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SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels

Authors: Kaufman HW, Niles JK, Kroll MH, Bi C, Holick MF
PLoS One. 2020 Sep 17;15(9):e0239252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239252. eCollection 2020.

Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Infectious Disease

A sixteen-year single-center retrospective chart review of Spitz nevi and spitzoid neoplasms in pediatric patients.

Authors: Davies OMT, Majerowski J, Segura A, Kelley SW, Sokumbi O, Humphrey SR.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1111/pde.14320. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Dermatology, Pediatrics

Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by DermPath, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Shifting Age-Based Positivity Among Young Females, 2010-2017

Authors: Kaufman HW, Gift TL, Kreisel K, Niles JK, Alagia DP.
Am J Prev Med. 2020 Aug 20;S0749-3797(20)30271-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.023. [Online ahead of print.]

Specialties: Infectious Disease, Women's Health/OB/GYN

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Therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immune globulin in the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A systematic review.

Authors: Onuoha C, Barton KD, Wong ECC, Raval JS, Rollins-Raval MA, Ipe TS, Kiss JE, Boral LI, Adamksi J, Zantek ND, Onwuemene OA.
Transfusion. 2020 Aug 19. doi: 10.1111/trf.16018. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Targeting Nucleocapsid or Spike Protein by Four High Throughput Immunoassays Authorized for Emergency Use

Authors: Prince HE, Givens TS, Lapé-Nixon M, Clarke NJ, Schwab DA, Batterman HJ, Jones RS, Meyer WA, Kapoor H, Rowland CM, Haji-Sheikhi F, Marlowe EM
J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Aug 18;JCM.01742-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01742-20. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Infectious Disease

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A retrospective study on the clinicopathological features of IgG/IgA pemphigus.

Authors: Criscito MC, Cohen JM, Toosi S, Penn LA, Ross CL, Park J, Love EM, Lehman JS, Brinster NK.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug 13;S0190-9622(20)32416-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.126. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Dermatology

Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by DermPath, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.

Spontaneous heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) following curettage and bone graft of femur in a patient with monostotic fibrous dysplasia.

Authors: Swarup S, Kopel J, Yendala R, Thirumala S, Quick DP.
Thromb Res. 2020 Aug 8;196:75-77. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.08.009. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Transplant

Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by AmeriPath, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.

Changes in the Number of US Patients With Newly Identified Cancer Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Authors: Kaufman HW, Chen Z, Niles J, Fesko Y
JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(8):e2017267. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17267

Specialties: Infectious Disease, Oncology

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Performance of the Roche Cobas MTB Assay for the Molecular Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High HIV Burden Setting.

Authors: Scott L, David A, Govender L, Furrer J, Rakgokong M, Waja Z, Martinson N, Eisenberg G, Marlowe E, Stevens W.
J Mol Diagn. 2020 Aug 1;S1525-1578(20)30424-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2020.06.018. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Stomatitis and Hyperpigmented Papules and Plaques in a Patient With a Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis Tumor: Challenge

Authors: Nawrocki S, Lowenthal K, Grover R, Shulman K, Kwon EJ.
Am J Dermatopathol. 2020 Jul;42(7):e106-e107. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001498.

Specialties: Dermatology

Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by DermPath, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.