Optimising COVID-19 vaccine efficacy by ensuring nutritional adequacy.
Published in The British journal of nutrition
Vitamin A in resistance to and recovery from infection: relevance to SARS-CoV2.
Published in The British journal of nutrition
SARS-CoV2 infects respiratory epithelial cells via its cellular receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, causing a viral pneumonia with pronounced inflammation resulting in significant damage to the lungs and other organ systems, including the kidneys, though symptoms and disease severity are quite variable depending on the intensity of exposure a...
Running a journal club in 2020: reflections and challenges.
Published in BJPsych bulletin
The online environment brings both challenges and opportunities. The skills learned in journal clubs remain highly relevant where the ability to critique rapidly generated information and apply evidence to patient care is vital. Creativity and flexibility are needed to ensure that learners' needs are met and efforts are made to involve those who ma...
Obesity and the increased risk for COVID-19: mechanisms and nutritional management.
Published in Nutrition research reviews
The global COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has become a complex problem that overlaps with a growing public health problem, obesity. Obesity alters different components of the innate and adaptive immune responses, creating a chronic and low-grade state of inflammation. Nutritional status is closely related to a better or worse prognosi...
COVID-19: the perfect vector for a mental health epidemic.
Published in BJPsych bulletin
In times of crisis, people have historically had to band together to overcome. What happens when they cannot? This article examines the reality of people forced to isolate from one another during one of the most turbulent events of their lives: the COVID-19 pandemic. Connecting the dots of topics including fear, social stigmas, global public respon...
Probiotics and Coronavirus disease 2019: think about the link.
Published in The British journal of nutrition
The pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly progressing, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Various antiviral drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs and immunomodulators have been tried without substantial clinical benefits. The severe and critical cases of COVID-19 disease are characterised by gut microbiome dysbiosis, immune ...
Prevalence of malnutrition in coronavirus disease 19: the NUTRICOV study.
...Published in The British journal of nutrition
Recent European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition guidelines highlighted the interest of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition in the management of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in patients hospitalised for COVID-19. In a prospective observatio...
Dealing with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks in long-term care homes: A protocol for room moving and cohor...
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Clinical characteristics and persistence of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG antibodies in ...
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Missed vaccine opportunities for Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza in patients admitted during the coronavirus dise...
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology
