS, August 24, 2021
• Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Intervention Approaches SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, and virus variants could impact the effect of vaccines and current drug therapies. Find out what there is to know.
  Critical Care, August 24, 2021
• Excess Deaths in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with end-stage renal disease are at increased risk for COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. How has the pandemic impacted mortality in patients with ESRD?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 23, 2021