Physician, Consultant in Medical Microbiology in HNT| Antimicrobial Stewardship | EUCIC Infection Prevention & Control | MSc in Medical Research Methodology
Mar 29, 2020 • 19 tweets • 10 min read
What are the diagnostic challenges in #Covid_19 disease? The diagnosis seems to be dependent on the quality of the testing method, the type of the sample, the clinical picture and the course of the disease. This is a rough review of the literature as of March 29th. 1/
Could a variable positivity rate of RT-PCR kits mirror our experience with MERS-CoV? In this study bit.ly/33V6A1x of 336 MERS patients, 89% had a positive result after 1 swab, 96.5% after 2 consecutive swabs, and 97.6% after 3 consecutive swabs. 2/
Mar 28, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Strategies to safely expand the lifespan of the supply of medical equipment are critically important. 1/
UV Sterilization of Personal Protective Equipment with Idle Laboratory Biosafety Cabinets During the Covid-19 Pandemic. medrxiv.org/content/10.110… 2/
