#Infection

Infectious Diseases

InfectiousDz

Infection Prevention and Control 101.1. Do not rely on one tool. Do not build a Maginot Line2. Work from broadest communal protection down to personal protection. Reduce entry, design environments

Spikey

S_p_i_k_e_s

A thread on infection rates in SA, & the whitewashing of CT’s position.“We have higher rates because we have tested more people”By Robin Petersen This spin on the high infection

Synark

SynArkmusic

#rant this is anyone who thinks SARS-nCOV-2 aka COVID-19 is "not a big deal" or thinks the shutdowns have anything to do with something political SARS-nCOV-2 may have mild symptoms

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

VACCINE EFFICACY 101: A biostatistician's primerTen tweets to cover:- How is vaccine efficacy calculated?- Distinguishing between infection, disease, & severe disease.- Measuring reduced infectiousness.- Vaccine efficacy vs. effecti

Adam Kucharski

AdamJKucharski

How would a 'protect the vulnerable and let everyone else go back to normal' approach to COVID play out? I see three main scenarios, each with important consequences to consider...

Coyoteblog

Coyoteblog

1/ In response to a post where I said it was crazy for governors to lock down urban and rural areas to the same degree, a reader send me a

Group B Strep Support

GBSSupport

New research published today in @LancetChildAdol has shown that group B Strep infection can have a long-term impact on babies, and that survivors are more likely to require special educational

BBC Reality Check

BBCRealityCheck

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended Dominic Cummings, saying: “The advice makes it absolutely clear that if you have particular childcare issues that is a factor that has to be

CK Eternity

ck_eternity_

Eczema is actually a symptom of omega-6 deficiency, there are two ways such a deficiency can occur1. Not consuming adequate PUFA in the diet, this is extremely uncommon but possible2.

Robert VerBruggen

RAVerBruggen

This is really interesting. Given lockdowns seem to be working, though, I think the takeaway is "the more people you can't avoid coming into contact with at home, the more

June Shannon

juneshannon

The @HIQA assessment is technical so I will try to break it down basically it identified 2 types of diagnostic tests for Covid19 those that detect the actual virus (which

Amy Proal, PhD

microbeminded2

This study found that Epstein Barr #Virus (EBV) IgM antibody seropositive #COVID-19 patients had a 3.09-fold increased risk of fever compared to EBV seronegative patients. Inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein

SEX WEEK at OSU

sexweekosu

We actually didn’t plan this, but this week just so happens to also be National #STDweek !I think this is a good time to chat about a question that I

JB Cantey, MD, MPH

InfectiousNeo

Well, it's been 3 months - let's check and see how we are doing with perinatal #COVID19. @EBNEO 1/xhttps://twitter.com/InfectiousNeo/status/1241387166045032451 Perinatal transmission: Absolutely. The rate looks like it's hoveri

Dear Pandemic

DearPandemic

1/ Q: I hear there has been a confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection in Hong Kong?! How worried should I be?A: Not very.In the words of immunologist Dr. Akiko Iwasaki,

Per Block

block_per

How can we devise smart social distancing measures that keep the curve flat? Our new pre-print introduces a network science approach to alleviate the social and economic costs of social