{"id":6909,"date":"2020-05-18T12:34:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T19:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=6909"},"modified":"2021-03-18T12:49:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T19:49:06","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-may-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/18\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-may-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 18, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is n<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o evidence that RAAS inhibitors\u00a0increase\u00a0the risk of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">severe\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">disease<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The authors recommend that these medications should not be discontinued\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in an attempt\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prevent\u00a0severe case<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of COVID-19.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A lower proportion of p<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ediatric<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patients\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exhibit<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0lymphopenia (9.8%)\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to adults, while children are more likely to<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">high level<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of creatine kinase MB isoenzyme (27.0%),\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">raising concerns about\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heart injury\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in pediatric patients.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">imulation m<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">odel shows the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dominant mechanism of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0transmission\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of SARS-CoV-2 is through close\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contact, mostly directly but also mediated by fomites, while the contribution of the airborne route is negligible. Frequent hand washing and fomite cleaning coupled with avoiding physical contact result in a similar risk\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0infection\u00a0as\u00a0wearing gloves and a mask.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<h3>Article Summaries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"js-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-6912\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Evidence of Increasing Diversification of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Strains<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Analyses of complete genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 strains\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from around the world reveals\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increasing diversification of SARS-CoV-2 strains in three different genetic clades.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The time of the most recent common ancestor was established to be around November 1, 2019, with a mean rate of evolution of 6.57 x 10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0substitutions per site per year. High evolutionary rates and fast population growth\u00a0characterizes\u00a0the population dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 strains.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Castells et al. (May 15, 2020). Evidence of Increasing Diversification of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Strains. Journal of Medical Virology.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26018\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26018<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-6910\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Understanding the Indoor Pre-Symptomatic Transmission Mechanism of COVID-19<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arav et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">developed an evidence-based mathematical model to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identify\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the mechanism\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of how\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pre-symptomatic individuals transmit SARS-CoV-2. The model explicitly quantifies the dynamics of contact and airborne transmission between individuals indoors.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modeling results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">show\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the main transmission mechanism\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s through close\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contact, mostly directly but also mediated by fomites<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">while the contribution of the airborne route is negligible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Based\u00a0in\u00a0the model, f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">requent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hand washing and fomite cleaning<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0coupled with avoiding physical contact<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0result<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in a similar risk\u00a0for\u00a0infection\u00a0as\u00a0wearing gloves and a mask.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Arav et al. (May 17, 2020). Understanding the Indoor Pre-Symptomatic Transmission Mechanism of COVID-19. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.12.20099085\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.12.20099085<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-6918\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Establishment of an African Green Monkey Model for COVID-19<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">African green\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">monkeys can be used as an animal mode for SARS-CoV-2 infection. African green monkeys experience<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0high level<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of SARS-CoV-2 replication and develop pronounced respiratory disease<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0following\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a much lower and more natural dose of SARS-CoV-2 than has been employed in other\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-human primate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">studies.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The heterologous response of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">African green monkeys\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">along with the ability to collect tissues and longitudinal samples permits a detailed study of pathogenesis and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">host\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">immunity to COVID-19.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Woolsey et al. (May 17, 2020). Establishment of an African Green Monkey Model for COVID-19. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.17.100289\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.17.100289<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-6916\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Early and Massive Testing Saves Lives COVID-19:\u00a0Related Infections and Deaths in the United States during March of 2020<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rediction model using COVID-19 data\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">up to March<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a031,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02020\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">indicates that early testing for SARS-CoV-2 with\u00a0a large number of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tests<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0per capita<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">associated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lower\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cumulative mortality in eighteen states.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hittner et al. (May 16, 2020). Early and Massive Testing Saves Lives COVID<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">-19<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Related Infections and Deaths in the United States during March of 2020. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.14.20102483\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.14.20102483<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-6914\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">IgA\u00a0MAb\u00a0Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Spike-ACE2 Interaction Providing Mucosal Immunity<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ejemel\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">et al. identified\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a cross-reactive human IgA monoclonal antibody<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MAb362<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) than can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bind to both SARS-CoV\u00a0and SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins and competitively block hACE2 receptor binding.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also neutralizes both\u00a0pseudotyped\u00a0SARS-CoV\u00a0and SARS-CoV-2 in human epithelial cells expressing hACE2. MAb362<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0IgA\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may provide effective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 by inducing mucosal immunity within the respiratory system, a potentially critical feature of an effective vaccine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ejemel\u00a0et al. (May 15, 2020). IgA\u00a0MAb\u00a0Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Spike-ACE2 Interaction Providing Mucosal Immunity. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.15.096719\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.15.096719<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-6922\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Use of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors and Risk of COVID-19 Requiring Admission to Hospital: A Case-Population Study<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite earlier concerns,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de Abajo et al.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">found no evidence that RAAS inhibitors increase the risk of COVID-19 requiring admission to hospital, including fatal cases and those admitted to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ICUs.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authors conducted a case-population study in Madrid, Spain including 1,139 patients and controls matched for age, sex, region,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and date of admission to hospital at a ratio of 10:1. They\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recommend that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RAAS inhibitors\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">should not be discontinued\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in an attempt\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0prevent severe case<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of COVID-19.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">de Abajo et al. (May<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a01<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">4,<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a02020). Use of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors and Risk of COVID-19 Requiring Admission to Hospital: A Case-Population Study. Lancet.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)31030-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)31030-8<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-6920\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review of Demographic, Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Features in 2,597 Pediatric Patients<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among a cohort of 2,597 pediatric patients\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19, a low proportion\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exhibited\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lymphopenia (9.8%)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared to adults. Elevated creatine kinase MB isoenzyme was much more commonly observed in children (27%) than that in adults,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">raising some concerns about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heart injury in pediatric patients.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cui et al. (May 17, 2020). Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Review of Demographic, Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Features in 2,597 Pediatric Patients. Journal of Medical Virology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26023\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26023<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modelling and Prediction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-6928\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Strategic Release of Lockdowns in a COVID Infection Model<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zhang implemented\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SIR models<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to determine the earliest time of a multi-phased release of the population from lockdown restrictions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for two states, Illinois and New York<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, constrained by a specified threshold on the subsequent peaks of infection.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If the population\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">under<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lockdown is to be released in equal sized batches, then it is prudent to wait for a substantial decrease in \u201cactive infections<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f the population\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">under<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lockdown is to be released at a steady rate, then that release rate should be quite low. An adaptive gradual release policy with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">variable rate results in maintaining reduction in active infected cases and provides a relatively fast release of the population from lockdown.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zhang. (May 15,\u00a02020).\u00a0Strategic Release of Lockdowns in a COVID Infection Model. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.10.20096446\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.10.20096446<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-6926\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Covasim\u00a0an\u00a0Agent-Based Model of COVID-19 Dynamics and Interventions<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The COVID-19 Agent-based Simulator (Covasim), which has been applied\u00a0world-wide\u00a0to examine disease dynamics and policy options, can be used to project epidemic trends, explore intervention scenarios, and estimate resource needs in the pandemic COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Covasim\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">accounts for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0demographic information, realistic transmission networks in different social layers, age-specific disease outcomes, and\u00a0intrahost\u00a0viral dynamics. It also supports an extensive set of non-pharmaceutical interventions and testing interventions, which can incorporate the effects of delays, loss-to-follow-up, micro-targeting and other factors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kerr<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">May 15,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020).\u00a0Covasim\u00a0an\u00a0Agent-Based Model of COVID-19 Dynamics and Interventions. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.10.20097469\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.10.20097469<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-6924\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Relaxing Lockdown Measures in Epidemic Outbreaks Using Selective Socio-Economic Containment with Uncertainty<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Albi et al. used an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SIR-type compartmental model with a social structure modified\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">appropriate feedback controls\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to assess the impact of a selective relaxation of the containment measures in relation to the resumption of SARS-CoV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2 spread.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is model<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">generates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">simulations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0are i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n agreement\u00a0with the current epidemic scenarios\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">countries including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The inclusion of uncertainty about the actual value of the number of infected people makes it possible to analyze the effects of the potential reopening of productive and social activities at different times.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The model suggests that countries such as the US that are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0still in an epidemic situation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">should\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">maintain lockdown measures before moving to a second phase<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0while countries such as German could\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gradual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reopen social and economic activities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0while maintaining<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0epidemic control<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Albi et al. (May 16, 2020). Relaxing Lockdown Measures in Epidemic Outbreaks Using Selective Socio-Economic Containment with Uncertainty. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.12.20099721\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.12.20099721<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Public Health Policy and Practice<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-6930\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Behaviors and Attitudes in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Insights from a Cross-National Facebook Survey<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"38\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Perrotta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">present information about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attitudes and behaviors\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a rapid response monitoring system\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recruit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0participants via targeted Facebook advertisement campaigns from March 13-April 19, 2020 across eight countries.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women expressed a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0higher perception of\u00a0threat\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lower confidence in the health system<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Women were also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more likely to adopt preventive behaviors.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Older<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0people<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">demonstrated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a higher level of awareness and concern<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0about COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in line with the evidence that the elderly\u00a0are\u00a0at highest risk of severe complications following infection from COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"37\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ubstantial temporal and spatial heterogeneity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exists\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in terms of confidence in institutions and responses to non-pharmaceutical interventions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Perrotta<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (May 15, 2020). Behaviors and Attitudes in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Insights from a Cross-National Facebook Survey. Pre-print\u00a0downloaded May 18 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.09.20096388\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.09.20096388<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-01430-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dogs caught coronavirus from their owners, genetic analysis suggests<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nature (May 14)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41591-020-00019-9\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">15 drugs being tested to treat COVID-19 and how they would work<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Medicine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(May 15)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMp2016822\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wrong but Useful &#8211; What Covid-19 Epidemiologic Models Can and Cannot Tell Us<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NEJM<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(May 15)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.7872\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reopening Society and the Need for Real-Time Assessment of COVID-19 at the Community Level<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 15)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3949\/ccjm.87a.ccc031\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Skin manifestations of COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 14)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41591-020-00018-w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 Research in Brief: 9 May to 15 May, 2020<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Medicine (May 15)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jac\/dkaa193\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 infection also occurs in patients taking hydroxychloroquine<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (May 17)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ajcp\/aqaa082\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Antibody Testing For Covid-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: Can It Be Used As A Scr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ening Tool In Areas With Low Prevalence<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0American Journal of Clinical Pathology (May 15)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no evidence that RAAS inhibitors increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease. 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