Κατηγορία: Περιοχή μελών

  Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests provide little diagnostic value immediately after SARS-CoV-2 exposure. The probability of false-negative results is 100% on the day of exposure, falling to 38% … Read More

  A single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, an investigational vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, has protected six rhesus macaques from pneumonia caused by the virus, according to National Institutes of Health scientists … Read More

  In JAMA Cardiology, researchers present an algorithm to help inform when highly active people and competitive athletes can return to play after COVID-19. Among the recommendations: asymptomatic people should not … Read More

  Researchers have developed a web-based risk calculator to estimate the probability that a COVID-19 patient will develop critical illness, defined as intensive care unit admission, invasive ventilation, or death. … Read More

  Authors of recent guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia offer new considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the guidance published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, procalcitonin testing could be useful in limiting … Read More

  The FDA has approved the first antigen test for COVID-19. This test works faster and costs less than tests based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by detecting virus protein … Read More

  A triple therapy that includes interferon β-1b shortened the duration of viral shedding in patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a phase 2 randomized trial in the Lancet. … Read More

  We describe five patients in our intensive care units (ICUs) who had confirmed Covid-19. All five patients presented to the ICUs between March 23 and April 4, 2020. Four … Read More

  We report five cases of large-vessel stroke in patients younger than 50 years of age who presented to our health system in New York City. Severe acute respiratory syndrome … Read More