Surveillance

A new white paper released by the ACLU cautions again using fever-scanning cameras and infrared temperature-sensing guns to screen people for possible coronavirus symptoms because they are intrusive, ineffective and often inaccurate. An accompanying NYT article covers the main points Read More

This article reviews the outcome of surgical procedures for asymptomatic undiagnosed COVID-19 patients. Article searches focused on all patients who were preoperatively asymptomatic and not tested for COVID-19 and were conducted on April 4, 2020. The authors identified 4 reports Read More

This retrospective study assessed the characteristics and early outcomes of 200 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Bronx, focusing on obesity as a risk factor for poor outcomes. Using multivariate analysis, the authors found that severe obesity (BMI≥35), male sex, Read More

This research letter reports results from the first phase of a COVID-19 antibody study in Los Angeles County. The authors tested for SARS-CoV-2–specific antibodies using a lateral flow immunoassay test among a random sample of Los Angeles County, CA residents Read More

This small study estimated the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 among pediatric cancer patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the US. Between March 10 and April 12, 2020, the center performed a total of 335 tests for SARS-CoV-2 among 178 Read More

This study found that 4.34% of individuals within Los Angeles County, CA had positive antibodies for SARS-COV-2. This study performed serologic tests in a community sample to estimate cumulative incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection Of Read More

This systematic review and meta-analysis analyzes the COVID-19 disease characterization in pediatric age groups, including the possibility of vertical transmission to neonates. The authors examined articles published up to April 2, 2020. Among these studies, the most frequently reported symptoms Read More

This article describes a novel drive-through coronavirus testing of possible cases in the UK. The testing site was created in response to the ‘contain’ phase of the UK response, when innovation within healthcare was needed to detect and isolate cases Read More

This systematic review and meta-analysis shows that diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with mortality, severe COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and disease progression in patients with COVID-19. The authors examined 6452 patients from 30 studies assessing DM, COVID-19, and Read More

This study presents new evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries if essential health services are disrupted as a result of COVID-19. The authors modeled three hypothetical scenarios in which the coverage Read More