2023
Association Between COVID-19 Infection and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Nested Case-Control Study
Najjar-Debbiny R, Barnett-Griness O, Khoury J, Gronich N, Weber G, Adir Y, Shteinberg M, Shneir S, Sharma L, Saliba W. Association Between COVID-19 Infection and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Nested Case-Control Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2023, 136: 1087-1093.e2. PMID: 37598922, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary fibrosisCase-control studyCOVID-19 severityCOVID-19Multivariable conditional logistic regression modelsNested Case-Control StudyConditional logistic regression modelsSevere COVID-19Prior COVID-19COVID-19 infectionLogistic regression modelsLargest healthcare providerUnderlying cohortCohort entrySignificant morbiditySurveillance biasOdds ratioSevere diseaseFibrosisHealthcare providersCoronavirus diseaseCalendar timePatientsCohortLag time
2022
Effectiveness of Molnupiravir in High-Risk Patients: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
Najjar-Debbiny R, Gronich N, Weber G, Khoury J, Amar M, Stein N, Goldstein L, Saliba W. Effectiveness of Molnupiravir in High-Risk Patients: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: 453-460. PMID: 36130189, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Composite outcomeSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19-specific mortalityModerate coronavirus disease 2019Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Propensity Score Matched AnalysisCOVID-19-related mortalityCOVID-19Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2High-risk patientsTreatment of mildSyndrome coronavirus 2Emergency use authorizationCoronavirus disease 2019Largest healthcare providerHazard ratioVaccination statusMatched AnalysisCoronavirus 2Subgroup analysisDisease 2019High riskPositive testPatientsEffectiveness of Paxlovid in Reducing Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Mortality in High-Risk Patients
Najjar-Debbiny R, Gronich N, Weber G, Khoury J, Amar M, Stein N, Goldstein L, Saliba W. Effectiveness of Paxlovid in Reducing Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Mortality in High-Risk Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: e342-e349. PMID: 35653428, PMCID: PMC9214014, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19COVID-19 vaccination statusVaccination statusHazard ratioCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2High-risk patients trialModerate coronavirus disease 2019Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Adjusted hazard ratioHigh-risk patientsTreatment of mildCox hazard regressionSyndrome coronavirus 2Emergency use authorizationCoronavirus disease 2019Largest healthcare providerEligible patientsOlder patientsRisk patientsHazards regressionCoronavirus 2Cardiovascular diseaseTime-dependent variables