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Method Limitations in LC-MS/MS and Immunonephelometric Measurement of IgG Subclasses

Authors: van der Gugten G, Mattman A, Ritchie G, Chen LYC, Chin A, Holmes DT, Mills JR, Rao LV.
Clin Chem. 2020 Dec 17;hvaa303. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa303. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Infectious Disease

After the Test: Contact Tracing

Authors: Hoekstra KA, Bedrick A.
Clin Chem. 2020 Dec 1;66(12):1579-1580. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa236.

Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease

Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in the US as of September 2020

Authors: Bajema KL, Wiegand RE, Cuffe K, Patel SV, Iachan R, Lim T, Lee A, Moyse D, Havers FP, Harding L, Fry AM, Hall AJ, Martin K, Biel M, Deng Y, Meyer WA 3rd, Mathur M, Kyle T, Gundlapalli AV, Thornburg NJ, Petersen LR, Edens C.
JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Nov 24;e207976. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7976. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease

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Insights from Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin G Serology Test Results from a National Clinical Laboratory, United States, March-July 2020

Authors: Kaufman HW, Chen Z, Meyer WA 3rd, Wohlgemuth JG.
Popul Health Manag. 2020 Nov 19. doi: 10.1089/pop.2020.0256. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy

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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Specific IgG Antibodies Among Adults Living in Connecticut: Post-Infection Prevalence (PIP) Study

Authors: Mahajan S, Srinivasan R, Redlich CA, Huston SK, Anastasio KM, Cashman L, Massey DS, Dugan A, Witters D, Marlar J, Li SX, Lin Z, Hodge D, Chattopadhyay M, Adams MD, Lee C, Rao LV, Stewart C, Kuppusamy K, Ko AI, Krumholz HM.
Am J Med. 2020 Oct 29;S0002-9343(20)30909-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.09.024. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease

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A Simple Algorithm for Return to Workplace Employer Antibody Testing

Authors: Shrank WH, Caveney B, Miller S, Medows RM, Arroliga A, Doga B, Ban K, Muldoon S, Seiden JM, Tong I, Chaguturu S, Wohlgemuth JG.
Popul Health Manag. 2020 Oct;23(5):346-349. doi: 10.1089/pop.2020.0136.

Specialties: Infectious Disease

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Analytical and Clinical Sample Performance Characteristics of the Onclarity Assay for the Detection of Human Papillomavirus

Authors: Young S, Vaughan L, Yanson K, Eckert K, Li A, Harris J, Ermel A, Williams JA, Al-Ghoul M, Cammarata CL, Taylor SN, Luff R, Cooper C, Van Der Pol B.
J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Oct 21;JCM.02048-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02048-20. Online ahead of print.

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

Association of ABO/Rh with SARS-CoV-2 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort

Authors: Niles JK, Karnes HE, Dlott JS, Kaufman HW.
Am J Hematol. 2020 Oct 16. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26019. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: COVID-19, Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Infectious Disease, Oncology

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The Opioid Epidemic Within the COVID-19 Pandemic: Drug Testing in 2020

Authors: Niles JK, Gudin J, Radcliff J, Kaufman HW
Popul Health Manag. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1089/pop.2020.0230. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Toxicology/Pain Management

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Clinical features and laboratory diagnosis of emerging arthropod-transmitted viruses: A Report from the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Clinical Practice Committee

Authors: Starolis MW, Perez O, Powell EA.
J Clin Virol. 2020 Sep 30;132:104651. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104651.

Specialties: Infectious Disease