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PubMed search: COVID-19 and Pregnancy | neonate/neonatal | perinatal
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UpToDate: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Pregnancy issues. Last updated 27 Apr 2020.
09 Apr 2020. Operating Room Guide for Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Pregnant Patients Requiring Cesarean Delivery. [Clinical Opinion] Am J Perinatol. [added 17 Apr 2020]
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01 Jun 2020. COVID-19 in Children, Pregnancy and Neonates: A Review of Epidemiologic and Clinical Features. Pediatr Infect Dis J. [added 15 May 2020]
13 May 2020. Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Systematic Review. Am J Perinatol. [added 15 May 2020]
12 May 2020. COVID-19: lessons to date from China. Arch Dis Child. [added 15 May 2020]
07 May 2020. Caring for Pregnant Patients with COVID-19: Practical Tips Getting from Policy to Practice. Am J Perinatol. [added 14 May 2020]
08 May 2020. Clinical course of severe and critical COVID-19 in hospitalized pregnancies: a US cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. [added 13 May 2020]
28 Apr 2020. False-Negative COVID-19 Testing: Considerations in Obstetrical Care. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. [added 01 May 2020]
27 Apr 2020. Infections in pregnancy with COVID-19 and other respiratory RNA virus diseases are rarely, if ever, transmitted to the fetus: Experiences with coronaviruses, HPIV, hMPV, RSV and influenza. Archol Pathol Lab Med. [added 01 May 2020]
24 Apr 2020. A systematic scoping review of COVID-19 during pregnancy and childbirth. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. [added 01 May 2020]
22 Apr 2020. Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy. Int J Infect Dis. [added 01 May 2020]
20 Apr 2020. Clinical Manifestation and Laboratory Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnant Women. Virol Sin. [added 23 Apr 2020]
18 Apr 2020. Severe COVID-19 during Pregnancy and Possible Vertical Transmission. Am J Perinatol. [added 20 Apr 2020]
17 Apr 2020. Considerations for Obstetric Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Perinatol. [added 20 Apr 2020]
16 Apr 2020. Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) front lines and the confusing world of personal protective equipment. Obstet Gynecol. [added 20 Apr 2020]
16 Apr 2020. Comment of the potential risks of sexual and vertical transmission of Covid-19 infection. Clin Infect Dis. [added 17 Apr 2020]
15 Apr 2020. Pregnant versus non-pregnant SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Hospital Admissions: The first 4 weeks in New York. Am J Obstet Gynecol. [added 20 Apr 2020]
10 Apr 2020. Clinical characteristics and risk assessment of newborns born to mothers with COVID-19. J Clin Virol. [added 20 Apr 2020]
10 Apr 2020. Protecting Labor and Delivery Personnel from COVID-19 during the Second Stage of Labor. Am J Perinatol. [added 17 Apr 2020]
10 Apr 2020. Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal–neonatal specialists. J Perinatology. [added 15 Apr 2020]
09 Apr 2020. COVID-19 infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women: Two weeks of confirmed presentations to an affiliated pair of New York City hospitals. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. [added 23 Apr 2020]
25 Mar 2020. Outcome of Coronavirus spectrum infections (SARS, MERS, COVID 1 -19) during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. [added 23 Apr 2020]
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PubMed search: COVID-19 and pediatric
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Don't Forget the Bubbles: An evidence summary of paediatric COVID literature (updated frequently)
American Academy of Pediatrics: COVID-19 Pediatric Collection (updated frequently)
01 May 2020. NICE Guideline (UK). NG174: COVID-19 rapid guideline: children and young people who are immunocompromised. [added 12 May 2020]
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13 May 2020. Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Systematic Review. Am J Perinatol. [added 15 May 2020]
01 May 2020. Multicentre Italian study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents, preliminary data as at 10 April 2020. Euro Surveill. [added 15 May 2020]
12 May 2020. COVID-19: lessons to date from China. Arch Dis Child. [added 15 May 2020]
11 May 2020. Managing COVID-19 Iinfection in pediatric patients [links directly to the PDF]. Cleve Clin J Med. [added 14 May 2020]
17 Apr 2020. Critical Concerns About 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection in Pediatric Population. Mayo Clin Proc. [added 14 May]
11 May 2020. SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): What do we know about children? A systematic review. Clin Infect Dis. [added 13 May 2020]
11 May 2020. Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units. JAMA Pediatr. [added 13 May 2020]
07 May 2020. From SARS to COVID-19: What we have learned about children infected with COVID-19. Int J Infect Dis. [added 13 May 2020]
01 May 2020. Children with Covid-19 in Pediatric Emergency Departments in Italy. NEJM. [added 02 May 2020]
29 Apr 2020. Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in newborns and infants: what we know so far. Ital J Pediatr. [added 01 May 2020]
17 Apr 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in febrile infants without respiratory distress. Clin Inf Dis. [added 20 Apr 2020]
16 Apr 2020. The role of children in the transmission of mild SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Acta Paediatr. [added 17 April 2020]
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PubMed - COVID-19 and Kawasaki disease
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14 May 2020. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). CDC Health Advisory. [added 15 May 2020]
13 May 2020. COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease: Finding the Signal in the Noise. Hospital Pediatrics. [Editorial] [added 15 May 2020]
10 May 2020. Hyper-inflammatory Syndrome in a Child With COVID-19 Treated Successfully With Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Tocilizumab. Indian Pediatr. [added 15 May 2020]
09 May 2020. Incomplete Kawasaki Disease in a Child with Covid-19. Indian Pediatr. [added 15 May 2020]
10 May 2020. Hyper-inflammatory Syndrome in a Child With COVID-19 Treated Successfully With Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Tocilizumab. Indian Pediatr. [added 15 May 2020]
09 May 2020. Incomplete Kawasaki Disease in a Child with Covid-19. Indian Pediatr. [added 15 May 2020]
13 May 2020. COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease: Finding the Signal in the Noise. Hospital Pediatrics. [Editorial] [added 14 May 2020]
13 May 2020. An outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like disease at the Italian epicentre of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: an observational cohort study. The Lancet. [added 14 May 2020]
COVID-19 and Kawasaki Like Disease: The Known-Known, the Unknown-Known and the Unknown-Unknown. [pre-print] 9 May 2020.
Novel inflammatory syndrome in children possibly linked to COVID-19. The Hospitalist. 8 May 2020.
RCPCH. Guidance: Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19.
Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet. 7 May 2020.
Immunology of COVID-19: current state of the science. Immunology. 6 May 2020.
Missed or Delayed Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. [Letter] J Pediatr. 23 Apr 2020.
Association between a novel human coronavirus and Kawasaki disease. J Infect Dis. 15 Feb 2005.
Health Alerts / Statements
American Heart Association. Kids with Kawasaki disease symptoms possibly linked to COVID-19; coronavirus infection leading to critical illness in children remains very infrequent. 6 May 2020.
Media
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PubMed - COVID-19 and skin/cutaneous manifestations
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12 May 2020. Clustered Cases of Acral Perniosis: Clinical Features, Histopathology and Relationship to COVID-19. Pediatr Dermatol. [added 15 May 2020]
Cutaneous Findings Reported in COVID-19 University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Department of Dermatology. 13 Apr 2020.
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PubMed: COVID-19 and appendicitis
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SARS-CoV-2 infection may result in appendicular syndrome: Chest CT scan before appendectomy. J Visc Surg. 15 Apr 2020. [article in French]
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13 May 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid global response for children with cancer from SIOP, COG, SIOP-E, SIOP-PODC, IPSO, PROS, CCI, and St Jude Global. Pediatr Blood Cancer. [added 15 May 2020]
01 May 2020. Challenges posed by COVID-19 to children with cancer. Lancet Haematol. [added 14 May 2020]
20 Apr 2020. Lessons after the early management of the COVID-19 outbreak in a pediatric transplant and hemato-oncology center embedded within a COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Lombardia, Italy. Estote parati. Bone Marrow Transplant. [added 23 Apr 2020]
Guidelines and Selected Grey Literature
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Guidelines and Selected Grey Literature
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Guidelines and Selected Grey Literature
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13 May 2020. The psycho-physical impact that COVID-19 has on children must not be underestimated. Acta Paediatr.[added 15 May 2020]
21 Apr 2020. Addressing the Experience of Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Clin Psychiatry. [added 23 Apr 2020]
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PubMed search: COVID-19 and personal protective equipment | PPE
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Practice Guidelines & selected grey literature
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