Influenza Journal Articles

• Outcomes of Patients Having Anesthesia While SARS-CoV-2 Infected Should patients requiring an anesthetic procedure while being SARS-CoV-2 positive or suspected require a preoperatively carefully screening?
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 16, 2022
• Risk of Herpesvirus and Serious Infections in Atopic Dermatitis This study suggests that atopic dermatitis is associated with an increased risk of hospital admission with infections, opportunistic infections and herpesvirus infections in both children and adults.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, May 10, 2022
• Genomic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Delta and Omicron This report summarizes the most recent CDC tracking of proportions of circulating and emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 04, 2022
• ECMO for Respiratory Failure Related to COVID-19 This study reports on the characteristics, management, and outcomes of COVID-19 patients treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure.
  Anesthesiology, May 02, 2022
• Mid- and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Male Fertility An analysis of sperm quality among men who have recovered from COVID-19 provides insights into how the infection impacts male fertility.
  Translational Andrology and Urology, April 29, 2022
• Third mRNA Vaccine in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization According to this CDC report, a third dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine significantly increases effectiveness against hospitalization among adults without and with immunocompromising conditions.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 18, 2022
• Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in HIV Two doses of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines are effective and well tolerated with no reported adverse events among people with HIV receiving ART.
  AIDS, April 18, 2022
• Use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine Review the latest recommendations from the ACIP on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 13, 2022
• Vascular Thrombosis in Severe COVID-19 Requiring ECMO How prevalent are vascular thromboses among severe COVID-19 patients who received ECMO?
  Critical Care Medicine, April 13, 2022
• Use of RZV in Immunocompromised Adults Aged >19 Years Recombinant zoster vaccine is the first herpes zoster vaccine approved for use in immunocompromised persons. Review its use in this population in this brief article.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 11, 2022
• Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Patients Up to 30% of people who've had COVID-19 have a newly diagnosed neurological or psychiatric condition post-infection. This review explores the role of neurocognitive rehabilitation for these patients.
  Southern Medical Journal, April 06, 2022
• Insufficient COVID-19 Vaccine Response in Kidney Transplants A new study finds that the two-dose mRNA vaccination may not sufficiently protect kidney transplant recipients against COVID-19.
  American Journal of Transplantation, April 06, 2022
• Stroke Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Reports have indicated that COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for ischemic stroke. What are the characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke and TIA?
  Stroke, April 04, 2022
• SARS-CoV-2 Period Seroprevalence and Related Factors A study of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among residents of one county helps determine the various factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 31, 2022
• Invasive Aspergillosis in Coronavirus Disease 2019 This review examines the potential link between invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and COVID-19 and discusses diagnostic and treatment approaches.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, March 23, 2022
• Outcomes in Those Aged <18 Years Hospitalized With COVID-19 Many pediatric patients in this study with COVID-19-related hospitalization had severe illness and viral coinfections, and few had been vaccinated, according to this CDC report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 21, 2022
• COVID-19 and Pediatric Asthma: Friend or Foe? What do we currently know about the interplay between COVID-19 and asthma in children?
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, March 17, 2022
• Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib for Ulcerative Colitis This paper presents final data from OCTAVE Open, an open-label, long-term extension study on the safety and efficacy of the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 08, 2022
• Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak on a University Campus An influenza outbreak at a large university reveals that early H3N2 viruses detected this fall are genetically distinct from this year's H3N2 vaccine component, suggesting protection may be lowered.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 04, 2022
• Trends in ICU Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019 How have mortality rates among critically ill COVID-19 patients changed since the initial surge? This article examines the trends.
  Critical Care Medicine, February 25, 2022