Library & Knowledge Services: COVID-19 Evidence Support by Topic

Published Research
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PubMed search: COVID-19 and personal protective equipment | PPE

Trip (Turning Research Into Practice): COVID-19 and infection control | personal protective equipment

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Practice Guidelines & selected grey literature

• BCCDC - Personal Protective Equipment. 
• 19 Mar 2020: Cochrane Library. Special collection: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Infection control & prevention measures.  
• 13 Mar 2020: Yan Y. et al. Consensus of Chinese experts on protection of skin and mucous membrane barrier for healthcare workers fighting against coronavirus disease 2019. Dermatol Ther.  Accepted manuscript.
• 10 March 2020: CDC. Interim infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in healthcare settings. 
• 13 Mar 2020: Alberta Health Services. COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV) Interim IPC Recommendations. 
• 05 Mar 2020: Australian Govt Dept of Health. Interim recommendations for the use of PPE during hospital care of people with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 
• 01 Mar 2020: WHO. Q&A on infection prevention & control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV. 
• 01 Mar 2020: Gov.uk. COVID-19: Guidance for infection prevention and control for healthcare settings. 
• 01 Mar 2020: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Clinical Pathway for Emergent Screening & Evaluation of COVID-19.
• 4 Feb 2020: Government of Canada. Infection prevention and control for coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Interim guidance for acute healthcare settings. 

• 31 Mar 2020. Personal protective equipment for protecting healthcare staff from highly infectious diseases. EvidenceAid, 17 Mar 2020. Summary of July 2019 Cochrane SR by Verbeek J et al. 
• 30 Mar 2020. Protecting healthcare personnel from 2019-nCoV infection risks: lessons and suggestions. Zhang Z et al. Frontiers of Medicine. Published 23 Mar 2020

Quick links to reliable sources

• IPAC - Coronavirus Resources from Infection Control Canada
• Infectious Diseases Society of America - COVID-19: Resource Center
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology - COVID-19 Resources

Published research 
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PubMed search: COVID-19 and Pregnancy | neonate/neonatal | perinatal

Trip (Turning Research into Practice): COVID-19 and Pregnancy | neonate/neonatal | perinatal

Google Scholar: COVID-19 and Pregnancy | neonate/neonatal | perinatal

Practice Guidelines

• 21 Mar 2020: RCOG (UK) - Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy. 
• 19 Mar 2020: SMFM (US) - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• 13 Mar 2020: SOGC (CAN) - COVID-19 in Pregnancy. 
• 03 Mar 2020. Lancet Infectious Diseases. Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection. 
• 01 Mar 2020: ACOG (US) - Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) 
• 18 Feb 2020: CDC (US) - Interim considerations for infection prevention and control of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in inpatient obstetric healthcare settings.

Selected full-text articles, listed by publication date

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• 17 Mar 2020. Jiao J. Under the epidemic situation of COVID-19, should special attention to pregnant women be given? Journal of Medical Virology.
• 17 Mar 2020. Schwartz D. An Analysis of 38 Pregnant Women with COVID-19, Their Newborn Infants, and Maternal-Fetal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Maternal Coronavirus Infections and Pregnancy Outcomes. Arch Pathol Lab  Medicine. In-Press.
• 17 Mar 2020. Mullins E. et al. Coronavirus in pregnancy & delivery: Rapid review. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. [literature searches up to 25 Feb 2020]
• 16 Mar 2020. Chen R. et al. Safety and efficacy of different anesthetic regimens for parturients with COVID-19 undergoing Cesarean delivery: a case series of 17 patients. Can J Anaesth. 

Published research
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PubMed search: COVID-19 and pediatric

Trip (Turning Research into Practice): COVID-19 and pediatric

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Practice guidelines and selected Grey Literature

• Don't Forget the Bubbles: COVID-19 in Kids (an evidence summary of paediatric COVID-19 literature, last updated 23 Mar 2020)
• The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. COVID-19 Clinical Practice Guideline. Mar 2020.
• Shen K et al. Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of 2019 novel coronavirus infection in children: experts' consensus statement. World J Ped. 7 Feb 2020.

Selected full-text articles, listed by publication date

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• Lu X et al. SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. [Letter to the Editor] NEJM. 18 Mar 2020.
• American Academy of Pediatrics. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infections. Red Book Online. Last updated 16 Mar 2020.
• Nature Medicine. [Brief Communication]. Characteristics of pediatrics SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential evidence for persistent fecal viral shedding. 13 Mar 2020.
• ​Zimmermann P et al. Coronavirus in children including COVID-19: An overview of the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention options in children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 12 Mar 2020.
• Liu W. et al. Detection of COVID-19 in children in early January 2020 in Wuhan, China. [Letter to the Editor] NEJM 12 Mar 2020. 
• Hageman, J. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Editorial. Pediatric Annals. 11 Mar 2020. 
• Chen ZM et al. Diagnosis and treatment recommendations for pediatric respiratory infection caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus. World J Ped. 5 Feb 2020.

Current articles, commentary, research letters

All publications are In Press / Epub ahead of print unless otherwise indicated

• 31 Mar 2020. Challenges posed by COVID-19 to children with cancer. Lancet, 25 Mar 2020. [Pediatric Cancer]
• Pediatric Blood & Cancer. [Letter to the Editor] Clinical strategies for treating pediatric cancer during the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus infection.  8 Mar 2020.

Guidelines and Selected Grey Literature

• BCCDC. Children with immuno-suppression. 18 March 2020.

Current articles, commentary, research letters

All publications are In Press / Epub ahead of print unless otherwise indicated

Guidelines and Selected Grey Literature

• BCCDC. Children with immuno-suppression. 18 March 2020.
• Interim guidance: Public health management of cases and contacts associated with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community. BCCDC. 16 Mar 2020. *see p.12: section on "Health Care Workers" for guidance on care in the home
• Coronavirus: How we're responding and how it may impact you. Pediatric Home Services (US)

Current articles, commentary, research letters - listed by publication date

All publications are In Press / Epub ahead of print unless otherwise indicated

• Gori A et al. Coronavirus disease 2019 and transplantation: A view from the inside. [Letter to the Editor]. Am J Transplant. 17 Mar 2020.
• Michaels M et al. Coronavirus disease 2019: Implications for emerging infections for transplantation. [Personal Viewpoint]. Am J Transplant. 24 Feb 2020.

Guidelines and Selected Grey Literature

• BCCDC. Children with immuno-suppression. 18 March 2020.

Full-text articles, listed by publication date

All publications are In Press / Epub ahead of print unless otherwise indicated

• Adams JG. et al. Supporting the health care workforce during the COVID-19 global epidemic. [Viewpoint] JAMA. 12 Mar 2020.
• Schwartz J. et al. Protecting health care workers during the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak - Lessons from Taiwan's SARS response. Clin Infect Dis. 12 Mar 2020. Accepted manuscript. 
• Wong J et al. Preparing for a COVID-19 pandemic: a review of operating room outbreak response measures in a large tertiary hospital in Singapore. Can J Anesth/JCan Anesth. 4 March 2020. Accepted manuscript.
• Bearman G. et al. Novel coronavirus and hospital infection prevention: Preparing for the impromptu speech. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 3 Mar 2020.
• Musto R. et al. Health services restructuring in Alberta and the 2009 pandemic influenza - An untimely occurrence. Healthcare Management Forum. 10 Mar 2020.
• Cao Y. et al. Hospital emergency management plan during the COVID-10 epidemic. [Research Letter] Acad Emerg Med. 02 Mar 2020. 

Guidelines and Manuals

• Coronavirus disease 2019 technical guidance (WHO). Maintaining essential health services and systems: Operational guidance for maintaining essential health services during an outbreak; Guiding principles for immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. [added 30 Mar 2020]
• Liang T. et al. Handbook of COVID-19 prevention and treatment. First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. 2020. Summary: Faced with an unknown virus, sharing and collaboration are the best remedy. The publication of this Handbook is one of the best ways to mark the courage and wisdom our healthcare workers have demonstrated over the past two months. The Handbook is available to everyone for free. However, due to the limited time, there might be some errors and defects. [Last checked: 20 Mar 2020]. Link courtesy of Covid-10 / Coronavirus (NHS).

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