We Now Have Covid-19 Testing !
In partnership with our friends at OMNI Medical Care, we are able to offer our patients, their families, and the community testing for COVID-19.
We are able to perform two tests:
1. A PCR (nasal swab) to check for a current infection and
2. ANTIBODY testing (blood test) which can tell us if a person has been exposed to COVID-19.
Interested?
Please call the clinic for details: 720-458-6543
What Mainstreet Pediatrics is doing to Protect Our Patients:
- Removed all high-touch items, including toys, chalkboards, etc. Those items that we do still utilize are sanitized after every visit.
- Increased our cleaning frequency using effective disinfectants.
- Implemented a masking policy for all who enter our facility.
- Posted signs to screen anyone who enters for symptoms and exposure.
- Began screening our employees when entering our facilities.
- Offering COVID-19 testing at our facility.
- Utilizing virtual visits as an option for all patients and home visits for our youngest and most at-risk patients.
Please note that while the stay-at-home orders have been lifted, Mainstreet Pediatrics will remain vigilant in our efforts to prevent the spread of the disease. We ask for your understanding and cooperation as we continue to care for our patients during this difficult time.
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Children can get COVID-19?
Children of all ages can get COVID-19, although they appear to be affected less commonly than adults. In a systematic literature review (from January 1 through March 18, 2020), children accounted for 1 to 5 percent of diagnosed COVID-19 cases.
Mainstreet Pediatrics can test both kids and parents for COVID-19?
As of last week, we are now able to test both kiddos and parents. If you want to get that scheduled, give us a call!
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Routine wellness checks should be rescheduled?
Mainstreet Pediatrics has made every effort to ensure that your child is not put at risk so that we may keep our regularly scheduled wellness checks. The CDC and AAP encourage continuing to provide newborn care and vaccinations for children.
Playdates and playgrounds should be avoided?
Given the possibility of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from asymptomatic individuals (or presymptomatic individuals within the incubation period) the CDC recommends that children do not have play dates with children from other households and that when playing outside, they remain ≥6 feet from people from other households.
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SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through breast milk or during infant feeding?
It is unknown whether the SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through breast milk. The only report of testing found no virus in the maternal milk of six patients. However, droplet transmission could occur through close contact during feeding (breastfeeding or bottle feeding).
Does Mainstreet Pediatrics offer antibody testing?
We do offer antibody testing. This type of test is used to determine if the patient being tested has had the theCOVID-19 virus in the past.
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Kids should wear masks in public settings?
The CDC recommends that individuals ≥2 years of age wear a cloth face covering (eg, homemade masks or bandanas) when they are in public settings where social distancing may be difficult to achieve (eg, grocery stores, clinician offices), especially in areas with substantial community transmission. Cloth masks are not recommended for children <2 years of age because of concerns about suffocation