{"id":7586,"date":"2020-06-17T15:24:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T22:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2021-03-25T15:40:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T22:40:51","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/06\/17\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-june-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report June 17, 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\">High-resolution spatiotemporal approaches may provide an alternative to digital contact tracing for cluster detection and monitoring,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">potentially reducing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0privacy concerns<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2589-7500(20)30139-4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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 county-level\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">analysis found COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">case\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">trends significantly<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">declined<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0after states implemented\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">face\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mask<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mandates, compared\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0counties in states without such mandates<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.00818\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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 population-based\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">survey in San Francisco found\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0residents were significantly more likely to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be currently or previously infected<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with SARS-CoV-2 than non-<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0residents<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20132233\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recovered COVID-19 cases who tested positive\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by PCR\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after previously testing negative\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">did not appear to be infectious<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0based on negative viral cultures and evidence of degradation of the viral genome<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20131748\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mathematical modeling using UK data found case isolation and contact tracing would be unlikely to control the pandemic without moderate social distancing<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30457-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More<\/span><\/a><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\">Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7590\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Community Use\u00a0Of\u00a0Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A comparison of COVID-19 case trends between US counties\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(n=2,930) found small differences\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in case trends comparing between counties with and without face mask mandates before the implementation of the mandate and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">larger and statistically significant differences<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in counties after they implemented face mask mandate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Compared to counties that did not implement a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">face mask<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0mandate, d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aily case rate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0declined by 0.9% within 5 days post-mandate and reached\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2%\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decrease\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by 21 days post-mandate.\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\">Lyu<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wehby<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (June 2020). Community Use\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Of<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US. Health Affairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.00818\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.00818<\/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 id=\"su-post-7588\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Geospatial Digital Monitoring of COVID-19 Cases at High Spatiotemporal Resolution<\/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\">De Ridder et al. analyzed the daily\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">geographical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clustering dynamics of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Geneva,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Switzerland<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and found no clusters form within the first 8 days of detection of the first positive patient\u2014indicating a window in which transmission to neighbors can be curbed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014and that the first clusters emerged in areas of high population density. The authors propose use of their approach as an alternative to digital contact tracing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to reduce\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">privacy concerns.\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=\"auto\">De Ridder et al. (June 2020). Geospatial Digital Monitoring of COVID-19 Cases at High Spatiotemporal Resolution. The Lancet Digital Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2589-7500(20)30139-4\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2589-7500(20)30139-4<\/span><\/i><\/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\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7600\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Environmental Surface Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during Prolonged Isolation of an Asymptomatic Carrier<\/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\">Testing of high-touch\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surfaces\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e.g.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mobile phone, door handle)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in an isolation room of an asymptomatic pediatric patient positive for SARS-CoV-2 found no evidence of environmental contamination. The patient<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had been diagnosed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a041 days prior to sampling, but remained PCR positive without decrease in viral titer. The most recent cleaning of the environment was 4 days prior.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0These results give some indication that e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nvironmental contamination by asymptomatic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">carriers may be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">limited;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">however<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0these results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are based on a single case and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">may have been affected by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">long interval between diagnosis of the case and sampling of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">environment.\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\">Shin et al. (June 2020). Environmental Surface Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during Prolonged Isolation of an Asymptomatic Carrier. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/ice.2020.300\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/ice.2020.300<\/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 id=\"su-post-7598\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Assessment of Transmission Efficiency and Latent Infection Period on Asymptomatic Carriers of SARS-CoV-2 Infection<\/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\">Of 147\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">initially asymptomatic individuals with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infection in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anhui Province<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, China,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a011% developed illness during a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14 day<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0isolation period<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The secondary attack rate was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% for the pre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ymptomatic carriers, versus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the asymptomatic carriers.\u00a0<\/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\">Liu et al. (June 2020). The Assessment of Transmission Efficiency and Latent Infection Period on Asymptomatic Carriers of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.06.036\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2020.06.036<\/span><\/i><\/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 id=\"su-post-7596\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Epidemiological Features and Viral Shedding in Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection<\/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\">An analysis of all children<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(n=314)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from families with SARS-CoV-2 infected members in Zhejiang Province, China found incidence in child<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ren<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">close contacts was significantly lower than<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">adult<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">close contacts (13% vs 21%). Among 43 pediatric cases,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mean age was 8.2 years and mean incubation was 9.1 days, 77% had mild pneumonia and the remainder were asymptomatic. While SARS-CoV-2 RNA\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could be detected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in stool samples in 91% of cases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for over 70 days in some children, no family contacts of these children were subsequently infected.<\/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\">Hua et al. (June 2020). Epidemiological Features and Viral Shedding in Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Journal of Medical Virology.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26180\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jmv.26180<\/span><\/i><\/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 id=\"su-post-7594\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">SARS-CoV-2 Community Transmission\u00a0During\u00a0Shelter-in-Place in San Francisco<\/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\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All residents and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-residents who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">work in a densely-populated, majority\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0San Francisco community were offered SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0RT-PCR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0testing (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2,598 of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5,174 residents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1,355 non-resident worker<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tested<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stimated SARS-CoV-2 prevalence among residents was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% among\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0vs 0.2% among non-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, while<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0estimated prevalence among workers was 10% for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and 0% for non-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Latinx<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0workers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Twenty-nine percent of PCR<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positive participants remained asymptomatic after two weeks of follow-up.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stimated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seroprevalence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was 3% among residents and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">% among workers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stimated cumulative incidence (antibody or PCR positive) was 6%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phylogenetic analysis detected representatives from five globally circulating clades, suggesting multiple independent introductions.\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\">Chamie<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 17, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Community Transmission\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">During<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Shelter-in-Place in San Francisco.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 17 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20132233\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20132233<\/span><\/i><\/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 id=\"su-post-7592\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 in Breastmilk from 18 Infected Women<\/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\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One out of 64\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2%<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">serial breastmilk samples from 18 SARS-CoV-2 infected women (1 asymptomatic) in the US<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. The positive sample\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was collected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on the day of symptom onset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">amples 2 days prior and 12 and 14 days later were negative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">viral<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0culture of th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e positive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sample was negative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In a separate analysis, replication-competent virus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was added<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">breastmilk from uninfected women<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. After\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Holder pasteurization, a process commonly performed by donor milk banks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, these samples were all RT-PCR negative. These results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provide some evidence that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via breastmilk is unlikely either directly from a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nursing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mother<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or via donor milk\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pasteuriz<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/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\">Chambers et al. (June 16, 2020). Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 in Breastmilk from 18 Infected Women.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 17 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.12.20127944\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.12.20127944<\/span><\/i><\/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\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7604\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">A Combined Oropharyngeal\/Nares Swab Is a Suitable Alternative to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paired oropharyngeal\/nares<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(OP\/Na)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and nasopharyngeal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(NP)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0samples\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were collected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from 190 individuals with suspected COVID-19, of whom 36 were positive by at least one molecular method. There was high concordance of results\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between OP\/Na and NP samples, with the greatest discordance observed in those individuals with low viral concentrations.<\/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\">LeBlanc et al. (July 2020). A Combined Oropharyngeal\/Nares Swab Is a Suitable Alternative to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Clinical Virology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcv.2020.104442\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcv.2020.104442<\/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 id=\"su-post-7602\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Potent Neutralizing Antibodies from COVID-19 Patients Define Multiple Targets of Vulnerability<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Antibodies isolated from three convalescent COVID-19 patients\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were found<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have strong neutralizing activity against\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2. Further analysis revealed several sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">could be targeted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for vaccine development.\u00a0\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\">Brouwer<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 2020). Potent Neutralizing Antibodies from COVID-19 Patients Define Multiple Targets of Vulnerability. Science.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.abc5902\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.abc5902<\/span><\/i><\/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\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7614\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction as an Early Identifier of COVID-19 in Adults and Children: An International Multicenter 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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among 394 patients positive for SARS-CoV-2\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PCR in five tertiary care hospitals in Europe and China, 41% reported disorders of taste or smell<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">higher prevalence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the European cohorts than the Chinese\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cohort<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10% reported\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">disorders of taste or small\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as their only\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">symptoms, and 19% reported these symptoms preceded their other symptoms.\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\">Qiu<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 2020). Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunction as an Early Identifier of COVID-19 in Adults and Children: An International Multicenter Study. Otolaryngology&#8211;Head and Neck Surgery.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0194599820934376\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0194599820934376<\/span><\/i><\/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 id=\"su-post-7612\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Clinical Immunological and\u00a0Virological\u00a0Characterization of COVID-19 Patients That Test Re-Positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">[pre-print, not peer reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among 619 discharged COVID-19 cases in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guandong<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, China<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where two consecutive negative tests are required before\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">discharge and all discharged cases are isolated in designated hotels<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and sampled at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">minimum\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7 and 14 days after discharge, 87 tested positive\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by RT-PCR\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">during isolation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0individuals had robust antibody response<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were negative on viral culture and evidence of degradation of the virus genome\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was detecte<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, suggesting transmission from these individuals is unlikely.<\/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\">Lu et al. (June 17, 2020). Clinical Immunological and\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Virological<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Characterization of COVID-19 Patients That Test Re-Positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded June 17 from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20131748\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.06.15.20131748<\/span><\/i><\/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 id=\"su-post-7610\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19 \u2014 Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, March\u2013April 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=\"39\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An analysis of 220 hospitalized and 311 non<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Atlanta found older age, black race, diabetes,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lack of insurance, male sex, smoking, and obesity were independently associated with hospitalization.<\/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<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Killerby<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (June 17, 2020). Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19 \u2014 Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, March\u2013April 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6925e1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15585\/mmwr.mm6925e1<\/span><\/i><\/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 id=\"su-post-7608\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">A Predictive Tool for Identification of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-Negative Emergency Department Patients Using Routine Test Results<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joshi et al. built a predictive tool for identifying SARS-CoV-2 PCR-negative emergency department patients based on sex and components of a complete blood count (a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">routinely-conducted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0test)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cross a range of specificities, they found the average\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">negative predictive value (NPV)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to be 98% when validated on a northern California sample (41 positive, 495 negative). Applying the Northern California-defined threshold<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to samples of patients from Seattle, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, and South Korea, NPV was between 92-99% and sensitivity was 85-89%. By restricting PCR testing to predicted positive patients, the tool allow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a 33% increase in properly allocated resources.\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\">Joshi\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">et al. (June 2020). A Predictive Tool for Identification of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-Negative Emergency Department Patients Using Routine Test Results. Journal of Clinical Virology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcv.2020.104502\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcv.2020.104502<\/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 id=\"su-post-7606\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Diagnosing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review of Clinical Exam, Labs, Imaging Accuracy and Biases<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A scoping review of the accuracy of diagnostic approaches for COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">emergency department\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">setting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0included<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a087 studies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through May 5, 2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The review concluded that r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eport\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fever and loss of smell and taste\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the most helpful features to distinguish COVID-19 patients from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with similar illnesses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">low white blood cell\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">count\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is the most common lab abnormality. Sensitivity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of testing by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rRT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-PCR\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the emergency department was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">60%-78%<\/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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CT scanning may increase the sensitivity of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rRT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-PCR prior to seroconversion, but guidelines to identify patients most likely to benefit from CT scanning are still emerging.\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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">authors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0report that current studies do not adhere to accepted diagnostic accuracy reporting standards and anticipate significantly biased results if the same tests were applied to emergency department patients with suspected 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<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carpenter et al. (June 2020). Diagnosing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review of Clinical Exam, Labs, Imaging Accuracy and Biases. Academic Emergency Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/acem.14048\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/acem.14048<\/span><\/i><\/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\">Modeling and Prediction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-7616\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effectiveness of Isolation, Testing, Contact Tracing, and Physical Distancing on Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Settings<\/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=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A mathematical model\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stratified individual-level transmission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0setting (household, work, school, or other) and used BBC\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pandemic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">data from over 40,000 UK participants found that a high proportion of cases would need to self-isolate and a high proportion of their contacts\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">would need to be traced<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to halt the epidemic, in the absence of other measures. These measures would be more likely to achieve control if combined with moderate physical distancing.\u00a0\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\">Kucharski et al. (June 2020). Effectiveness of Isolation, Testing, Contact Tracing, and Physical Distancing on Reducing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Settings. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30457-6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30457-6<\/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>\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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.abd0831\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Antibody cocktail to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein prevents rapid mutational escape seen with individual antibodies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Science (June 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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psychres.2020.113219\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The solitary confinement of incarcerated American youth during COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Elsevier Public Health Emergency Collection (June 10)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1470-2045(20)30314-4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 in patients with thoracic malignancies (TERAVOLT): first results of an international, registry-based, cohort study<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Lancet Oncology (June 12)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41575-020-0330-8\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 and the other pandemic: populations made vulnerable by systemic inequity<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &amp;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hepatology<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(June 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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.abd0827\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Studies in humanized mice and convalescent humans yield a SARS-CoV-2 antibody cocktail<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Science (June 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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0013318\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Can a toilet promote virus transmission? From a fluid dynamics perspective<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Physics of Fluid (June 16)<\/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:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/channels\/health-forum\/fullarticle\/2767411\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Protecting the Health of Vulnerable Children and Adolescents During COVID-19\u2013Related K-12 School Closures in the US<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 JAMA Health Forum (June 16)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S2352-4642(20)30186-3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Lancet Child &amp; Adolescent Health (June 12)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.abc7520\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Isolation of potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and protection from disease in a small animal model<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Science (June 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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0040-1713647\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preventing COVID-19 Transmission on Labor and Delivery: A Decision Analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 American Journal of Perinatology\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=\"32\" data-aria-posinset=\"2019\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.vaccine.2020.06.007\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 vaccine development: Time to consider SARS-CoV-2 challenge studies?<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Vaccine (June 4)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41591-020-0953-x\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Biobanks could identify medically actionable findings relevant for COVID-19 clinical care<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Nature Medicine (June 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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30482-5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in 104 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection on the Diamond Princess cruise ship: a retrospective analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Lancet Infectious Diseases (June 12)<\/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=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13756-020-00753-2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Effect of extended use N95 respirators and eye protection on personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Singapore<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 Antimicrobial Resistance &amp; 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