TWiV 928: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the public health response to a polio case in a unvaccinated NY state resident, human to dog transmission of monkeypox virus,\\xa0Tecovirimat and the treatment of monkeypox,\\xa0detection of asymptomatic monkeypox virus infections among male sexual health clinic attendees in Belgium,\\xa0what to do if you are exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and\\xa0isolation and precautions for people with COVID-19, risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in health care workers,\\xa0effectiveness of HEPA filters at removing infectious SARS-CoV-2 from the air, Pfizer reports additional data on Paxlovid, hospitalization encounters for infection after Paxlovid, a randomized trial of Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine, and\\xa0readmissions, post-discharge mortality and sustained recovery among patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
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Links for this episode
- Response to\\xa0Polio case\\xa0in an unvaccinated person in New York (CDC)
- Human to dog transmission of\\xa0Monkeypox virus\\xa0(The Lancet)
- Tecovirimat\\xa0for the treatment of Monkeypox (NEJM)
- Detection of\\xa0asymptomatic Monkeypox\\xa0among Belgian men (Nature Medicine)
- Exposure to disease\\xa0and precautions (CDC)
- Risk of infection in\\xa0healthcare workers\\xa0(JAMA)
- Effectiveness\\xa0of HEPA filters (ASM)
- PAXLOVID patient eligibility\\xa0screening checklist (FDA)
- Remdesivir fact sheet\\xa0for providers (Veklury)\\xa0
- Bebtelovimab fact sheet\\xa0for providers (FDA)
- Pfizer reports additional data on\\xa0PAXLOVID\\xa0(Pfizer)
- Hospitalization encounters\\xa0for infection after PAXLOVID (CDC)
- Trial for\\xa0Metformin, Ivermectin, and Fluvoxamine\\xa0(NEJM)
- Readmission, post-discharge mortality, recovery among\\xa0patients\\xa0(IDSA)
- Contribute to\\xa0Floating Doctors fundraiser at PWB
- Dr. Griffin\\u2019s treatment guide (pdf)
- Letters read\\xa0on TWiV 928
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by\\xa0Ronald Jenkees
Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv