Weekly Clinical Updates

As infectious diseases such as SARS, Monkeypox, Polio, HIV, and Ebola travel the globe and garner media attention, Parasites Without Borders staff are curating resources in a timely, ongoing basis. We believe the information posted here is worthy of further examination by the science and medical communities. Our primary goal remains to bring the latest medical and biological information to the forefront for researchers and practicing physicians.

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June 30, 2022

Children and COVID-19: State level Data Report | Effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment versus continued treatment on COVID-19 booster vaccine immunity in adults with inflammatory conditions (VROOM study): a randomized, open label, superiority trial | Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Arkansas Over the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Children With COVID-19 | All-Cause Maternal Mortality in the US Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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June 23, 2022

Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection | Children and COVID-19: State level Data Report | CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children | Evaluating clinical effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients: A propensity score matched analysis | Therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies and antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 in Syrian hamsters | Rebound Phenomenon after Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment of Coronavirus Disease-2019 in High-Risk Persons | Hospitalization and Emergency Department Encounters for COVID-19 After Paxlovid Treatment — California, December 2021–May 2022
Young woman gets vaccinated at clinic or health center.

June 16, 2022

Ivermectin for Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting: A Decentralized, Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Platform Clinical Trial | Persistence of residual SARS-CoV-2 viral antigen and RNA in tissues of patients with long COVID-19 | Intramuscular AZD7442 (Tixagevimab–Cilgavimab) for Prevention of Covid-19 | Rebound Phenomenon after Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment of Coronavirus Disease-2019 in High-Risk Persons | The anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody, bamlanivimab, minimally impacts the endogenous immune response to COVID-19 vaccination
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June 9, 2022

Management of hair loss after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: Insight into the pathophysiology with implication for better management | Children and COVID-19: State level Data Report | FDA Announces Tentative Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule Regarding COVID- 19 Vaccines | FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for People Aged 18 Years and Older | Moderna announces omicron-containing bivalent booster candidate MRNA-1273.214 demonstrates superior antibody response against Omicron
Man getting a covid test

June 2, 2021

IDSA Guideline on the Treatment and Management of COVID-19 with Famotidine | Children and COVID-19: State level Data Report | Duration of viable virus shedding in SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant infection | The association between pre-exposure to glucocorticoids and other immunosuppressant drugs with severe COVID-19 outcomes | Generalizable Long COVID Subtypes: Findings from the NIH N3C and RECOVER Programs | Rehabilitation Interventions for Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic | Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab for Prevention of COVID-19 during the Omicron Surge: Retrospective Analysis of National VA Electronic Data
Asian woman has runny and common cold.

May 26, 2022

Croup Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Pediatric Laryngotracheitis During the Omicron Surge | Rhinovirus as the main co-circulating virus during the COVID-19 pandemic in children | Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report | Infectious viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 Delta following vaccination: a longitudinal cohort study | Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates Strong Immune Response, High Efficacy and Favorable Safety in Children 6 Months to Under 5 Years of Age Following Third Dose | Protection of mRNA vaccines against hospitalized COVID-19 in adults over the first year following authorization in the United States

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