The Press, Volume 16, Issue 13, January 23, 1980

The Press, Volume 16, Issue 13 includes: BUSU issued cheques to the executive committee for the month of December even when nobody but the president, Dave Schaffer, was working; considering BUSU has reported a severely limited budget, the Press is extremely suspicious; Press explains numerous methods of contraception because they are “concerned” about the “surprising lack of knowledge among young people about the various methods of contraception.”; Students will receive lower average wages for their work in the summer, according to the NUS; Professor Maurice Yacowar is appointed the next dean of the division of humanities

The Press, Volume 16, Issue 14, January 30, 1980

The Press, Volume 16, Issue 14 includes: Winter term cheque from the University to BUSU is higher than expected and is estimated to reduce BUSU’s original debt of $41,000 to$33,000; The Association of Retired Speakers (ARS), headed by Andy McIntyre, Robert Cairns and Bruce Roberts, is ratified by BUSAC; Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) censures Memorial University of Newfoundland for discrimination on the grounds of political belief

The Press, Volume 16, Issue 16, February 13, 1980

The Press, Volume 16, Issue 16 includes: Press provides some of the major issues pertaining to the upcoming elections for local parliament and where candidates stand on them; Construction of Brock’s new swimming pool nears the halfway point; Former Canadian Football League Star Garney Henley joins Brock University as athletic director and basketball coach

Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA polymerase chain reaction using a clinical and radiological reference standard: Clinical sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 PCR.

ObjectivesDiagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 are important for epidemiology, clinical management, and infection control. Limitations of oro-nasopharyngeal real-time PCR sensitivity have been described based on comparisons of single tests with repeated sampling. We assessed SARS-CoV-2 PCR clinical sensitivity using a clinical and radiological reference standard.MethodsBetween March-May 2020, 2060 patients underwent thoracic imaging and SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing. Imaging was independently double- or triple-reported (if discordance) by blinded radiologists according to radiological criteria for COVID-19. We excluded asymptomatic patients and those with alternative diagnoses that could explain imaging findings. Associations with PCR-positivity were assessed with binomial logistic regression.Results901 patients had possible/probable imaging features and clinical symptoms of COVID-19 and 429 patients met the clinical and radiological reference case definition. SARS-CoV-2 PCR sensitivity was 68% (95% confidence interval 64-73), was highest 7-8 days after symptom onset (78% (68-88)) and was lower among current smokers (adjusted odds ratio 0.23 (0.12-0.42) pConclusionsIn patients with clinical and imaging features of COVID-19, PCR test sensitivity was 68%, and was lower among smokers; a finding that could explain observations of lower disease incidence and that warrants further validation. PCR tests should be interpreted considering imaging, symptom duration and smoking status