Daily Archives: April 14, 2020

Tue April 14 – 10 Stories of The Day!

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:08h | UTC

1 – Diagnostic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus-2: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine

2 – Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review – JAMA

3 – New York City Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – JAMA

4 – Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 at Delivery Could Identify Many Asymptomatic Women – NEJM Journal Watch

“29 of the 33 patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 at admission (87.9%) had no symptoms of Covid-19 at presentation”

5 – Ethics in the Time of Coronavirus: Recommendations in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American College of Surgeons

6 – Association of chemosensory dysfunction and Covid‐19 in patients presenting with influenza‐like symptoms – International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Commentary: Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate – University of California

7 – Management of inflammatory bowel disease patients in the COVID-19 pandemic era: a Brazilian tertiary referral center guidance – Clinics

8 – Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints

Related Analysis: Face Masks for the Public During the Covid-19 Crisis

9 – IDSA’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Highlight Difficulty of “Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There” – HIV and ID Observations Blog

See Original Guideline: Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19

10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 14 April 2020 Edition

14 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)

Review: Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:06h | UTC

Diagnostic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus-2: A Narrative Review – Annals of Internal Medicine

Review: Pharmacologic Treatments for COVID-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:05h | UTC

Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review – JAMA

Video: New York City Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:03h | UTC

New York City Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update – JAMA

Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:02h | UTC

Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentary: Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 at Delivery Could Identify Many Asymptomatic Women – NEJM Journal Watch

“29 of the 33 patients who were positive for SARS-CoV-2 at admission (87.9%) had no symptoms of Covid-19 at presentation”

Ethics in the Time of Coronavirus: Recommendations in the COVID-19 Pandemic

14 Apr, 2020 | 03:00h | UTC

Ethics in the Time of Coronavirus: Recommendations in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Commentary on the New IDSA’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:49h | UTC

IDSA’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Highlight Difficulty of “Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There” – HIV and ID Observations Blog

See Original Guideline: Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19

Study Validates Loss of Smell and Taste as Symptoms of Covid-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:57h | UTC

Association of chemosensory dysfunction and Covid‐19 in patients presenting with influenza‐like symptoms – International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Commentary: Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate – University of California

Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:52h | UTC

Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review – Preprints

Review: Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:55h | UTC

Management of inflammatory bowel disease patients in the COVID-19 pandemic era: a Brazilian tertiary referral center guidance – Clinics

Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:46h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews—13 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion

“In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19.”

WHO Scientific Brief: BCG vaccination and COVID-19

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:47h | UTC

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination and COVID-19 – World Health Organization

“There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) protects people against infection with COVID-19 virus.”

Effects of Public Health Interventions in the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:44h | UTC

Association of Public Health Interventions With the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China – JAMA

Editorial: Public Health Interventions for COVID-19: Emerging Evidence and Implications for an Evolving Public Health Crisis

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations to Reduce Transmission

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:44h | UTC

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations To Reduce Transmission – mSystems

Commentaries: COVID-19 and the built environment – University of California AND Scientists Reveal 2 Easy Steps To Lower Spread Of Coronavirus In Your Workplace – Study Finds

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic:

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:42h | UTC

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Anesthesia & Analgesia

Practice Changing? – Assessment of an Unplanned Extubation Bundle to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Critically Ill Neonates, Infants, and Children

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:36h | UTC

Assessment of an Unplanned Extubation Bundle to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Critically Ill Neonates, Infants, and Children – JAMA Pediatrics

News Release: People with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies – American Heart Association

Systematic Review: Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents

14 Apr, 2020 | 02:34h | UTC

Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

See also: Full Report AND Executive Summary: