Study: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms

Nov 1, 2021 | News | 0 comments

By: Michael A. Johansson, PhD; Talia M. Quandelacy, PhD, MPH; Sarah Kada, PhD; JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(1) Published:  January 07 2021 Full Study Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is...

Study: Comparative evaluation of 19 reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Nov 1, 2021 | News | 0 comments

By: Yajuan Dong, Xiuming Wu, Shenwei Li, Renfei Lu, Yingxue Li, Zhenzhou Wan, Jianru Qin, Guoying Yu, Xia Jin & Chiyu Zhang Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 2936 (2021) Published:  03 February 2021 Full Study Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused...

Study: Lateral flow tests cannot rule out SARS- CoV-2 infection

Nov 1, 2021 | News | 0 comments

By: Jonathan J Deeks, Angela E Raffle, British Medical Journal 2020;371:m4787 Published:  11 December 2020 Full Study Lateral flow devices for asymptomatic mass testing are proving controversial. At the heart of the matter is a flawed process, with the decision to...

Study: Saliva is more sensitive than nasopharyngeal or nasal swabs for diagnosis of asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 infection

Nov 1, 2021 | News | 0 comments

By: Alvin Kuo Jing Teo, Yukti Choudhury, Iain Beehuat Tan, Chae Yin Cher, Shi Hao Chew, Zi Yi Wan, Lionel Tim Ee Cheng, Lynette Lin Ean Oon, Min Han Tan, Kian Sing Chan & Li Yang Hsu Scientific...

Study: Benefits of Mobile Contact Tracing on COVID-19: Tracing Capacity Perspectives

Nov 1, 2021 | News | 0 comments

By: Uichin Lee and Auk Kim Frontiers in Public Health Published: 18 March 2021 Full Story For effectively suppressing COVID-19’s spread, contact tracing has been widely used to identify, isolate, and follow-up with those who have come in close contact with an...

Study: U.S. Navy’s Response to a Shipboard Coronavirus Outbreak: Considerations for a Medical Management Plan at Sea

Oct 28, 2021 | News | 0 comments

By: Diego Vicente, MD, Ryan Maves, MD, Eric Elster, MD, Alfred Shwayhat, DO, MPH Military Medicine, Volume 186, Issue 1-2, January-February 2021, Pages 23–26, Published: 30 January 2021 Full Study The authors observe with interest the ongoing management of the...