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Week 5 (April 15)

Completing the Picture: Uniting the Country's COVID-19 Data

Garg, Shikha. “Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1–30, 2020.” MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69 (2020). View Publication


COVID-19 and Public Health Interventions in Wuhan, China

Pan, An et al. “Association of Public Health Interventions With the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China.” JAMA, April 10, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Transmission to Health Care Personnel

Heinzerling, Amy. “Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Personnel During Exposures to a Hospitalized Patient — Solano County, California, February 2020.” MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69 (2020). View Publication


COVID-19: Predicting COVID's Return

Kissler, Stephen M., Christine Tedijanto, Edward Goldstein, Yonatan H. Grad, and Marc Lipsitch. “Projecting the Transmission Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the Postpandemic Period.” Science, April 14, 2020. View Publication


Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19

Mao, Ling et al. “Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China.” JAMA Neurology, April 10, 2020. View Publication


Recognition and Management of Coagulopathy

Thachil, Jecko et al. “ISTH Interim Guidance on Recognition and Management of Coagulopathy in COVID-19.” Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis n/a, no. n/a. Accessed April 15, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Predicting deterioration

Ji, Dong et al. “Prediction for Progression Risk in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: The CALL Score.” Clinical Infectious Diseases. Accessed April 15, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Some nucleocapsids and RNA walk into a lab...

“Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection by Detection of Nucleocapsid Protein | MedRxiv.” Accessed April 15, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Virologic Assessment in Body Sites

Wölfel, Roman et al. “Virological Assessment of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-2019.” Nature, April 1, 2020, 1–10. View Publication


Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2

Sutton, Desmond, Karin Fuchs, Mary D’Alton, and Dena Goffman. “Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery.” New England Journal of Medicine 0, no. 0 (April 13, 2020): null. View Publication


COVID-19: Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Severe Cases

Grein, Jonathan, Norio Ohmagari, Daniel Shin, George Diaz, Erika Asperges, Antonella Castagna, Torsten Feldt, et al. “Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19.” New England Journal of Medicine 0, no. 0 (April 10, 2020): null. View Publication


COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine Use

“No Evidence of Clinical Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection with Oxygen Requirement: Results of a Study Using Routinely Collected Data to Emulate a Target Trial | MedRxiv.” Accessed April 15, 2020. View Publication Preprint.


COVID-19: Ribonucleoside analog β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine (NHC)

Sheahan, Timothy P. et al. “An Orally Bioavailable Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in Human Airway Epithelial Cell Cultures and Multiple Coronaviruses in Mice.” Science Translational Medicine, April 6, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Screening and Severity in Children

Tagarro A, Epalza C, Santos M, et al. Screening and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children in Madrid, Spain [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 8]. JAMA Pediatr. 2020;e201346. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1346


COVID-19: Structure of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase

Gao, Yan et al. “Structure of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase from COVID-19 Virus.” Science, April 10, 2020. View Publication


Investigating Animal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Shi, Jianzhong, Zhiyuan Wen, Gongxun Zhong, Huanliang Yang, Chong Wang, Baoying Huang, Renqiang Liu, et al. “Susceptibility of Ferrets, Cats, Dogs, and Other Domesticated Animals to SARS–Coronavirus 2.” Science, April 8, 2020. View Publication


Does SARS-CoV-2 infect T-lymphocytes and how?

Wang, Xinling et al. “SARS-CoV-2 infects T lymphocytes through its spike protein-mediated membrane fusion.” Cellular & Molecular Immunology, April 7, 2020, 1–3. View Publication


COVID-19: How Can We Ration Resources Fairly?

Emanuel, Ezekiel J. et al. “Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19.” New England Journal of Medicine, March 23, 2020. View Publication


Navigating COVID-19 Ethically and Legally

Gostin, Lawrence O., Eric A. Friedman, and Sarah A. Wetter. “Responding to COVID-19: How to Navigate a Public Health Emergency Legally and Ethically.” Hastings Center Report n/a, no. n/a. Accessed April 15, 2020. View Publication


Mental Health Outcomes among Exposed Health Care Workers

Lai, Jianbo et al. “Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019.” JAMA Network Open 3, no. 3 (March 2, 2020): e203976–e203976. View Publication




Week 4 (April 8)

COVID-19: Estimates of Severity, a Model-Based Analysis

Verity, Robert et al. “Estimates of the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Model-Based Analysis.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases 0, no. 0 (March 30, 2020). View Publication


Snapshot of SARS-CoV-2: ICU course and outcomes in Lombardy, Italy

Grasselli, Giacomo et al. “Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes of 1591 Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy.” JAMA, April 6, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Presymptomatic Transmission

Wei, Wycliffe E. “Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 — Singapore, January 23–March 16, 2020.” MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69 (2020). View Publication


COVID-19: Contaminated Isolation

Santarpia, Joshua L. et al. “Transmission Potential of SARS-CoV-2 in Viral Shedding Observed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.” MedRxiv, March 26, 2020, 2020.03.23.20039446. View Publication


Heat & Humidity: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Luo, Chao et al. “Possible Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Public Bath Center in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, China.” JAMA Network Open 3, no. 3 (March 2, 2020): e204583–e204583. View Publication


Clinical and Virological Data from Europe's First COVID-19 Cases

Lescure, Francois-Xavier et al. “Clinical and Virological Data of the First Cases of COVID-19 in Europe: A Case Series.” The Lancet Infectious Diseases 0, no. 0 (March 27, 2020). View Publication


Sample Pooling: Community Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2

Hogan, Catherine A. et al. “Sample Pooling as a Strategy to Detect Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2.” JAMA, April 6, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: The Media Coverage This Virus Really Needs

Rodino, Kyle G. et al. “Evaluation of Saline, Phosphate Buffered Saline and Minimum Essential Medium as Potential Alternatives to Viral Transport Media for SARS-CoV-2 Testing.” Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 30, 2020, JCM.00590-20, jcm;JCM.00590-20v1. View Publication


COVID-19: Investigational Therapeutics: Ivermectin

Caly, Leon et al. “The FDA-Approved Drug Ivermectin Inhibits the Replication of SARS-CoV-2 in Vitro.” Antiviral Research, April 3, 2020, 104787. View Publication


COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin therapy

Molina, Jean Michel et al. “No Evidence of Rapid Antiviral Clearance or Clinical Benefit with the Combination of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection.” Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses, March 30, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Microneedle Array Vaccines

Kim, Eun et al. “Microneedle Array Delivered Recombinant Coronavirus Vaccines: Immunogenicity and Rapid Translational Development.” EBioMedicine, April 2, 2020, 102743. View Publication


RBD: It is a Really Big Deal for Vaccines?

Tai, Wanbo et al. “Characterization of the Receptor-Binding Domain (RBD) of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Implication for Development of RBD Protein as a Viral Attachment Inhibitor and Vaccine.” Cellular & Molecular Immunology, March 19, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19 in Children

CDC MMWR. “Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children — United States, February 12–April 2, 2020.” MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69 (2020). View Publication


COVID-19: Cases in Pediatric Cancer Patients

“Lessons After the Early Management of the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Pediatric Transplant and HematoOncology Center Embedded within a COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital in Lombardia, Italy. Estote Parati. by Adriana Balduzzi et al. Preprint. View Publication


COVID-19: Breastfeeding in COVID-19 (+) mothers

Davanzo, Riccardo et al. “Breastfeeding and Coronavirus Disease-2019. Ad Interim Indications of the Italian Society of Neonatology Endorsed by the Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies.” Maternal & Child Nutrition n/a, no. n/a (n.d.): e13010. View Publication


Over-activation of complement in severe coronavirus infections

Gao, Ting et al. “Highly Pathogenic Coronavirus N Protein Aggravates Lung Injury by MASP-2-Mediated Complement over-Activation.” MedRxiv, April 7, 2020, 2020.03.29.20041962. View Publication


COVID-19: Interferons as potential therapy

Mantlo, Emily K. et al. “Potent Antiviral Activities of Type I Interferons to SARS-CoV-2 Infection.” BioRxiv, April 5, 2020, 2020.04.02.022764. View Publication




Week 3 (April 1)

COVID-19: Potential Drug Targets

“A SARS-CoV-2-Human Protein-Protein Interaction Map Reveals Drug Targets and Potential Drug-Repurposing.” Gordon et al. Preprint: View Publication


ACEi/ARBs in COVID-19: Beneficial, Bad, or Benign?

“Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors in Patients with Covid-19.” Solomon et al. View Publication


COVID-19: Silent Spread

Kimball, Anne. “Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020.” MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69 (2020). View Publication


Antibodies in Infants Born to Mothers With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Zeng H, Xu C, Fan J, et al. Antibodies in Infants Born to Mothers With COVID-19 Pneumonia. JAMA. Published online March 26, 2020. View Publication


Neonatal COVID-19 Infection

Zeng L, Xia S, Yuan W, et al. Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. JAMA Pediatr. Published online March 26, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Early Spread of SARS-Cov-2 in the Icelandic Population

Gudbjartsson, Daniel F. et al. “Early Spread of SARS-Cov-2 in the Icelandic Population.” Preprint. Epidemiology, March 30, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Serological Assay Development

Fatima Amanat et al, “A Serological Assay to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Seroconversion in Humans | MedRxiv.” Posted March 18, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Clinical Course of ICU Patients in Seattle

Bhatraju, Pavan K. et al. “Covid-19 in Critically Ill Patients in the Seattle Region — Case Series.” New England Journal of Medicine 0, no. 0 (March 30, 2020): null. View Publication


COVID-19: Is Troponin a Predictor of Mortailty

Shi, Shaobo et al. “Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China.” JAMA Cardiology, March 25, 2020. View Publication


Immunity Gone Wrong: Immune Dysregulation in COVID-19

Mehta, Puja et al. “COVID-19: consider cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression.” The Lancet, March 16, 2020. View Publication

Frey, Noelle et al. “Cytokine Release Syndrome with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy.” Biol Blood Marrow Transplantation, December 17, 2018. View Publication


COVID-19: Membrane Fusion Inhibitor Design

Zhu, Yuanmei, Danwei Yu, Hongxia Yan, Huihui Chong, and Yuxian He. “Design of Potent Membrane Fusion Inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2, an Emerging Coronavirus with High Fusogenic Activity.” BioRxiv, March 28, 2020, 2020.03.26.009233. View Publication


Risk Factors Associated With ARDS and Death

Wu, Chaomin et al. “Risk Factors Associated With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Death in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia in Wuhan, China.” JAMA Intern Med. March 13, 2020. View Publication


COVID-19: Association with acute pulmonary embolism?

Danzi, Gian et al. “Acute pulmonary embolism and COVID-19 pneumonia: a random association?” [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 30]. Eur Heart J. View Publication


SARS-CoV-2: A Genomic Analysis of Transmission in the US

Fauver, Joseph R. et al. “Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States Revealed by Genomic Epidemiology.” MedRxiv, March 26, 2020. View Publication 


SARS-CoV-2 Inhibition by VHH Antibodies

Wrapp, Daniel et al. “Structural Basis for Potent Neutralization of Betacoronaviruses by Single-Domain Camelid Antibodies.” BioRxiv, March 28, 2020, 2020.03.26.010165. (Preprint) View Publication


COVID-19: Epidemiology of COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington

McMichael, Temet M. et al. “Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington.” New England Journal of Medicine 0, no. 0 (March 27, 2020): null. View Publication


COVID-19 Infographic

Possible vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Dong L, Tian J, He S, et al. Possible Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 From an Infected Mother to Her Newborn. JAMA. Published online March 26, 2020. View Publication


How Contaminated is Your Hospital? SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

Environmental contamination of the SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare premises: An urgent call for protection for healthcare workers. (Preprint) View Publication


Community Prevalence of COVID-19 Among Patients with Flu-like Symptoms

Spellberg, Brad et al. “Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients With Influenza-like Illnesses Presenting to a Los Angeles Medical Center in March 2020.” JAMA, March 31, 2020. View Publication


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