Infectious Disease

COVID-19

Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach to the use of Paxlovid for patients with risk factors for severe Covid-19 infection but who have received SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in light of the EPIC-SR trial findings?

EPIC-SR Trial

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What is your preferred first-line treatment for chronic fatigue in patients with long COVID-19?

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Do you consider the use of tocilizumab in patients with COVID pneumonia who have had an improvement in supplemental O2 requirements but have significantly elevated inflammatory markers after day two of remdesivir and dexamethasone?

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Do you consider use of convalescent plasma early in disease course in COVID-19 induced ARDS in mechanically ventilated patients?

Do the results of the recent study (Misset et al., PMID 37889107) showing reduction in 28-day mortality in patients with high neutralizing antibody ti...

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What isolation policies are Rheumatology offices employing for both staff and patients diagnosed with COVID-19 given the new CDC guidelines?

CDC Healthcare Guidance CDC Isolation and Work Restriction Guidance CDC Immunocompromised Guidance

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Do you use steroids in patients with respiratory failure who are infected with both influenza and COVID-19?

How do you approach which risk to accept given that steroids have evidence for use in COVID-19 while is suggestion for harm in using steroids in influ...

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How do you approach the timing of COVID-19 vaccination for patients with multiple sclerosis on B-cell depleting therapies?

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Do you recommend routine use of Evusheld for pre-exposure prophylaxis for patients on immunosuppression?

Does treatment with B-cell depletion and/or negative anti-spike antibody status despite COVID mRNA vaccination influence your decision?

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Is there a role for antibody testing to confirm vaccine response for patients on rituximab after COVID-19 vaccination?

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How are you timing the third dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in patients on rituximab?

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In which patients with oncologic or hematologic disorders are you recommending a 3rd dose of mRNA COVID vaccine?

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