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Implementation and Impact of Universal Preprocedure Testing of Patients for COVID-19 Before Endoscopy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 64,479 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and 309 deaths among United States (US) health care workers as of May 30, 2020.1 Endoscopy room staff may be at increased risk for acquiring infection, because COVID-19 is detectable in the gastrointestinal tract2 and endoscopy is an aerosol-generating procedure. US gastroenterology societies issued guidance to delay elective procedures for reasons including minimizing risk of transmission of infection within hospitals to vital health care workers.
Source: Gastroenterology - June 16, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Alexander Podboy, George Cholankeril, Lisa Cianfichi, Edward Guzman, Aijaz Ahmed, Subhas Banerjee Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research

Are Gastrointestinal Symptoms Specific for Coronavirus 2019 Infection? A Prospective Case-Control Study From the United States
The reported prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including anorexia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection has been highly variable, ranging from 5% to 61%.1 –7 Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include vomiting and diarrhea, to our knowledge, all studies to date have been retrospective, and none have evaluated the prevalence of GI symptoms among patients who tested ne gative for COVID-19.
Source: Gastroenterology - May 14, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Alan Chen, Amol Agarwal, Nishal Ravindran, Chau To, Talan Zhang, Paul J. Thuluvath Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research