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Stay up to date with COVID-19 news from Contagion for March 27, 2020.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

An analysis of Iranian air travel and COVID-19 cases suggests the country’s official estimates of early COVID-19 case counts were likely far too low.

Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, discusses emerging literature on potential therapies COVID-19 and how the infectious disease community can work together during this pandemic.

A scientist who focuses on engineering bacteriophages for use as therapeutics shares thoughts on SARS-CoV-2.

A small study of 12 patients in China observed that facing downward while coronavirus patients were on ventilators was better for the lungs.

An investigation of a presumptive health care-associated transmission of HIV in New York highlights the importance of following precautions to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens.

The United States now has more cases of COVID-19 than any other nation, including China and Italy.

Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP; and Jason M. Pogue, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, provide an update of published literature on experimental treatments for COVID-19 from the past week.

Where can health care workers go for information on protecting themselves against the coronavirus outbreak? NIEHS’s new website.

Relying solely on blood tests means clinicians may miss cases of potentially deadly M tuberculosis—and waiting days to treat suspected cases could prove fatal.

On March 25th, Contagion® hosted a live webinar featuring Helen W. Boucher, MD, Carlos del Rio, MD, Stanley Deresinski, MD, and Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD.

Health care workers involved in aerosol-generating procedures for a patient with unknown COVID-19 were protected from infection with surgical masks and standard procedures, a case review suggests.

In Singapore, it’s much easier for clinicians to order COVID-19 testing. The country also has aggressive surveillance in place. The results of those tactics are the subject of a new report.

Coronavirus cases linked to cruises have been reported to the CDC in at least 15 states.

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How does sharing needles impact the risk for hepatitis C among people who inject drugs?

High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin appeared to reverse deteriorating courses of COVID-19 in 3 case reports from Wuhan, China.

A new study is providing more information on the link between cardiac injury and mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

This is not the first infectious challenge society has faced, and nor will it be the last.

Patients facing HIV stigma may encounter difficulties with retention in care.

From epidemiology to treatment modalities, this is very much a learn-as-we-go situation.

The FDA has issued a safety alert on the potential risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19), through fecal microbiota transplantation.

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Investigations in the US and China make a case for using convalescent plasma, a “last resort” for SARS, as an early treatment for COVID-19.

A new serological assay was developed by a microbiology lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated annually on March 24 to heighten awareness of the world’s most deadly infectious disease.

From PPE shortages to scared staff, what are hospitals currently facing and how can they respond?