TWiV 996: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

<p>In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses how antibiotics don’t reduce risk of death from viral respiratory infections, norovirus infections continue to rise in the US, ABO blood types and SARS-CoV-2 infection assessed using seroprevalence data in a large population-based sample, maternal third dose of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine and risk of infant COVID-19 hospitalization, association of treatment with Nirmatrelvir and the risk of Post–COVID-19 condition, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 had a higher chance of in-hospital death if treated with high-flow nasal cannula oxygen before intubation, high-flow nasal cannula and outcomes in COVID-19, severe infection and risk of Cardiovascular disease, and the risk factors associated with post−COVID-19 condition.</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/study-antibiotics-dont-reduce-risk-death-viral-respiratory-infections"> Antibiotics</a> don’t reduce risk of death from viral respiratory infections (CIDRAP)</li> <li>ABO blood types and <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30714-9">SARS-CoV-2</a> infection (Nature)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02270-2">Maternal third dose</a> of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine and risk of infant COVID-19 hospitalization (Nature Medicine)</li> <li>Association of treatment with <a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/ful