June
Pediatric Hyper-inflammatory Shock During the COVID-19 Pandemic
S. Riphagen et al. “Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic.” The Lancet. May 2020. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31094-1.
May
COVID-19: Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
“Guidance: Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19.” Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. May 2020.
COVID-19: To Test, or Not to Test, That Is the Question
Hanson K et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19. View Publication
Old Dog, New Trick: CRISPR as an Anti-Viral
Abbott et al. “Development of CRISPR as an Antiviral Strategy to Combat SARS-CoV-S and Influenza.” Cell. May 2020.
Mounting Evidence Against Hydroxychloroquine
Magagnoli, Joseph et al. “Outcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans hospitalized with Covid-19.” April 2020. View Publication
Development of SARS-CoV-2 Protease Inhibitors
Wenhao Dai, et. al. Science. April 2020. DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4489
Is COVID-19 Colorblind?
Yancy. JAMA 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6548
Nayak et al. MedRxIV 2020 (pre-print). doi:10.1101/2020.04.10.20060962
Chowkwanyun. NEJM 2020. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2012910
ICU and Ventilator Mortality in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Auld S, et al. ICU and ventilator mortality among critically ill adults with COVID-19. MedRxiv, 2020. (pre-print) View Publication
COVID-19: Healthcare Workers’ Adherence to Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines
Houghton, Catherine et al. "Barriers and Facilitators to Healthcare Workers’ Adherence with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidelines for Respiratory Infectious Diseases: A Rapid Qualitative Evidence Synthesis." Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 4 (2020).
COVID-19: Silent Spread in Nursing Facilities
Arons, M et al “Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility.” New England Journal of Medicine (April 24, 2020). View Publication
COVID-19: Infection and Chronic Immunosuppresion
Pereira, Marcus R. et al. “COVID-19 in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Initial Report from the US Epicenter.” American Journal of Transplantation. Accessed April 28, 2020. View Publication
Wanted: More Media
Rogers, Amy A. et al. Evaluation of Transport Media and Specimen Transport Conditions for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Real Time Reverse Transcription PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020. doi:10.1128/JCM.00708-20
Minimizing SARS-CoV-2 Exposure Risk in Otorhinolaryngology (ORL)
Setzen, M et al. “COVID-19 and rhinology: A look at the future.” American journal of otolaryngology, 102491. 15 Apr. 2020.
Workman, AD, et al. “Endonasal Instrumentation and Aerosolization Risk in the Era of COVID-19: Simulation, Literature Review, and Proposed Mitigation Strategies.” International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 3 Apr. 2020
Aerodynamic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2
Liu, Yuan et al. “Aerodynamic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Two Wuhan Hospitals.” Nature. April 27, 2020. View Publication
COVID-19: Psychological Status in Children under Home Confinement
Xie, Xinyan et al. JAMA Pediatrics. View Publication
Pediatric COVID-19: Symptoms and Viral Shedding
Xu, Yi et al. Nature Medicine. April 2020; 26(4): 502-5. doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0817-4.
SARS-CoV-2: How Long Does It Last?
Xiao, Ai Tang, et al. “Profile of RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2: a Preliminary Study from 56 COVID-19 Patients.” Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa460
Understanding COVID-19 Pediatric Infection by Aggregation
Castagnoli, Riccardo et al. JAMA Pediatrics, April 22, 2020. View Publication
COVID-19: Saliva for detection of SARS-CoV-2
Williams, E et al. “Saliva as a Noninvasive Specimen for Detection of SARS-CoV-2.” Journal of Clinical Microbiology. April 2020. doi:10.1128/JCM.00776-20.
COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Akalin, Enver et al. “Covid-19 and Kidney Transplantation.” NEJM. April 24, 2020. View Publication
COVID-19: Tracking Asymptomatic Transmission
He, Xi et al. “Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19.” Nature Medicine. April 2020. doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0869-5.
Can SARS-CoV-2 Reactivate?
Ye, Guangming et al. “Clinical characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 reactivation.” Journal of Infection. March 2020; 80(5): E14-E17. View Publication
COVID-19: Chemical Exposures to Cleaners and Disinfectants
Chang A et al. Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 — National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020. View Publication
Week 6 (April 22)
COVID-19: Recommended Hand Rub Formulations
Kratzel, Annika et al. “Early Release – Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols – Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 – Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal – CDC.” Accessed April 21, 2020. View Publication
Community Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland
Gudbjartsson, Daniel F. et al. “Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population.” New England Journal of Medicine, April 14, 2020. View Publication
COVID-19: Clinical Snapshot from the Epicenter
Goyal, Parag et al. “Clinical Characteristics of Covid-19 in New York City.” New England Journal of Medicine 0, no. 0 (April 17, 2020): null. View Publication
IL-6 Predicts Respiratory Failure in COVID-19
Herold, Tobias et al. “Level of IL-6 Predicts Respiratory Failure in Hospitalized Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients.” MedRxiv, April 10, 2020, 2020.04.01.20047381. View Publication
COVID-19: Asymptomatic Transmission in Vo', Italy
Lavezzo, Enrico et al. “Suppression of COVID-19 Outbreak in the Municipality of Vo, Italy.” MedRxiv, April 18, 2020, 2020.04.17.20053157. View Publication
COVID-19: Household Transmission and Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2
Li, Wei, Bo Zhang, Jianhua Lu, Shihua Liu, Zhiqiang Chang, Peng Cao, Xinhua Liu, et al. “The Characteristics of Household Transmission of COVID-19.” Clinical Infectious Diseases. Accessed April 22, 2020. View Publication
Coronavirus Pathogenesis in Cynomolgus Macaques
Rockx, Barry, Thijs Kuiken, Sander Herfst, Theo Bestebroer, Mart M. Lamers, Bas B. Oude Munnink, Dennis de Meulder, et al. “Comparative Pathogenesis of COVID-19, MERS, and SARS in a Nonhuman Primate Model.” Science, April 17, 2020. View Publication
COVID-19: Attenuated Virus: Potential Vaccine?
Lau, Siu-Ying et al. “Attenuated SARS-CoV-2 Variants with Deletions at the S1/S2 Junction.” Emerging Microbes & Infections 0, no. ja (April 17, 2020): 1–15. View Publication