Short durations of corticosteroids for hospitalised COVID-19 patients are associated with a high readmission rate
Zain Chaudhry, Marianne Shawe-Taylor, Tommy Rampling, Tim Cutfield, Gabriella Bidwell, Xin Hui S Chan, Anna Last, Bryan Williams, Sarah Logan, Michael Marks, Hanif Esmail
Journal of Infection, doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.03.002
Oral corticoid, aspirin, anticoagulant, colchicine, and furosemide to improve the outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 patients -the COCAA-COLA cohort study Dear Editor,
Supplementary materials Supplementary material associated with this article can be found, in the online version, at doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.03.002 .
Author contributions Haiyan
Ethical statement Patient screening and case reviews were undertaken as part of routine infection control in the hospital.
Ethics Ethical approval was not required for this service evaluation and audit of practice.
Authors' contributions SD, AR and NM designed the study methodology. SD, TE and XG collated the data. SD drafted the initial manuscript with all authors contributing significantly to revising this for submission. All authors agreed on the final version for submission to the journal.
Supplementary materials Supplementary material associated with this article can be found, in the online version, at doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.02.011 .
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Rapid whole-genome sequencing to inform COVID-19 outbreak response in Vietnam Dear Editor, The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, especially those of concerns, and their rapid dispersal emphasize the importance of active surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide. 1 , 2 In the morning of 28th January 2021, after 55 days..
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