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. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! 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) Contribute to our MicrobeTV fundraiser at PWB 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