Diagnosis

Machine Learning The authors of this review examine efforts to use machine learning (ML) algorithms during the ongoing pandemic and they focus on two main applications:  diagnosis of COVID-19 and prediction of mortality risk and severity.  Given that it is Read More

Duration and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in individual healthcare workers In this article, authors present a six-month longitudinal study of healthcare workers. The goal of this study aimed to use SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody measurements to estimate the proportion of Read More

This article identifies the characteristics of COVID-19 related deaths in a sample population from Italy, describing the clinical course and phenotype of these COVID-19 related deaths in the hospital of young adults (age < 65) as compared to older adults Read More

This case series reviewed the cardiac MRIs of 4 children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), with findings favoring post-infectious myocarditis without signs of coronary abnormalities.  Study took place in France All 4 children underwent transthoracic echocardiography Read More

SARS-CoV-2 virus-specific reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT–PCR) tests are routinely used to diagnose COVID-19, but they can take up to 2 days to complete and kits are in short supply. Alternative methods for rapid and accurate diagnosis of patients Read More

A retrospective review comparing the pulmonary chest CT findings of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia with those with other types of viral pneumonia found that a peripheral distribution, a lesion range > 10 cm, involvement of 5 lobes, presence of hilar and mediastinal lymph Read More

This study showed that some rapid antibody tests have low sensitivity and therefore would be insufficient for community screenings. At this time, the gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis is PCR-based system taking several hours to confirm positivity. This is insufficient Read More

This case report details vertical transmission of COVID-19 from a pregnant mother to her newbown, even with immediate isolation after birth. Most of the descriptions of COVID-19 cases in pregnancy show mild illness and no transmission to neonates. This report 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 study found that baseline platelet levels and changes in levels were associated with subsequent mortality.  This study explored the relationship between thrombocytopenia and COVID-19. Researchers reviewed the clinical and laboratory data of 383 patients in Wuhan. Among them, 87% Read More