2024
Guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 in children and adolescents: A consensus statement from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Pediatric COVID-19 Therapies Taskforce
Willis Z, Oliveira C, Abzug M, Anosike B, Ardura M, Bio L, Boguniewicz J, Chiotos K, Downes K, Grapentine S, Hersh A, Heston S, Hijano D, Huskins W, James S, Jones S, Lockowitz C, Lloyd E, MacBrayne C, Maron G, McDonough M, Miller C, Morton T, Olivero R, Orscheln R, Schwenk H, Singh P, Soma V, Sue P, Vora S, Nakamura M, Wolf J. Guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 in children and adolescents: A consensus statement from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Pediatric COVID-19 Therapies Taskforce. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2024, 13: 159-185. PMID: 38339996, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsRisk stratificationPediatric intensive care medicineEffects of therapyNon-hospitalized childrenPediatric infectious diseasesSevere COVID-19Cases of infectionMeta-analysis of dataIntensive care medicineClinical characteristicsPreventive therapyPediatric populationManagement of COVID-19Fatal infectionConsensus statementSevere illnessTherapyMeta-analysisTherapeutic interventionsSARS-CoV-2Expert consensusCare medicineRe-convenedGuidance statements
2023
Routine saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2 in children: Methods for partnering with community childcare centers
Rayack E, Askari H, Zirinsky E, Lapidus S, Sheikha H, Peno C, Kazemi Y, Yolda-Carr D, Liu C, Grubaugh N, Ko A, Wyllie A, Spatz E, Oliveira C, Bei A. Routine saliva testing for SARS-CoV-2 in children: Methods for partnering with community childcare centers. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1003158. PMID: 36817891, PMCID: PMC9936085, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1003158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParents/guardiansOnline patient portalYounger age groupsSARS-CoV-2Age groupsSurveillance programSaliva collectionSARS-CoV-2 testingSARS-CoV-2 screeningWeekly saliva samplesRT-PCR testingChildcare centre staffCritical age groupRoutine surveillance toolRoutine testing programsChildcare centersCOVID-19 transmissionAsymptomatic screeningSaliva collection methodNasal swabsPatient portalsSymptomatic testingPublic health dataSaliva samplesChildcare facilities
2022
Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents
Oliveira CR, Niccolai LM, Sheikha H, Elmansy L, Kalinich CC, Grubaugh ND, Shapiro ED, Billig K, Breban M, Brito A, Earnest R, Fauver J, Koch T, Ott I, Petrone M, Vogels C, Pham K, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, Bilguvar K, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Landry M, Peaper D, Schulz W. Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e220935. PMID: 35238933, PMCID: PMC8895259, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCase-control studyVaccine effectivenessBNT162b2 vaccineSARS-CoV-2Medical recordsAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionBNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineRetrospective case-control studyRT-PCR test resultsSARS-CoV-2 testUS adolescentsReverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testConditional logistic regression modelsTranscription polymerase chain reaction testDoses of vaccineControl participantsClinical trial populationsRelevant clinical dataCase participantsCOVID-19 vaccinePositive test resultsChain reaction testCounty of residenceNegative test results
2021
The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities
Zirinsky E, Paintsil E, Oliveira CR. The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2021, 33: 281-285. PMID: 33871422, PMCID: PMC8635086, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001018.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsClinical epidemiologyRespiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2-related deathAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSevere lower respiratory diseaseHealth disparitiesSARS-CoV-2 infectionLongstanding health disparitiesKawasaki-like syndromeLower respiratory diseaseCoronavirus 2 pandemicCoronavirus disease 2019Upper respiratory diseaseSARS-CoV-2Ethnic health disparitiesPandemics/epidemicsCardiovascular shockInfluenza seasonDisease 2019Healthcare disparitiesUS populationEthnic disparitiesHispanic childrenMore children