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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: COVID-19: Long-Term Effects

COVID-19: Long-Term Effects current awareness bulletin

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July 2024(2)

Clinical coding of long COVID in primary care 2020–2023 in a cohort of 19 million adults: an OpenSAFELY analysis 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102638

Complex patterns of multimorbidity associated with severe COVID-19 and long COVID 10.1038/s43856-024-00506-x

COVID-19 among migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons: systematic review, meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis of the global empirical literature 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102698

Efficacy thresholds and target populations for antiviral COVID-19 treatments to save lives and costs: a modelling study 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102683

Evolution of serious and life-threatening COVID-19 pneumonia as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic progressed: an observational study of mortality to 60 days after admission to a 15-hospital US health system 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075028

High prevalence of long-term olfactory disorders in healthcare workers after COVID-19: a case-control study 10.1371/journal.pone.0306290

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination on global, regional, and national burden of Guillain-Barré syndrome: observational study (preprint) 10.1101/2024.07.09.24309613

Infective SARS-CoV-2 in skull sawdust at autopsy, Finland (research letter) 10.3201/eid3008.240145

Platelet indices as novel surrogate markers for the prognosis of COVID-19 infection: an observational study 10.7759/cureus.62243

Pre-existing sleep disturbances and risk of COVID-19: a meta-analysis 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102719

Previously healthy unvaccinated adults have significant functional limitations in the medium and long term after mild COVID-19 10.31128/AJGP-07-23-6900

A proof of concept study on the comfort and usability of a supportive pillow for pregnant patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome 10.47895/amp.v58i11.8593

Risk of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis following COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study 

SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates in tear secretions of inpatient COVID-positive individuals in an Indian tertiary care setting 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2347_23

Trends in sudden cardiac death in pilots: a post COVID-19 challenging crisis of global perspectives 2011-2023 (preprint) 10.1101/2024.06.29.24309708

Vitamin D binding protein: a potential factor in geriatric COVID-19 acute lung injury 10.2147/JIR.S470097

Willingness to get vaccinated initially and yearly against COVID-19 and its association with vaccine hesitancy, vaccine knowledge and psychological well-being: a cross-sectional study in UK adults 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080778

Sources

Acta Medica Philippina (Jun); Australian Journal of General Practice (Jul); BMJ Open (Jul); Communications Medicine (Jul); Cureus (Jun); eClinicalMedicine (Jun-Aug); Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug); Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jul); Journal of Inflammation Research (Jul); MedComm (Jul); medRxiv (Jul); PLOS ONE (Jul)

July 2024(1)

Altered brain perfusion and oxygen levels relate to sleepiness and attention in post-COVID syndrome 10.1002/acn3.52121

Asymptomatic COVID-19 infection: diagnosis, transmission, population characteristics 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002813

Cardiovascular complications in the course of COVID-19 - lessons learned and implications for the future care of patients with viral respiratory diseases: data from a single center retrospective observational study 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.06.009

A causal link between autoantibodies and neurological symptoms in long COVID (preprint) 10.1101/2024.06.18.24309100

Clinical and CSF single-cell profiling of post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101561

Cognitive performance in adults with post-COVID syndrome: results from a German case-control study 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.06.036

From HHV-6 reactivation to autoimmune reactivity against tight junctions and neuronal antigens, to inflammation, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to Long COVID (preprint) 10.1101/2024.06.28.24309682

Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics 10.1038/s41586-024-07575-x

Interventional study of nonpharmaceutical measures to prevent COVID-19 aboard cruise ships 10.3201/eid3005.231364

Modeling the transmission mitigation impact of testing for infectious diseases 10.1126/sciadv.adk5108

Non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the UK: a rapid mapping review and interactive evidence gap map 10.1093/pubmed/fdae025

Post-acute and chronic kidney function outcomes of COVID-19 in children and adolescents: an EHR cohort study from the RECOVER initiative (preprint) 10.1101/2024.06.25.24309488

Public participation in decisions about measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014404

Relative efficacy of masks and respirators as source control for viral aerosol shedding from people infected with SARS-CoV-2: a controlled human exhaled breath aerosol experimental study 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105157

Salivary biomarkers as pioneering indicators for diagnosis and severity stratification of pediatric long COVID 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1396263

Sources

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology (Jun); BMJ Global Health (Jun); BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (May); Cell Reports Medicine (May); eBioMedicine (May); Emerging Infectious Diseases (May); Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (May); Heart and Lung (Nov-Dec); Journal of Psychiatric Research (Aug); Journal of Public Health (Jun); medRxiv (Jun); Nature (Jun); Nature Human Behaviour (Jun); Science Advances (Jun)

June 2024(2)

Acute and post-acute respiratory complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection: population-based cohort study in South Korea and Japan 10.1038/s41467-024-48825-w

A bispecific antibody exhibits broad neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants XBB.1.16, BQ.1.1 and sarbecoviruses 10.1038/s41467-024-49096-1 

Brain microstructure and connectivity in COVID-19 patients with olfactory or cognitive impairment 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103631

COPD patients with high blood eosinophil counts exhibit a lower rate of omicron infection and milder post-infection symptoms 10.1111/crj.13790

Evidence mounts that about 7% of US adults have had Long COVID (JAMA Data Brief) 10.1001/jama.2024.11370

A Long COVID definition: a chronic, systemic disease state with profound consequences (National Academies report)

Emerging trends in management of long COVID with a focus on pulmonary rehabilitation: a review 10.1111/crj.13777

Immunogenicity and protection efficacy of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine encoding spike protein with D614G mutation and optimization of large-scale DNA vaccine production 10.1038/s41598-024-64690-5

Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South Africa, Poland, and the UK: a randomised, partly double-blinded, phase 2/3 non-inferiority immunobridging study 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00078-8

Incidence and co-infection with COVID-19 of dengue during the COVID-19 pandemic 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.06.007

Long-term health effects of COVID-19: disability and function following SARS-CoV-2 infection (National academies report)  

Neurocognitive impairment in Long COVID: a systematic review 10.1093/arclin/acae042

Predictive value of invasive mechanical ventilation parameters for mortality in COVID-19 related ARDS: a retrospective cohort study 10.1038/s41598-024-64725-x 

SARS-CoV-2 infects cells lining the blood-retinal barrier and induces a hyperinflammatory immune response in the retina via systemic exposure 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012156

Transfer of IgG from Long COVID patients induces symptomology in mice 10.1101/2024.05.30.596590

What causes Long COVID? Case builds for rogue antibodies 10.1038/d41586-024-02010-7

Sources

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology (Jun); bioRxiv (May); Clinical Respiratory Journal, The (May); JAMA (Jun); Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (Jun); Lancet Microbe, The (Jun); National Academies website (Jun); Nature (Jun); Nature Communications (May-Jun); NeuroImage: Clinical (Jun); PLoS Pathogens (Apr); Scientific Reports (Jun)