Please join us for the next GI Journal Club. This edition will focus on GI-issues related to the COVID Pandemic. We will have Chris Hostler, MD from infectious disease, join us as a visiting preceptor to contribute to this discussion:
Brendon O’Connell, MD, will present the following articles:
Effect of single- versus double-gloving on virus transfer to health care workers’skin and clothing during removal of personal protective equipment
American Journal of Infection Control 40 (2012) 369-74
Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees’ Skin and Clothing
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, No. 8, August 2008
- PDF: Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees’ Skin and Clothing
- DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.080085
Kara Wegermann, MD will present the following article:
COVID-19: Abnormal liver function tests
Journal of Hepatology 2020 vol. – j 1–9
Additional Related Articles of Interest:
Digestive Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients With Mild Disease Severity: Clinical Presentation, Stool Viral RNA Testing, and Outcomes
Am J Gastroenterol 2020;00:1–8
- PDF: Digestive Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients With Mild Disease Severity_Clinical Presentation, Stool Viral RNA Testing, and Outcomes
- DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000664
Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review
PLoS ONE 7(4): e35797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035797
Prolonged presence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in faecal samples
Lancet, Volume 5, Issue 5, May 2020, Pages 434-435
