COVID-19 Literature Situation Report
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report is a daily (M-F) newsletter that provides a succinct summary of the latest scientific literature related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.
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September 11, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 11, 2020
Twelve children who acquired SARS-CoV-2 in child care facilities in Utah transmitted the infection to at least 12 out of 46 (26%) non-facility contacts. More
September 10, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 10, 2020
Adults with a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test were twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results in a study at 11 US medical centers. More
September 9, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 9, 2020
Key Takeaways: Universal masking and universal SARS-CoV-2 testing for patients at admission decreased high risk exposures to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers by 68% and 77%.
September 8, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 8, 2020
Key Takeaways: Non-randomized phase 1/2 studies in Russia of adenovirus recombinant vaccines, rAD5 and rAd26, were well tolerated with no serious adverse events with. All participants (n=38 per vaccine) produced antibodies to the vaccines, and humoral and cellular immune responses were strong
September 4, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 4, 2020
Key Takeaways: Patients who had a likely vitamin D deficiency were more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than those with sufficient vitamin D levels.
September 3, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 3, 2020
Key Takeaways: The recombinant nanoparticle vaccine NVX-CoV2373 induced higher anti-spike IgG and neutralizing responses compared to convalescent serum without serious adverse events.
September 2, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 2, 2020
Key Takeaways: A meta-analysis of 7 randomized trials (12 countries, 1,703 critically ill patients with COVID-19) found that patients receiving corticosteroids had lower 28-day all-cause mortality (OR=0.7, 95%CI 0.5-0.8) compared with usual care or placebo.
September 1, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Sept. 1, 2020
Key Takeaways: An outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China was linked to riding on a bus without outdoor air recirculation.
August 31, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Aug. 31, 2020
Key Takeaways: Serious adverse events were rare (<1%) among a sample of more than 20,000 patients with COVID-19 who received a convalescent plasma transfusion.
August 28, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report Aug. 28, 2020
Key Takeaways: A cohort study of children admitted to hospitals in the UK with proven or highly-likely COVID-19 found that 11% of children met criteria for multisystem inflammatory syndrome, and that acute COVID-19 was associated with age < 1 month, age 10-14 years, and Black ethnicity.
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