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JAMA - Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs Patients With Influenza

JAMA NetworkIn this cohort study, 1916 patients with emergency department visits or hospitalizations with COVID-19 had an elevated risk of ischemic stroke compared with 1486 patients with emergency department visits or hospitalizations with...

THE LANCET - Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain (ENE-COVID): a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study

Spain is one of the European countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Serological surveys are a valuable tool to assess the extent of the epidemic, given the existence of asymptomatic cases and little access to diagnostic tests. This...

THE LANCET - Emergence of Kawasaki disease related to SARS-CoV-2 infection in an epicentre of the French COVID-19 epidemic: a time-series analysis

Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile systemic childhood vasculitis, which is suspected to be triggered by respiratory viral infections. We aimed to examine whether the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome...

THE LANCET - Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics

The objective of this Personal View is to compare transmissibility, hospitalisation, and mortality rates for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with those of other epidemic coronaviruses, such as severe acute respiratory...

ECDC - Use of gloves in healthcare and non-healthcare settings in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic

European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlThis document aims to provide scientific evidence and guidance for healthcare settings and the public on using gloves as a preventive measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wearing gloves outside...

JAMA - Neurologic and Radiographic Findings Associated With COVID-19 Infection in Children

JAMA NETWORKWhat are the neurological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children? In a case series of 4 children with COVID-19 and neurological symptoms, all 4 patients had signal changes in the splenium of the corpus...

THE LANCET - The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on health-care systems. Frailty is being used in clinical decision making for patients with COVID-19, yet the prevalence and effect of frailty in people with COVID-19 is not known. In the...

NEJM - Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines — The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models

The New England Journal of MedicineThe third coronavirus outbreak in the past 20 years, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused unprecedented morbidity, mortality, and economic disruption. Safe, effective, and deployable SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are...

SCIENCE - A mathematical model reveals the influence of population heterogeneity on herd immunity do SARS-CoV-2

Despite vairious levels of preventive measures, in 2020 many countries have suffered severely from coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus.

ECDC - COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Operational guidelines for the management of air passengers and aviation personnel in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEJM - Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents

The New England Journal of MedicineUnderstanding the epidemiology and clinical course of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and its temporal association with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is important, given the clinical...

JAMA - Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Multiple Sclerosis

JAMA NETWORK

What are the risk factors for developing a severe form of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)?

THE LANCET - COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Europe: a multinational, multicentre cohort study

To date, few data on paediatric COVID-19 have been published, and most reports originate from China. This study aimed to capture key data on children and adolescents with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection...

THE LANCET - Tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

No therapy is approved for COVID-19 pneumonia. The aim of this study was to assess the role of tocilizumab in reducing the risk of invasive mechanical ventilation and death in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who received standard of care...

THE LANCET - Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients: a UK-wide surveillance study

Comprehensive characterisation of clinical syndromes is crucial to allow rational selection and evaluation of potential therapies. The aim of this study was to investigate the breadth of complications of COVID-19 across the UK that affected the...