Annals On Call - Clinical Reasoning and Testing for COVID-19
Authors: Robert M. Centor, Rabih Geha, Reza Manesh
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Web Exclusives12 May 2020Annals On Call - Clinical Reasoning and Testing for COVID-19FREERobert M. Centor, MD, Rabih Geha, MD, and Reza Manesh, MDRobert M. Centor, MDHuntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.), Rabih Geha, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (R.G.), and Reza Manesh, MDThe Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (R.M.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/A19-0031 SectionsAboutVisual Abstract ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses testing for COVID-19 with Drs. Rabih Geha and Reza Manesh.Annals articles discussed include...Diagnostic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus-2. A Narrative Review: www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1301About Annals On CallAnnals On Call focuses on a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Robert Centor shares his own perspective on the material and interviews topic area experts to discuss, debate, and share diverse insights about patient care and health care delivery.For more information on Annals On Call and for more episodes, visit go.annals.org/OnCall. Comments 0 Comments Sign In to Submit A Comment Gregory Batson, MDAspire Primary Care8 June 2020 Serology testing to suggest immunity in providers During the portion of the podcast focusing on serologic testing, there was a comment that one utility of testing lies in identifying those health care providers with positive tests to suggest immunity, and serve as a factor in prioritizing those providers in the care of COVID-19 patients vs their serologically-negative colleagues. Have we determined that a positive antibody test serves as a serologic correlate of protection from infection or disease? I am not aware that this has been identified as the case in humans. If not, it seems it may be premature to assume it confers immunity, and thus influence decisions on staffing based on a thought of added safety from disease. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert M. Centor, MD; Rabih Geha, MD; Reza Manesh, MDAffiliations: Huntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (R.G.)The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (R.M.)Disclosures: Dr. Centor has disclosed the following: Consultancy: DynaMed, MDCalc, Medscape, National Kidney Foundation, The Curbsiders. Employment: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Drs. Geha and Manesh have disclosed no conflicts of interest.Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that her spouse has stock options/holdings with Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Eliseo Guallar, MD, MPH, DrPH, Deputy Editor, Statistics, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports employment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interest to disclose.This article was published at Annals.org on 12 May 2020. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoDiagnostic Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus 2 Matthew P. Cheng , Jesse Papenburg , Michaël Desjardins , Sanjat Kanjilal , Caroline Quach , Michael Libman , Sabine Dittrich , and Cedric P. Yansouni Metrics 2 June 2020Volume 172, Issue 11 Page: OC1 Keywords Conflicts of interest COVID-19 Diagnostic techniques Disclosure Health care Kidneys Patients Reasoning ePublished: 12 May 2020 Issue Published: 2 June 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...