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January 5, 2021
A National US Survey of Pediatric Emergency Department Coronavirus Pandemic Preparedness
Pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) experienced decreases of non-COVID-19 patients and implemented modifications to staffing, workflow and clinical practice. According to a survey of 25 departments, 60% had COVID-19-dedicated units and 32% modified their pediatric patient age to include adults. All PEDs changed their staffing model, with 80% of PEDs implementing changes affecting physicians. 62% reported…
December 16, 2020
Sustained Positivity and Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 in Children: Does Quarantine/Isolation Period Need Reconsideration in a Pediatric Population?
A retrospective observational study of sustained SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positivity in children found that of 989 pediatric patients who had tested positive, 172 had multiple subsequent tests over months, of whom 68 had two or more consecutive positive tests (median interval 14 days), and 27 of those 68 had sustained-positive status (median 26 days). In addition,…