Acesso livre
Acesso livre

Infectologia

Estudo randomizado | A vacinação sazonal e a combinação de medicamentos preventivos reduziu drasticamente os casos de malária grave entre crianças pequenas na África.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:35h

Comunicado de imprensa: Severe malaria among young African children dramatically reduced through seasonal vaccination and preventative drug combination – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Artigo original: Seasonal Malaria Vaccination with or without Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention – New England Journal of Medicine

Comentário: Malaria trial shows ‘striking’ 70% reduction in severe illness in children – The Guardian

Conteúdo relacionado: Malaria vaccine becomes first to achieve WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal

Revisão | Tratamento antimicrobiano inicial na sepse – terapia imediata, empírica e de amplo espectro é fundamental, mas deve ser acompanhada por um comprometimento em de-escalonar e por gestão de antimicrobianos.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:33h

Initial antimicrobial management of sepsis – Critical Care

Estudo demonstra imunogenicidade humoral significativamente mais alta induzida pela vacina da Moderna em comparação à vacina da Pfizer- BioNTech.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:28h

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Following Vaccination With BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 – JAMA

Conteúdos relacionados:

Moderna may be superior to Pfizer against Delta variant — breakthrough odds rise with time.

[Preprint] Pfizer vs. Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the Delta variant in Qatar – Effectiveness against symptomatic disease due to Delta was 53.5% for Pfizer and 84.8% for Moderna; effectiveness against severe disease due to Delta was 89.7% for Pfizer and 100.0% for Moderna.

OMS emite diretrizes para o “passaporte digital” da vacina contra COVID-19 – mas destaca que ele não deve ser requisito para viagens.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:26h

WHO Issues COVID-19 Digital ‘Vaccine Pass’ Guidelines – But Stresses These Should Not be Requirements for Travel – Health Policy Watch

Ver diretriz: Digital documentation of COVID-19 certificates: vaccination status: technical specifications and implementation guidance, 27 August 2021 – World Health Organization

Estudo de coorte | Uma estratégia combinada de teste rápido de antígeno e TC torácica foi efetiva para excluir COVID-19 no departamento de emergência.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:23h

Rapid Antigen Test Combined with Chest Computed Tomography to Rule Out COVID-19 in Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department – Journal of Clinical Medicine

Estudo mostra que as crianças ganharam peso durante a pandemia.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:22h

News release: Young children gained weight during the pandemic – Kaiser Permanente

Estudo original: Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA

 

Comentário no Twitter

 

Crianças têm “long COVID”? E com qual frequência? Um pediatra analisa os dados e conclui que crianças também têm “long COVID”, mas muito menos que os adultos.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:19h

Do kids get long COVID? And how often? A paediatrician looks at the data – The Conversation

Conteúdos relacionados:

Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”

Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents – “This study found a low prevalence of symptoms compatible with long COVID in a randomly selected cohort of children assessed 6 months after serologic testing”.

Study shows low incidence of post-acute COVID-19 symptoms (“Long Covid”) in children after mild disease

Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.

M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.

Opinião | Vacinas contra COVID: precisamos descobrir quais incentivos funcionam de fato – os autores argumentam que políticas para promover a adesão às vacinas devem ser testadas em estudos clínicos randomizados.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:17h

COVID vaccines: we need to find out which incentives actually work – The Conversation

#ESCCongress – Estudo randomizado | Vacinação precoce contra Influenza após infarto do miocárdio (IM) ou em doença coronariana de alto risco resultou em menor risco de morte por todas as causas, IM ou trombose de stent em comparação com placebo.

2 Set, 2021 | 11:13h

Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial – Circulation

Comentários:

IAMI: Influenza Vaccine Beneficial for Post-MI Patients – TCTMD

Influenza Vaccination After Myocardial Infarction – IAMI – American College of Cardiology

Flu vaccine after heart attack reduces risk of death – Cardiovascular Business

 

Comentário no Twitter

 

Estudo de coorte | Pacientes com Covid-19 infectados pela variante Delta são 2 vezes mais suscetíveis à necessidade de admissão hospitalar ou atendimento de emergência.

30 Ago, 2021 | 13:41h

Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Comentários:

Importance of epidemiological factors in the evaluation of transmissibility and clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2 variants – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Covid: Delta variant patients twice as likely to need hospital care – BBC

Covid-19 hospitalization risk doubles with Delta variant, UK study suggests – CNN

Expert reaction to study looking at risk of hospitalisation from the delta variant compared with alpha – Science Media Centre

 

Comentário no Twitter

 

Mantenha-se atualizado em sua especialidade

 

Escolha quantas especialidades quiser.