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Heterogeneity in testing, diagnosis and outcome in SARS-CoV-2 infection across outbreak settings in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada: an observational study
Linwei Wang, Huiting Ma, Kristy C.Y. Yiu, Andrew Calzavara, David Landsman, Linh Luong, Adrienne K. Chan, Rafal Kustra, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Marie-Claude Boily, Stephen Hwang, Sharon Straus, Stefan D. Baral and Sharmistha Mishra
October 09, 2020 8 (4) E627-E636; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200213
Linwei Wang
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MScHuiting Ma
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MScKristy C.Y. Yiu
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MScAndrew Calzavara
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MScDavid Landsman
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
BScLinh Luong
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MPHAdrienne K. Chan
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MD MPHRafal Kustra
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
PhDJeffrey C. Kwong
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MD MScMarie-Claude Boily
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
PhDStephen Hwang
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MD MPHSharon Straus
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MD MScStefan D. Baral
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
MDSharmistha Mishra
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Wang, Ma, Yiu, Landsman, Luong, Hwang, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; ICES (Calzavara, Kwong); Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Chan, Mishra), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Boily), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK; Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
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Heterogeneity in testing, diagnosis and outcome in SARS-CoV-2 infection across outbreak settings in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada: an observational study
Linwei Wang, Huiting Ma, Kristy C.Y. Yiu, Andrew Calzavara, David Landsman, Linh Luong, Adrienne K. Chan, Rafal Kustra, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Marie-Claude Boily, Stephen Hwang, Sharon Straus, Stefan D. Baral, Sharmistha Mishra
Oct 2020, 8 (4) E627-E636; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200213
Heterogeneity in testing, diagnosis and outcome in SARS-CoV-2 infection across outbreak settings in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada: an observational study
Linwei Wang, Huiting Ma, Kristy C.Y. Yiu, Andrew Calzavara, David Landsman, Linh Luong, Adrienne K. Chan, Rafal Kustra, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Marie-Claude Boily, Stephen Hwang, Sharon Straus, Stefan D. Baral, Sharmistha Mishra
Oct 2020, 8 (4) E627-E636; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200213
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