This Week in Virology TWiV 961: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses Mpox (formerly monkeypox) in women: epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of mpox cases in Spain, April to November 2022, triage of patients with Ebola virus disease, SARS-CoV-2 serology and self-reported infection among adults, serological markers of SARS-CoV-2 infection; anti-nucleocapsid antibody positivity may not be the ideal marker of natural infection in vaccinated individuals, sensitivity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antibody for breakthrough infections during the epidemic of the Omicron variants, effect of wearing glasses on risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the community, and data-driven identification of post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection subphenotypes.
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Links for this episode- Mpox in women: Epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of cases (Eurosurveillance)
- Triage of patients with Ebola virus disease (The Lancet)
- SARS-CoV-2 serology and self-reported infection among adults (CDC)
- Serological markers of SARS-CoV-2 infection (JID)
- Sensitivity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antibody (Journal of infection)
- Effect of wearing glasses on risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the community (JAMA)
- Paxlovid patient eligbiliity screening checklist (FDA)
- Data-driven identification of post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection subphenotypes (Nature)
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- Dr. Griffin’s treatment guide (pdf)
- Letters read on TWiV 961
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv