Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Journal Articles

• Pulmonary Pathology of COVID-19 Following Severe Disease This retrospective case series details histologic lung pathology in the aftermath of severe COVID-19 managed with prolonged mechanical ventilation.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, April 12, 2021
• Severe Pulmonary Disease Caused by M kumamotonensis This report describes a case of severe pulmonary disease attributed to Mycolicibacter kumamotonensis. How was this patient diagnosed and treated?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 08, 2021
• Bedaquiline for Disseminated NTM Infection in HIV Patients Could this novel antimycobacterial agent provide a safe and effective treatment option for NTM infections in HIV patients?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 06, 2021
• Detection of MDR-TB Based on PCR-ELISA Hybridization Assay The authors developed a PCR-microplate hybridization assay for rapid and accurate detection of mutations responsible for resistance to TB therapeutics and prediction of drug susceptibility.
  Laboratory Medicine, March 31, 2021
• Pathological Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 as a Cause of Myocarditis Is myocarditis an important cause of myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19? This review suggests that COVID-19-induced myocarditis is an uncommon phenomenon.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 30, 2021
• Efficacy and Safety of Adalimumab Biosimilar CT-P17 for RA Is this adalimumab biosimilar for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as safe and effective as the reference product?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 26, 2021
• E/C/F/TAF as Maintenance Treatment in HIV/HBV Patients Is this ART switch strategy a safe and effective means of maintaining viral suppression among HIV/HBV-coinfected individuals?
  JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, March 18, 2021
• Asthma, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 What have we learned about the interaction between asthma and COVID-19? Might asthma medications have an impact on outcomes?
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, March 18, 2021
• Risk of Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes for People Living With HIV Are people living with HIV at an increased risk for COVID-19-related adverse outcomes and mortality? Might certain ART regimens help mitigate the risk?
  AIDS, March 18, 2021
• Corticosteroids in COVID-19: Should It Be Standard-of-Care? Corticosteroids have provided a useful treatment option for COVID-19, but the benefits and drawbacks of this therapy should be considered.
  Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, March 17, 2021
• Brief Psychotic Disorder During COVID-19 Pandemic Might the intense psychosocial stress associated with a novel, potentially fatal disease along with lockdown restrictions be a trigger for first-episode psychosis?
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, March 16, 2021
• Parallels in TB and COVID-19 Transmission and Prevention What lessons have we learned from tuberculosis response efforts and how can they be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 16, 2021
• Association of COVID-19 With Skin Diseases and Biologics Might underlying skin diseases or exposure to biologics used to treat these conditions increase susceptibility to or mortality from COVID-19?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, March 10, 2021
• Wound Management Strategy for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Learn more about the TIME approach and find out how it can simplify the management of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
  Wounds, March 03, 2021
• Pulmonary Cavitation: A Complication of Severe COVID-19 A new study examines the prevalence of lung cavitation due to COVID-19. Are you aware of this complication that can develop in patients with severe disease?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 25, 2021
• Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media What strategies might help address the misconceptions regarding COVID-19 being circulated on social media?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 23, 2021
• Mimics of Vasculitis When evaluating for suspected vasculitis, what mimicking conditions should be considered -- and how are they differentiated?
  Rheumatology, February 12, 2021
• Virologic and Immunologic Outcomes in HIV With COVID-19 In what ways might the coinfection of COVID-19 impact outcomes among individuals with HIV?
  JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, February 09, 2021
• Delivering the 2020 USPSTF Preventive Care Recommendations Do the patient hours required to deliver the 2020 USPSTF recommended preventive care services place unrealistic expectations on already overwhelmed providers?
  American Journal of Public Health, February 04, 2021
• Corticosteroid Therapy for COVID-19-Related ARDS What role do corticosteroids have in the treatment of ARDS caused by COVID-19? How might this therapy impact the risk of in-hospital mortality in these patients?
  Critical Care, January 19, 2021