Macrolide and Nonmacrolide Resistance with Mass Azithromycin Distribution. Author(s): Doan T, Worden L, Hinterwirth A, Arzika AM, Maliki R, Abdou A, Zhong L, Chen C, Cook C, Lebas E, O'Brien KS, Oldenburg CE, Chow ED, Porco TC, Lipsitch M, Keenan JD, Lietman TM|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 33176084| November 2020 Mass distribution of azithromycin to preschool children twice yearly for 2 years has been shown to reduce childhood mortality in…
Rethinking Covid-19 Test Sensitivity – A Strategy for Containment. Author(s): Mina MJ, Parker R, Larremore DB|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 32997903| September 2020 It’s time to change how we think about the sensitivity of testing for Covid-19. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Reopening Primary Schools during the Pandemic. Author(s): Levinson M, Lipsitch M|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 32726550| July 2020 For the past 6 months, policymakers and the U.S. public have weighed economic against public health considerations in debating what…
Wrong but Useful — What Covid-19 Epidemiologic Models Can and Cannot Tell Us Author(s): Holmdahl IE, Buckee CO|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 32412711| May 2020 Amid enormous uncertainty about the future of the Covid-19 pandemic, epidemiologic models are critical planning tools for policymakers, clinicians, and…
Epidemiology of Covid-19. Reply. Author(s): Swerdlow DL, Finelli L, Lipsitch M|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 32220201| March 2020 With regard to the Perspective article by Lipsitch et al. (published Feb. 19 at NEJM.org), cases of Covid-19 (the illness…
Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 – Studies Needed. Author(s): Lipsitch M, Swerdlow DL, Finelli L|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 32074416| March 2020 The epidemic of 2019 novel coronavirus (now called SARS-CoV-2, causing the disease Covid-19) has expanded from Wuhan throughout China and…
Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Author(s): Kishore N, Marqués D, Mahmud A, Kiang MV, Rodriguez I, Fuller A, Ebner P, Sorensen C, Racy F, Lemery J, Maas L, Leaning J, Irizarry RA, Balsari S, Buckee CO|Journal: N Engl J Med|PMID: 29809109| July 2018 Quantifying the effect of natural disasters on society is critical for recovery of public health services and infrastructure. The death…
