November 14, 2020

FEATURED ARTICLE

Considerations in Pooled Testing for COVID-19 of Employees

Pooled testing of asymptomatic employees can prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and help assure employers and customers that employees are not infectious.

A Rare and Unusual Gastrointestinal Manifestation of COVID-19

This case highlights that immunosuppressed individuals are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality with regards to COVID-19 and that atypical and non-respiratory manifestations of COVID-19 in immunosuppressed individuals may occur.

READ MORE >

Tracking COVID-19 Via Sewage

The potential role of the faecal chain in COVID-19 and highlights of recent studies using waste water-based epidemiology to track COVID-19

LEARN MORE >

COVID-19-Associated Atypical Acute Pancreatitis

2 cases of COVID-19-associated pancreatitis are presented. Both had severe multi-organ failure requiring ventilator and dialysis support.

VIEW FULL ARTICLE >

COVID-19 Risks: Irregular Heartbeat May Increase Risk, Blood Pressure Medicines Do Not

Just released findings from American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020 – Presentations P2355 and 399

STAY UPDATED BETWEEN WEEKLY BRIEFINGS

Below are our additional COVID-19 resources to keep you informed.

COVID-19 Briefing Archive

COVID-19 Resources on Ovid®

Wolters Kluwer COVID-19 Health Resources

COVID-19 Resources for Nurses

How Satisfied Are Patients and Surgeons with Telemedicine in Orthopaedic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Throughout this period, there has been revived enthusiasm for delivering and receiving orthopaedic care remotely. Unfortunately, rapidly published editorials and commentaries during the pandemic have not adequately conveyed findings of published randomized trials on this topic.

KEEP READING >

Musculoskeletal Consequences of COVID-19

This article summarizes the known musculoskeletal pathologies in patients with SARS or COVID-19 and combines this with computational modeling and biochemical signaling studies to predict musculoskeletal cellular targets and long-term consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

LEARN MORE >

Clinical Analysis of 132 COVID-19 Cases from Wuhan

Currently, there is incomplete information regarding the clinical features of patients with COVID-19. In this study, authors retrospectively analyzed the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 132 patients with real-time RT-PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections in Wuhan Fourth Hospital during a 1-month period.

KEEP READING >

Laboratory Diagnosis of COVID-19

The standard method for diagnosing COVID-19 is real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction with 2 genes RdRp and E being identified together in 1 experiment. Other methods such as cell culture, reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification, next-generation sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and antigenic assessment can be used to study and identify the virus. IgG and IgM antibodies against S and N proteins are evaluated to recognize people who have been previously infected with the virus.

KEEP READING >