May 2021

Editorial Board
Published in issue: May 2021
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Review

Impact of the timeliness of antibiotic therapy on the outcome of patients with sepsis and septic shock
• Sandra A. Asner,
• Florian Desgranges,
• Irene T. Schrijver,
• Thierry Calandra
Published online: March 11, 2021
p125-134
Open Access

Tobacco smoking and meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Ellie K Pilat,
• James M Stuart,
• Clare E French
Published online: February 17, 2021
p135-144

Original Articles

Bacteria and Bacterial Diseases


Community-acquired Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in adults
• Nora Chekrouni,
• Diederik L.H. Koelman,
• Matthijs C. Brouwer,
• Arie van der Ende,
• Diederik van de Beek
Published online: March 24, 2021
p145-150
Open Access

Viruses and Viral Diseases


Association between self-reported signs and symptoms and SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection in UK key workers
• Ranya Mulchandani,
• Sian Taylor-Philips,
• Hayley E. Jones,
• ...
• Matthew Hickman,
• Isabel Oliver,
• David Wyllie
Published online: March 25, 2021
p151-161
Open Access

Serological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: Six-month trends and antibody response in a cohort of public health workers
• Ross J. Harris,
• Heather J. Whitaker,
• Nick J. Andrews,
• ...
• Kevin E. Brown,
• Mary E. Ramsay,
• Shamez N. Ladhani
Published online: March 22, 2021
p162-169

Validation of a commercially available indirect assay for SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies using a pseudotyped virus assay
• Matthew J. Murray,
• Megan McIntosh,
• Claire Atkinson,
• ...
• Wendy Chatterton,
• Michael Gandy,
• Matthew B. Reeves
Published online: March 19, 2021
p170-177
Open Access

IL-6 inhibition in the treatment of COVID-19: A meta-analysis and meta-regression
• Emmanuel Tharmarajah,
• April Buazon,
• Vishit Patel,
• ...
• Andrew I. Rutherford,
• Mark Yates,
• James B. Galloway
Published online: March 18, 2021
p178-185

Letter to the Editor

Detection of group B streptococcus colonisation in pregnant women: Comparison of two different culture methods and study of antimicrobial resistance patterns
• Clara Carreras-Abad,
• Ka-Ning To,
• Laxmee Ramkhelawon,
• ...
• Vicki Chalker,
• Paul T Heath,
• Kirsty Le Doare
Published online: January 08, 2021
p186-230

Analytical and clinical performance of the panbio COVID-19 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test
• Andrea Alemany,
• Bàrbara Baró,
• Dan Ouchi,
• ...
• Camila G-Beiras,
• Ignacio Blanco,
• Oriol Mitjà
Published online: January 06, 2021
p186-230
Revisiting the county/city-level event risk assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Akihiro Nishi,
• Lily F. Lee,
• Hiroshi Tsuji,
• Yohsuke Takasaki,
• Sean D. Young
Published online: January 03, 2021
p186-230

Regional and temporal disparities of excess all-cause mortality for Germany in 2020: Is there more than just COVID-19?
• Sebastian König,
• Sven Hohenstein,
• Laura Ueberham,
• ...
• Andreas Meier-Hellmann,
• Ralf Kuhlen,
• Andreas Bollmann
Published online: December 22, 2020
p186-230

Evaluation of the rapid antigen test Panbio COVID-19 in saliva and nasal swabs in a population-based point-of-care study
• Vanesa Agulló,
• Marta Fernández-González,
• Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla,
• ...
• José A. García,
• Mar Masiá,
• Félix Gutiérrez
Published online: December 09, 2020
p186-230

Myxovirus resistance protein A in peripheral blood predicts supplemental oxygen need in COVID-19
• Norikazu Mataki,
• Hiroki Ohmura,
• Tatsuya Kodama,
• ...
• Shigeaki Aono,
• Toshimitsu Ito,
• Yasuhide Uwabe
Published online: December 08, 2020
p186-230

Clinical efficacy and safety of favipiravir in the treatment of COVID-19 patients
• Ping-Jen Chen,
• Chien-Ming Chao,
• Chih-Cheng Lai
Published online: December 07, 2020
p186-230
High rate of infections during ICU admission of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: A matter of time?
• Helena Barrasa,
• Alejandro Martín,
• Javier Maynar,
• ...
• Amaia Aguirre-Quiñonero,
• Andrés Canut-Blasco
• Alava COVID-19 Study Investigators
Published online: December 04, 2020
p186-230

Role of endothelial dysfunction in the thrombotic complications of COVID-19 patients
• Emanuela Falcinelli,
• Eleonora Petito,
• Cecilia Becattini,
• ...
• Teseo Lazzarini,
• Paolo Gresele
• COVIR study investigators
Published online: December 01, 2020
p186-230

SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in northeastern Brazil since February 2020: evidence for antibody detection in asymptomatic patients
• Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel,
• Laís Catarine de Sá,
• Daniela Raguer Valadão Souza,
• ...
• José Melquiades de Rezende Neto,
• Luis Eduardo Cuevas,
• Lysandro Pinto Borges
Published online: November 30, 2020
p186-230

Test on stool samples improves the diagnosis of hospitalized patients: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 genomic and subgenomic RNA
• Luiz Vinicius Leão Moreira,
• Luciano Kleber de Souza Luna,
• Gabriela Rodrigues Barbosa,
• ...
• Danielle Dias Conte,
• Joseane Mayara Almeida Carvalho,
• Nancy Bellei
Published online: November 30, 2020
p186-230

Increased anticoagulation reduces proximal deep vein thrombosis in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients
Venous thrombosis prevention & COVID-19
• Sebastian Voicu,
• Benjamin G. Chousterman,
• Philippe Bonnin,
• ...
• Georgios Sidéris,
• Alexandre Mebazaa,
• Bruno Mégarbane
Published online: November 19, 2020
p186-230

Early clinical experience with imatinib in COVID-19: Searching for a dual effect
• Alejandro Morales-Ortega,
• Luis Rivas-Prado,
• Begoña Frutos-Pérez,
• ...
• Sonia Gonzalo-Pascua,
• Juan Víctor San Martín-López,
• David Bernal-Bello
Published online: February 04, 2021
p186-230

Protecting healthcare workers in conflict zones during the COVID-19 pandemic: Northwest Syria
• Naser Almhawish,
• Nabil Karah,
• Yasir Elferruh,
• Aya Aksh,
• Aula Abbara
Published online: February 02, 2021
p186-230

High-risk exposure without personal protective equipment and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in-hospital workers - The CoV-CONTACT cohort
• Sarah Tubiana,
• Charles Burdet,
• Nadhira Houhou,
• ...
• CoVCONTACT study group,
• Principal investigator,
• Sponsor: Inserm
Published online: February 02, 2021
p186-230

Side effect of a 6 p.m curfew for preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2: A modeling study from Toulouse, France
• Chloé Dimeglio,
• Marcel Miedougé,
• Jean-Michel Loubes,
• Jean-Michel Mansuy,
• Jacques Izopet
Published online: January 31, 2021
p186-230

Increased inflammatory markers reflecting fibrogenesis are independently associated with cardiac involvement in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
• T Ueland,
• AM Dyrhol-Riise,
• BM Woll,
• ...
• L Heggelund,
• JC Holter,
• P Aukrust
Published online: January 27, 2021
p186-230

Host-cell recognition through GRP78 is enhanced in the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, in silico
• Abdo A Elfiky,
• Ibrahim M Ibrahim
Published online: January 22, 2021
p186-230

Quality of life after COVID-19 without hospitalisation: Good overall, but reduced in some dimensions
• Andrew M. Garratt,
• Waleed Ghanima,
• Gunnar Einvik,
• Knut Stavem
Published online: January 09, 2021
p186-230

Letter to the Editor - Online only

Letter to the editor: Application of the Xpert MTB/RIF technology in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis
• Qibin Liu,
• Xuemin Fang,
• Xianxiang Chen,
• ...
• Xiaoyu Liu,
• Feng Xu,
• Peng Peng
Published online: February 20, 2021
e1-e2


Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs after death
• Manuel Scimeca,
• Silvestro Mauriello,
• Francesca Servadei,
• ...
• Luigi Tonino Marsella,
• Orazio Schillaci,
• Alessandro Mauriello
Published online: February 17, 2021
e3-e5


The association of dementia with COVID-19 mortality: Evidence based on adjusted effect estimates
• Haiyan Yang,
• Xuan Liang,
• Hongjie Hou,
• Jie Xu,
• Li Shi,
• Yadong Wang
Published online: February 11, 2021
e6-e10

Point-of-care evaluation of a rapid antigen test (CLINITEST^Ⓡ Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test) for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals
• Ignacio Torres,
• Sandrine Poujois,
• Eliseo Albert,
• Gabriela Álvarez,
• Javier Colomina,
• David Navarro
Published online: February 11, 2021
e11-e12


Role of super-spreader phenomenon in a Covid-19 cluster among healthcare workers in a Primary Care Hospital
• Marine Nadal,
• Ludovic Lassel,
• Michel Denis,
• ...
• Basma Abdi,
• Muriel Farthoukh,
• Gilles Pialoux
Published online: February 10, 2021
e13-e15


The chilly climate may increase the chance of infecting COVID-19
• Gen Li,
• Jiawei Niu,
• Xuelei Fan,
• Tianbao Chen,
• Dongsheng He
Published online: February 07, 2021
e16-e17

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in key aging pathways, and phenotypic markers of frailty are associated with increased odds of hospital admission with COVID-19
• Dr Greg Scutt,
• Dr Andrew Overall
Published online: February 09, 2021
e18-e19

Intensified thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19 critically ill patients: Is it enough?
• Etienne de Montmollin,
• Dorothée Faille,
• Valérie Andrieu,
• Nadine Ajzenberg,
• Jean-François Timsit
Published online: February 04, 2021
e20-e22


Introduction of Brazilian SARS-CoV-2 484K.V2 related variants into the UK
• Oliver T.R. Toovey,
• Kirsty N. Harvey,
• Paul W. Bird,
• Julian Wei-Tze Wei-Tze Tang
Published online: February 03, 2021
e23-e24


Cefazolin as second line treatment for invasive Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection in a UK cohort of patients
• Bernadette C. Young,
• Louise Dunsmure,
• Louise Downs,
• Kornelija Kildonaviciute,
• Nicola Jones
Published online: February 03, 2021
e25-e27


Is COVID-19 severity associated with anti-spike antibody duration? Data from the ARCOVID prospective observational study
• Fabio Borgonovo,
• Matteo Passerini,
• Marco Piscaglia,
• ...
• Stefania Falvella,
• Maria Vittoria Cossu,
• Amedeo F. Capetti
Published online: February 02, 2021
e28-e30

Impact of COVID-19 preventive measures on other infectious and non-infectious respiratory diseases in Pakistan
• Muhammad Suleman Rana,
• Muhammad Usman,
• Muhammad Masroor Alam,
• ...
• Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi,
• Massab Umair,
• Mehmood Qadir
Published online: January 29, 2021
e31-e32


Predicting recurrence of respiratory failure in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A preliminary study
• Yuichi Adachi,
• Takayuki Shiroyama,
• Yuta Yamaguchi,
• ...
• Akinori Uchiyama,
• Yoshito Takeda,
• Atsushi Kumanogoh
Published online: January 24, 2021
e33-e35


Frequent reassortment and potential recombination shape the genetic diversity of influenza D viruses
• Yifei Xu,
• Hao Liang,
• Hongling Wen
Published online: January 20, 2021
e36-e38


Rapid antigen tests for large-scale diagnostic campaigns: A case study from North-Eastern Italy
• Matteo Riccò,
• Silvia Ranzieri,
• Federico Marchesi
Published online: January 19, 2021
e39-e40