Latest COVID-19 Publications

COVID-19 is a form of Coronavirus disease due to the novel virus SARS-CoV-2 that causes acute infection with respiratory symptoms. This page will serve as a hub for all COVID-19 related manuscripts published across all four ATS Journals. All the articles on this page are being made freely available under an open access license (CC BY NC ND).
MARCH 19, 2020 ATS Journals

Latest Articles

Tissue-specific immunopathology occurs in COVID-19, implicating a significant component of the immune-mediated, virus-independent immunopathologic process as a primary mechanism in severe disease. These data highlight novel immunopathologic mechanisms and validate ongoing and future efforts to therapeutically target aberrant macrophage and plasma-cell responses as well as promote pathogen tolerance in COVID-19.
JANUARY 15, 2021 AJRCCM
These results demonstrate that expression of hACE2 via adenovirus delivery system sensitized the mouse to SARS-CoV-2 infection and resulted in the development of a mild COVID-19 phenotype, highlighting the immune and inflammatory host responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
JANUARY 2021 AJRCMB
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights existing racial disparities in health care. Beyond an increased mortality, communities of color experience other disparities in clinical care such as limited access to specialty care physicians and differences in rates of diagnostic testing.
JANUARY 2021 AnnalsATS
The PROGRESS trial demonstrated that PCT-guided antimicrobial treatment in sepsis was effective in reducing infection-associated adverse events like infections by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridioides difficile, as well as in-hospital and 28-day mortality.
JANUARY 15, 2021 AJRCCM