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 | Joanna MerckxMcGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Verified email at mcgill.ca Cited by 666 |
Diagnostic accuracy of novel and traditional rapid tests for influenza infection compared with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction: a systematic review and …
J Merckx, R Wali, I Schiller, C Caya… - Annals of internal …, 2017 - acpjournals.org
Background: Rapid and accurate influenza diagnostics can improve patient care. Purpose:
To summarize and compare accuracy of traditional rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) …
To summarize and compare accuracy of traditional rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) …
[HTML][HTML] Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children
Background Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, children appear largely spared from
the direct effects of disease, suggesting age as an important predictor of infection and …
the direct effects of disease, suggesting age as an important predictor of infection and …
Use of racial and ethnic categories in medical testing and diagnosis: primum non nocere
Background Use of race and ethnicity is common in medical tests and procedures, even
though these categories are defined by sociological, historical, and political processes, and …
though these categories are defined by sociological, historical, and political processes, and …
Respiratory viruses and treatment failure in children with asthma exacerbation
OBJECTIVES: Respiratory pathogens commonly trigger pediatric asthma exacerbations, but
their impact on severity and treatment response remains unclear. METHODS: We performed …
their impact on severity and treatment response remains unclear. METHODS: We performed …
Predictors of severe illness in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicentre cohort study
Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in
children (MIS-C). We sought to investigate risk factors for admission to the intensive care unit …
children (MIS-C). We sought to investigate risk factors for admission to the intensive care unit …
[HTML][HTML] Age-dependent seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in school-aged children from areas with low and high community transmission
It is not yet clear to what extent SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in children reflect community
transmission, nor whether infection rates differ between primary schoolchildren and young …
transmission, nor whether infection rates differ between primary schoolchildren and young …
[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection and other severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in Brazil from January to …
Background: Knowledge about COVID-19 in pregnancy is limited, and evidence on the
impact of the infection during pregnancy and postpartum is still emerging. Aim: To analyze …
impact of the infection during pregnancy and postpartum is still emerging. Aim: To analyze …
[HTML][HTML] Migrant status, ethnicity and COVID-19: more accurate European data are greatly needed
M Melchior, AD Du Loû… - Clinical …, 2021 - clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection …
In the past months, systematically higher levels of severe COVID-19 illness and death
among individuals belonging to migrant or ethnic minority groups have been reported in …
among individuals belonging to migrant or ethnic minority groups have been reported in …
[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for severe PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalised children
T Schober, C Caya, M Barton, A Bayliss… - BMJ paediatrics …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Original research: Risk factors for severe PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalised
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Thrombosis and hemorrhage experienced by hospitalized children with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection or MIS‐C: Results of the PICNIC registry
S Tehseen, S Williams, J Robinson… - Pediatric Blood & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Coagulopathy and thrombosis associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection are well
defined in hospitalized adults and leads to adverse outcomes. Pediatric studies are limited …
defined in hospitalized adults and leads to adverse outcomes. Pediatric studies are limited …