This page lists feature articles on COVID-19 relevant to people working at St Vincent's Health Australia.
All articles listed are open access unless stated otherwise.
Therapy
The first Australian experience with ward-based CPAP for COVID19 respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study. AUS
Internal Medicine Journal:2022: August 24 Full text
Clinical Practice
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department patient volume and flow: two countries, two hospitals.
Emergency Medicine Australia:2022: August 23 Full text
Intensive care unit resources and patient-centred outcomes in severe COVID-19: a prospective single-centre economic evaluation.
Anaesthesia:2022: August 29 Full text
Outcomes of a hybrid ophthalmology telemedicine model for outpatient eye care during COVID-19.
JAMA Network Open: 2022: August 25 Full text
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions. SVHA
Nature Reviews Nephrology:2022: August 24 Full text
Changes in health and quality of life in US skilled nursing facilities by COVID-19 exposure status in 2020.
JAMA Network Open:2022: August 29 Full text
Site of care and factors associated with mortality in unvaccinated Australian aged care residents during COVID-19 outbreaks. AUS
Internal Medicine Journal:2022: August 25 Full text
Changes in unprofessional behaviour, teamwork, and co-operation among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. AUS
Internal Medicine Journal:2022: August 24 Full text
Diagnosis
Concordance of SARS-CoV-2 results in self-collected nasal swabs vs swabs collected by health care workers in children and adolescents.
JAMA:2022: August 26 Full text
Deep mutational scanning identifies SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid escape mutations of currently available rapid antigen tests.
Cell:2022: August 29 Full text
Pathophysiology
Understanding COVID-19-associated coagulopathy.
Nature Reviews Immunology:2022: August 5 Full text
Cytomegalovirus latent infection is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization.
Journal of Infectious Diseases:2022:226(3):463-73 Full text
Long Covid
Persistence, prevalence, and polymorphism of sequelae after COVID-19 in unvaccinated, young adults of the Swiss Armed Forces: a longitudinal, cohort study (LoCoMo).
Lancet Infectious Diseases:2022: August 25 Full text
Infection Control
Fit-tested N95 masks combined with portable high-efficiency particulate air filtration can protect against high aerosolized viral loads over prolonged periods at close range.
Journal of Infectious Diseases:2022:226(2):199-207 Full text
Association of COVID-19 infection with wearing glasses in a high-prevalence area in Denmark and Sweden.
JAMA Ophthalmology:2022: August 25 Full text
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children to contacts in schools and households: a prospective cohort and environmental sampling study in London.
Lancet Microbe:2022: August 24 Full text
Vaccines
Patients with previous presumed immediate hypersensitivity reactions to polyethylene glycol (PEG) can safely receive the Pfizer BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine.
Internal Medicine Journal:2022: August 24 Full text
Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the risk of developing long-COVID and on existing long-COVID symptoms: A systematic review.
eClinicalMedicine:2022: August 27 Full text
Analysis of COVID-19 incidence and severity among adults vaccinated with 2-Dose mRNA COVID-19 or inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines with and without boosters in Singapore.
JAMA Network Open:2022: August 26 Full text
Comparison of antibody response durability of mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, and Ad26.COV2.S SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in healthcare workers.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases:2022: August 28 Full text
