Arquivos do dia: Fevereiro 8, 2022

Diretrizes ESCMID sobre testagem de SARS-CoV-2 em pessoas assintomáticas para evitar a transmissão em ambientes de cuidado da saúde.

8 Fev, 2022 | 15:04h

ESCMID guidelines on testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals to prevent transmission in the healthcare setting – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Estudo mostra que infecções por COVID-19 aumentam o risco de problemas cardíacos até 1 ano depois.

8 Fev, 2022 | 15:02h

Comunicado de imprensa: COVID-19 infections increase risk of heart conditions up to a year later, study finds – Washington University in St. Louis

Estudo original: Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19 – Nature Medicine

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Estudo randomizado mostra que o uso regular de paracetamol aumenta a pressão arterial sistólica em cerca de 5 mmHg em comparação com placebo em pessoas hipertensas.

8 Fev, 2022 | 15:01h

Regular Acetaminophen Use and Blood Pressure in People With Hypertension: The PATH-BP Trial – Circulation (link para o resumo – $ para o texto completo)

Comentários:

Regular paracetamol use linked to higher blood pressure, study finds – University of Edinburg

Expert reaction to study looking at regular, long-term paracetamol use and blood pressure, in people with high blood pressures – Science Media Centre

Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use – BBC

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Controle rápido de surtos hospitalares com a variante Ômicron do SARS-CoV-2 por meio de testes diários e uso universal de respiradores/máscaras N95.

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:59h

Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators – Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Opinião | Análise do esgoto pode ser uma ferramenta poderosa de saúde pública – se for feita de modo sensato.

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:58h

Opinion: Wastewater analysis can be a powerful public health tool—if it’s done sensibly – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Comentário: Wastewater monitoring for public health – University of California

Conteúdos relacionados:

CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater.

CDC Report: Using Wastewater Surveillance Data to Support the COVID-19 Response — United States, 2020–2021.

Rapid, large-scale wastewater surveillance and automated reporting system enabled early detection of nearly 85% of COVID-19 cases on a University campus.

[Preprint] Wastewater genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern.

Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19 – TIME

Next steps for wastewater testing to help end this pandemic — and prevent the next one – STAT

Sewage sleuths helped an Arizona town beat back Covid-19. For wastewater epidemiology, that’s just the start – STAT

The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world – Nature

Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19 – The Conversation

It’s time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19 – STAT

Coronavirus: Testing sewage an ‘easy win’ – BBC

Development of wastewater pooled surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from congregate living settings – high sensitivity, but unable to distinguish new infectious cases from persistent convalescent shedding.

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Aumento repentino da forma mais transmissível da Ômicron surpreende os cientistas.

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:56h

Sudden rise of more transmissible form of Omicron catches scientists by surprise – Science

Conteúdos relacionados:

Omicron’s sister variant spreads faster. So why did the one we call Omicron hit first?

[Preprint] Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.2 is even more transmissible than the original variant.

BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far – The Conversation

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Novas pesquisas afirmam que a Ômicron permanece por muito mais tempo em superfícies do que as outras variantes – mas a desinfecção ainda funciona.

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:55h

Fresh research says Omicron lasts much longer on surfaces than other variants – but disinfecting still works – The Conversation

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De onde vem a Ômicron? Três teorias principais.

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:54h

Where did Omicron come from? Three key theories – Nature

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Perspectiva | Três, quatro ou mais: qual é o “número mágico” de doses de reforço?

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:53h

Three, four or more: what’s the magic number for booster shots? – Nature

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Diretrizes práticas para medidas de pressão arterial dentro e fora do consultório.

8 Fev, 2022 | 14:51h

2021 European Society of Hypertension practice guidelines for office and out-of-office blood pressure measurement – Journal of Hypertension

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