Purpose of Review Given the rapid development of diagnostic approaches to test for and
diagnose infection with SARS-CoV-2 and its associated variants including Omicron (B. 1.1 …

Introduction Pneumococcal disease (PD) significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality,
carrying substantial economic and public health burden. This article is a targeted review of …

Importance Identifying health care settings and professionals at increased risk of SARS-CoV-
2 infection is crucial to defining appropriate strategies, resource allocation, and protocols to …

Background Healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly those from ethnic minority groups,
have been shown to be at disproportionately higher risk of infection with Severe Acute …

Airborne severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in a
coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) ward before activation of HEPA-air filtration but not …

Hospital outbreaks of COVID19 result in considerable mortality and disruption to healthcare
services and yet little is known about transmission within this setting. We characterise within …

Dental care professionals (DCPs) are thought to be at enhanced risk of occupational
exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However …

A central tenet in the design of vaccines is the display of native-like antigens in the elicitation
of protective immunity. The abundance of N-linked glycans across the SARS-CoV-2 spike …

Dried blood spot (DBS) samples can be used for the detection of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 spike antibodies. DBS sampling is comparable to matched serum …

Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) and ethnic minority groups are at
increased risk of COVID-19 infection and adverse outcome. Severe acute respiratory …