2021
Increasing face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Datta R, Glenn K, Pellegrino A, Tuan J, Linde B, Kayani J, Patel K, Calo L, Dembry LM, Fisher A. Increasing face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 616-622. PMID: 33938417, PMCID: PMC8144836, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Nonsupplemented Saliva - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Ott IM, Strine MS, Watkins AE, Boot M, Kalinich CC, Harden CA, Vogels CBF, Casanovas-Massana A, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Nakahata M, Tokuyama M, Nelson A, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Campbell M, Datta R, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Ko AI, Iwasaki A, Grubaugh ND, Wilen CB, Wyllie AL, . Stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Nonsupplemented Saliva - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 1146-1150. PMID: 33754989, PMCID: PMC8007305, DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.204199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreased SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity with Pooled Saliva Samples - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Watkins AE, Fenichel EP, Weinberger DM, Vogels CBF, Brackney DE, Casanovas-Massana A, Campbell M, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Datta R, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND, Wyllie AL, . Increased SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity with Pooled Saliva Samples - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 1184-1187. PMID: 33755009, PMCID: PMC8007323, DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.204200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individuals
2020
SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity
Vogels CBF, Watkins AE, Harden CA, Brackney DE, Shafer J, Wang J, Caraballo C, Kalinich CC, Ott IM, Fauver JR, Kudo E, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Tokuyama M, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Casanovas-Massana A, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Campbell M, Datta R, Nelson A, Team Y, Anastasio K, Askenase M, Batsu M, Bickerton S, Brower K, Bucklin M, Cahill S, Cao Y, Courchaine E, DeIuliis G, Earnest R, Geng B, Goldman-Israelow B, Handoko R, Khoury-Hanold W, Kim D, Knaggs L, Kuang M, Lapidus S, Lim J, Linehan M, Lu-Culligan A, Martin A, Matos I, McDonald D, Minasyan M, Nakahata M, Naushad N, Nouws J, Obaid A, Odio C, Oh J, Omer S, Park A, Park H, Peng X, Petrone M, Prophet S, Rice T, Rose K, Sewanan L, Sharma L, Shaw A, Shepard D, Smolgovsky M, Sonnert N, Strong Y, Todeasa C, Valdez J, Velazquez S, Vijayakumar P, White E, Yang Y, Dela Cruz C, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H, Matheus J, Hui P, Liu C, Farhadian S, Sikka R, Wyllie A, Grubaugh N. SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity. Med 2020, 2: 263-280.e6. PMID: 33521748, PMCID: PMC7836249, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2020.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency use authorizationSARS-CoV-2 testingSARS-CoV-2 screeningSARS-CoV-2 testing capacitySupply chain shortagesHospital cohortNasopharyngeal swabsHealthy individualsDrug AdministrationHigh positive agreementQRT-PCR assaysDiagnostic testsU.S. FoodSafe reopeningTesting capacityGlobal healthPositive agreementFast GrantLower ratesSalivaNucleic acid extractionSwabsValid alternativeAssay costsCollection tubesSaliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Wyllie AL, Fournier J, Casanovas-Massana A, Campbell M, Tokuyama M, Vijayakumar P, Warren JL, Geng B, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Vogels CBF, Petrone ME, Ott IM, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Lu-Culligan A, Klein J, Earnest R, Simonov M, Datta R, Handoko R, Naushad N, Sewanan LR, Valdez J, White EB, Lapidus S, Kalinich CC, Jiang X, Kim DJ, Kudo E, Linehan M, Mao T, Moriyama M, Oh JE, Park A, Silva J, Song E, Takahashi T, Taura M, Weizman OE, Wong P, Yang Y, Bermejo S, Odio CD, Omer SB, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian S, Martinello RA, Iwasaki A, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI. Saliva or Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of SARS-CoV-2. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 1283-1286. PMID: 32857487, PMCID: PMC7484747, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2016359.Peer-Reviewed Original Research