Case series

This study found that than half of skilled nursing facility residents with positive COVID-19 tests were asymptomatic at the time of testing and most likely contributed to transmission. Researchers assessed the transmission and adequacy of symptom-based screening to identify infections Read More

This case series reports the characteristics, clinical presentation, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the New York City area between March 1, 2020, and April 4, 2020. The authors examined data from 5700 patients with Read More

This large case series provides characteristics and early outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the NYC area. Researchers described the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 5700 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 12 hospitals in the NYC area. All were Read More

This case series shows how COVID-19 can spread and be contained in close environments. Researchers conducted a retrospective review of COVID-19 cases in Swiss Armed Forces recruits in the early weeks of the pandemic. Both PCR and serological testing were Read More

This case series found that infection of SARS-CoV-2 in late pregnant women causes no adverse outcomes in their newborns, although it is still be wise to separate them to prevent transmission after birth. This study focused on the outcomes of Read More

This case series of pregnant women in NYC hospitals found that among pregnant women with COVID-19, 86% possessed mild disease, 9% exhibited severe disease, and 5% developed critical disease – much like everyone else. New York is clearly an epicenter Read More

This preliminary case series of patients hospitalized with severe Covid-19 who were treated with compassionate-use remdesivir found that 68% showed clinical improvement. Ongoing randomized, placebo-controlled trials of remdesivir therapy should be followed. Clinicians provided remdesivir on a compassionate-use basis to Read More

This study provides an overview of the proportion of confirmed COVID-19 cases among those tested and the severity of the disease in children using a registry of tested cases from March 2, 2020, to March 16, 2020 by pediatricians in Read More

This case series provides detail on viral replication, where it occurs, and when in humans. Initial outbreaks of COVID-19 in China found that 13.8% cases were severe and 6.1% were critical. This severe presentation seems to be because virus receptor Read More