Fiona P. Havers, MD, MHS; Carrie Reed, PhD; Travis Lim, DrPH; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1576-1586. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4130
This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies in convenience samples from 10 geographic sites in the United States.
Yaa-Hui Dong, PhD; Chia-Hsuin Chang, MD, ScD; Jiun-Ling Wang, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1587-1595. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4192
This case-control study estimates the risk of aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection associated with infections and the comparative risk associated with fluoroquinolones vs other antibiotics with similar indication profiles among patients with the same types of infections.
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Editor's Note
Observational Study Design Challenges—The Case of Fluoroquinolones and Aortic Disease
Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette, MD; Richard William Grant; MD MPH
JAMA Intern Med
Chandrasekar Gopalakrishnan, MD, MPH; Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScD; Michael A. Fischer, MD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1596-1605. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4199
This cohort study examines the risk for aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in patients receiving fluoroquinolones for treatment of pneumonia or urinary tract infection.
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Editor's Note
Observational Study Design Challenges—The Case of Fluoroquinolones and Aortic Disease
Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette, MD; Richard William Grant; MD MPH
JAMA Intern Med
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS; James M. Samet, PhD, MPH; Phillip W. Clapp, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1607-1612. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4221
This quality improvement study assesses aerosol filtration efficiencies for fitted face mask alternatives used during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Shiv T. Sehra, MD; Michael George, MD, MSCE; Douglas J. Wiebe, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1614-1620. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4288
This cohort study examines the association between cell phone location and the rate of change in new COVID-19 cases by county across the US.
Less Is More
Aniket A. Kawatkar, PhD; Adam L. Sharp, MD; Aileen S. Baecker, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1621-1629. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4325
This retrospective cohort study evaluates the effectiveness of early noninvasive cardiac testing in patients presenting to an emergency department with chest pain.
Shingo Fukuma, MD, PhD; Toshiaki Iizuka, PhD; Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1630-1637. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4334
This cohort study investigates the association of the national health guidance intervention for obesity and cardiovascular risks with population health outcomes among working-age men in Japan.
Mario Gaudino, MD, MSCE; Irbaz Hameed, MD; Michael E. Farkouh, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1638-1646. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4748
This meta-analysis evaluates the difference in all-cause and cause-specific mortality in randomized clinical trials comparing percutaneous coronary intervention with coronary artery bypass grafting for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease.
Chi-yuan Hsu, MD, MSc; Rishi V. Parikh, MPH; Leonid N. Pravoverov, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1647-1654. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5009
This large cohort study assesses temporal trends in initiating long-term kidney dialysis by level of estimated glomerular filtration rate to evaluate whether an association exists between these trends and the number of patients with end-stage kidney disease.
Paul E. Drawz, MD, MHS, MS; Anil Agarwal, MD; Jamie P. Dwyer, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1655-1663. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5028
This prognostic study evaluates the concordance between blood pressures obtained in routine clinical practice and those obtained using the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial protocol and whether concordance varied by target trial blood pressure.
Ye Shen, PhD; Changwei Li, PhD; Hongjun Dong, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1665-1671. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5225
This cohort study examines the potential for airborne spread of COVID-19 through investigation of an outbreak among bus riders in Eastern China.
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Gyms, Restaurants, Mass Transit, and Community COVID-19 Exposures
Health Care Policy and Law
Shailender Swaminathan, PhD; Chima D. Ndumele, PhD; Sarah H. Gordon, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(12):1672-1679. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5408
This cohort study compares the use of outpatient and acute care between Medicaid enrollees randomly assigned to a national commercial managed care plan or a local Medicaid-focused managed care plan.