A Dedicated SARS-CoV-2 Testing Center for Public Service Agency Personnel: Implementation, Results, and Impact on Human Resources.

A global pandemic due to an emerging infectious disease requires efficient use of resources to ensure continued operation of essential services. To mitigate risk to these services and the population served, there needs to be a rapid identification of infected personnel via screening and testing. This retrospective study used prospectively collected data from a dedicated SARS-CoV-2 testing center for fire, police, and paramedic personnel in Toronto, Canada to determine the incidence of seropositive personnel and their immediate household, and estimate the days off work saved by timely access to testing and results.

Second-trimester asynchronous multifetal delivery results in poor perinatal outcome.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to estimate the maternal and fetal morbidities associated with asynchronous delivery.

Methods: A review of maternal and fetal medical records was performed at 2 tertiary care centers over 12 years. Charts were identified by the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification codes for twin and triplet gestations.

Magnesium sulfate in women with mild preeclampsia: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To determine whether magnesium sulfate prevents disease progression in women with mild preeclampsia.

Methods: A total of 222 women with mild preeclampsia were randomized to receive intravenous magnesium sulfate (n = 109) or matched placebo (n = 113). Mild preeclampsia was defined as blood pressure of at least 140/90 mm Hg taken on two occasions in the presence of new-onset proteinuria.