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Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Patients
Fifty-seven percent of patients with COVID-19 infection treated at 38 hospitals in Michigan received early empiric antibiotics, although only 3.5% of patients had documented community-onset bacterial co-infection.
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Seasonal Coronavirus: A “Common Cold Virus” that May Be Lethal in Severely Immunocompromised Patients
Seasonal coronaviruses, which are a frequent cause of benign upper respiratory tract infections, may be fatal in severely immunocompromised patients.
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Repeat SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Whole genome sequencing confirmed that repeat infection with SARS-CoV-2 is possible, something that has consequences for vaccine use and for public health.
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Investigators Find Substance Use Disorders Make Patients More Vulnerable to COVID-19
Such disorders can compromise lungs and cardiovascular system, which may explain the susceptibility.
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‘Hygiene Theater’
In a study of surfaces contaminated by an actual patient, no viable virus could be found. Similar studies of common community coronavirus found the virus survived less than one to three hours after drying on various surfaces, including surgical gloves and aluminum. People’s fears have been exaggerated by bad science and worse public policy.
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Repeat Infections with Endemic Coronaviruses and Possible Implications for COVID-19
Repeat infection with endemic seasonal coronavirus occurs commonly and raises concerns about immunity to SARS-CoV-2 as well as about the efficacy of vaccines in the protection against infection because of this virus.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: What Comes Next? Lessons from Seasonal Coronaviruses
In temperate regions other than China, human seasonal coronaviruses circulate most heavily during the winter months, overlapping with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. This may be the eventual pattern for SARS-CoV-2.
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Natural History Study Focuses on Unlocking Mysteries of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Non-polio enteroviruses have been suspected as the primary culprits causing acute flaccid myelitis. However, it is clear now that other viruses can cause the illness.
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Confusion, Skepticism Abound Regarding Convalescent Plasma as a COVID-19 Therapeutic
From collection to analysis to reporting, it seems everyone registered a complaint about the entire process.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Things Do Not Always Go Better with Cola; ‘Hygiene Theater’; Geodynamics of COVID-19 in Brazil