Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FASGE, reviewing Wölfel R. et al. Nature 2020 Apr 1. While a significant number of patients with COVID-19 experience GI symptoms,
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Fecal-Oral Route Does Not Appear to Be a Major Factor in COVID-19 Transmission
SARS-CoV-2 Cannot Be Contained by Manual Contact Tracing Alone
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FASGE, reviewing Ferretti L, et al. Science 2020 Mar 31. Because effective treatments for COVID-19 are not yet available, we rely
Gastroenterology Societies Issue Recommendations on the Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FASGE, reviewing joint gastroenterology society message on COVID-19 use of personal protective equipment. Gastrointest Endosc 2020 April 2. The GI societies
Decontamination Protocol for N95 Respirators May Help With PPE Shortage
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FASGE, reviewing Schwartz A, et al. Appl Biosaf 2020 March 27. In an attempt to meet anticipated resource needs during the
Majority of SARS-CoV-2 Transmissions May Occur Prior to Day 2 of COVID-19 Illness
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FASGE, reviewing Boehmer MM, et al. Lancet 2020 March 31. This report, co-authored by the scientist who developed the first SARS-CoV-2
Passive Antibody Therapy Against COVID-19 Holds Some Promise
Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, FASGE, reviewing Shen C, et al. JAMA 2020 March 27. In this very small case series of 5 critically ill patients