2024
Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients within the United States: A Scoping Review
Miller C, Borre C, Green A, Funaro M, Oliveira C, Iwasaki A. Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients within the United States: A Scoping Review. American Journal Of Medicine Open 2024, 100078. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajmo.2024.100078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical epidemiologyPost-acute sequelae of COVID-19High risk of biasLack of standardized definitionsPost-acute sequelaeRisk of biasSequelae of COVID-19United StatesScoping reviewComprehensive literature searchUS childrenShort follow-up durationFollow-up durationInclusion criteriaFemale sexOlder ageRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 infectionLiterature searchChest painHigh riskOptimal preventionPediatric patientsPersistent symptomsCOVID-19
2021
Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individualsSex differences in immune responses
Takahashi T, Iwasaki A. Sex differences in immune responses. Science 2021, 371: 347-348. PMID: 33479140, DOI: 10.1126/science.abe7199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseCOVID-19Sex differencesSevere COVID-19Risk of deathHigher mortality riskCOVID-19 mortalityPossible biological mechanismsCOVID-19 incidenceMale sexRisk factorsSevere diseaseHigh riskMortality riskMale sex biasOld maleSex-disaggregated dataBehavioral factorsBiological sex differencesDeathVulnerable groupsRiskBiological mechanismsMalesSex