Infectious Diseases Physician & Clinical Senior Lecturer @CVRinfo. Interests #epidemiology #flu #SARSCoV2 #pneumonia #GlobalHealth. Views are my own.
Jun 3, 2021 • 9 tweets • 8 min read
Our paper on co-infections, secondary infections & antimicrobial use in patients hospitalised with #COVID19 in UK during the 1st wave is out in @LancetMicrobe!
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2/ Of 48,902 hospitalised Covid19 patients enrolled in CCP-UK study (6 Feb - 8 June 20):
- 8,649 (17.7%) had >=1 microbiological investigation
- 1,107 had Covid19-related bacterial infection (blood or respiratory); 70.6% (n=762) were secondary infection (>48 hrs from admission)
Sep 10, 2020 • 8 tweets • 9 min read
Delighted to share our paper out in @bmj_latest today.
Risk stratification of hospitalised patients with #COVID19: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score