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This collection of content provides clinicians and public health professionals with key information and evidence for clinical considerations when diagnosing and managing patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. For evidence-based treatment recommendations for COVID-19, visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines prepared by the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel. Also see Variants of the Virus and Vaccines for COVID-19.
Table of Contents
Key Points
- The clinical presentation of COVID-19 varies from asymptomatic infection to critical illness; symptoms can vary over time.
- When testing for current SARS-CoV-2 infection, CDC recommends that clinicians use molecular or antigen tests (viral tests) that detect SARS-CoV-2 or its components, not a serologic test that detects antibodies. A chest radiograph or computerized tomography (CT) images alone are not recommended to diagnose COVID-19.
- Clinicians caring for special populations including children, pregnant and recently pregnant people, people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised, people with confirmed or suspected multisystem inflammatory syndrome, and people with post-COVID conditions may have additional clinical considerations.
- When treating patients with COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that clinicians consider treating patients according to risk of progression to severe COVID-19 or the severity of COVID-19. Patients who are reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 likely will experience less severe illness than during the initial infection, but some patients will experience more severe illness.
Summary of Updates
NewAs of May 27, 2022
- Updated information on the clinical presentation and course of COVID-19 among adults and children, including information about SARS-CoV-2 variants and reinfection
- New section about pregnancy and recent pregnancy
- New section on moderately or severely immunosuppressed populations
- Details on multisystem inflammatory syndrome
- Clarification of post-COVID conditions
As of February 12, 2021
- New information on potential for under-detection of occult hypoxemia by pulse oximetry, especially among persons with dark skin
- New information on dermatologic manifestations associated with COVID-19
- New information on prolonged shedding of replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 in severely immunocompromised persons
- New information on reports of reinfection with variant viruses
As of November 3, 2020
- New information for Laboratory and Radiographic Findings
- New information for Pediatric Considerations
- Revisions for clarity and significant updates to footnotes throughout
- Influenza alert box
- Information on FDA approval of remdesivir
As of October 27, 2020
- Updated content to Reinfection
As of September 10, 2020
- Updated content to Reinfection
As of June 20, 2020, to reflect the following:
- Updated content to Clinical Presentation
- New information about Reinfection
- New information about Therapeutics
- Minor revisions for clarity and updates to footnotes throughout
As of May 29, 2020
- Refer to updated symptoms of Coronavirus
As of May 25, 2020
- Refer to new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) guidance for healthcare providers
As of May 20, 2020
- Refer to new guidance for Evaluation and Management Considerations for Neonates At Risk for COVID-19
As of May 12, 2020
- New information about COVID-19-Associated Hypercoagulability
- Updated content and resources to include new NIH Treatment Guidelines
- Minor revisions for clarity
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