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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June 17, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 17, 2020
High-resolution spatiotemporal approaches may provide an alternative to digital contact tracing for cluster detection and monitoring, potentially reducing privacy concerns.
June 16, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 16, 2020
A study from Japan found that symptom-based testing of travelers missed most prevalent cases of SARS-CoV-2 at entry. Even with universal screening, nearly half of cases would have been missed without repeated testing over a 14-day period.
June 15, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 15, 2020
A comparison between nasal specimens and standard nasopharynx swabs found high concordance (Cohen’s kappa >0.8) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 among patients with viral loads >1000 copies/mL. Those with viral loads <1000 copies/mL had low concordance between sample types (Cohen’s kappa = 0.49).
June 12, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 12, 2020
Phylodynamic analyses suggest four genetic clusters are responsible for the major outbreaks of COVID-19 globally.
June 11, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 11, 2020
Boston, Massachusetts implemented a citywide COVID-19 care model for people experiencing homelessness. A large shelter outbreak during the third week of operations illustrated the need to adapt the model to universal testing and to increase capacity to shelter people experiencing homeless with COVID-19.
June 9, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 9, 2020
The average time to transition from RT-PCR positive to negative for patients and healthcare workers at a US academic medical center was 24 days after symptom onset.
June 8, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 8, 2020
Stay-at-home orders were associated with decreases in reports of robberies and traffic stops and increases in domestic violence calls in Los Angeles and Indianapolis.
June 5, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 5, 2020
According to the CDC, non-pharmaceutical interventions successfully contained SARS-CoV-2 among recruits in a Basic Military Training setting at a US Air Force base.
June 4, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 4, 2020
A randomized trial of convalescent plasma to treat cases of “severe” and “life-threatening” COVID-19 in Wuhan, China found no significant difference in time to clinical improvement within 28 days. However, the study was stopped early and was insufficiently powered for the primary outcomes. Though non-significant, the findings showed promising trends for efficacy, particularly among those with “severe” as opposed to “life-threatening” disease.
June 3, 2020
COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 3, 2020
Today, researchers at the University of Minnesota published results from the first randomized clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for COVID-19. The study found no differences between hydroxychloroquine and placebo in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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