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There is no evidence that use of hydroxychloroquine alone or with azithromycin reduces the risks for mechanical ventilation or death from any cause in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Hydroxychloroquine Seems Not to Cut Ventilator Use in COVID-19

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Risk for death from any cause higher for HC alone, similar for HC+AZ compared with no HC
About 20 percent of specimens positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection are positive for other respiratory pathogens

Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2, Other Respiratory Pathogens ID’d

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Rhinovirus/enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, non-SARS-CoV-2 Coronaviridae coinfections detected
About 176

176,190 U.S. Children Estimated to Have SARS-CoV-2 by April 6, 2020

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Under cumulative peds infection proportion scenario of 5 percent, 3.7 million children would be infected
Expanding COVID-19 symptom screening criteria to include myalgias and chills could identify more health care personnel with the illness

Expanding Symptom Screening Criteria Can Up COVID-19 Detection

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Even with addition of myalgia, chills, about 10 percent of health care personnel with COVID-19 would be missed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved emergency use of the first COVID-19 test that enables patients to take samples at home.

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home

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After self-swabbing to collect their nasal sample, patients mail their sample to a LabCorp lab
An early analysis of antibody testing from Los Angeles County reveals a COVID-19 infection rate that is up to 55 times the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

LA County COVID-19 Infections Far Exceed Number of Confirmed Cases

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Findings from first round of ongoing antibody blood testing of county residents
COVID-19 is not associated with the symptoms typically associated with a viral cold or allergies

COVID-19 Tied to Unique Nasal Symptoms

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Sudden loss of one's sense of smell appears to be a telltale sign of COVID-19
For people with substance use disorders

Bundled Rapid HIV/Hep C Testing May Improve Infection Awareness

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Bundled HIV, hepatitis C testing ups number of people with substance use disorders aware of infection status
During the COVID-19 pandemic

Cardiac Cath Lab STEMI Activations Drop During Pandemic

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STEMI activation volumes based on analysis of nine high-volume centers before, after March 1, 2020
Diabetes may contribute to more severe symptoms

Diabetes Increases Risk for Poorer Prognosis in COVID-19

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Increased inflammatory response in COVID-19 patients with diabetes thought to worsen pneumonia