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32,995,866
Europace
Electrophysiology in the time of coronavirus: coping with the great wave.
AIMS: To chart the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity of interventional electrophysiology services in affected regions. METHODS AND RESULTS: We reviewed the electrophysiology laboratory records in three affected cities: Wenzhou in China, Milan in Italy, and London in the UK. We inspected catheter lab recor...
ablation;arrhythmia;covid-19;catheter ablation;electrophysiology;pandemic
Journal Article;Multicenter Study
Li, Jia;Mazzone, Patrizio;Leung, Lisa W M;Lin, Weiqian;D'Angelo, Giuseppe;Ma, Jun;Li, Jin;Akhtar, Zaki;Li, Yuechun;Della Bella, Paolo;Lin, Jiafeng;Gallagher, Mark M
10.1093/europace/euaa185
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[Title]: Electrophysiology in the time of coronavirus: coping with the great wave. [Abstract]: AIMS: To chart the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity of interventional electrophysiology services in affected regions. METHODS AND RESULTS: We reviewed the electrophysiology laboratory records in three affected ...
32,396,397
Diabetes Technol Ther
Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy Before, During, and After COVID-19.
Background: Pregnant women with diabetes are identified as being more vulnerable to the severe effects of COVID-19 and advised to stringently follow social distancing measures. Here, we review the management of diabetes in pregnancy before and during the lockdown. Methods: Majority of antenatal diabetes and obstetric v...
covid-19;closed-loop;continuous glucose monitoring;diabetes pregnancy;gestational diabetes;insulin pump therapy;type 1diabetes;type 2 diabetes
Journal Article
Murphy, Helen R
10.1089/dia.2020.0223
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[Title]: Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy Before, During, and After COVID-19. [Abstract]: Background: Pregnant women with diabetes are identified as being more vulnerable to the severe effects of COVID-19 and advised to stringently follow social distancing measures. Here, we review the management of diabetes in pregnancy...
32,535,752
Cardiol Ther
Cardiovascular Implications and Therapeutic Considerations in COVID-19 Infection.
The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has profoundly impacted all fields of medicine. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 and the resulting coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome has multiorgan effects. The pandemic has united researchers from bench to bedside in attempts to understan...
covid-19;cardiovascular implications;coronavirus;sars
Journal Article;Review
Judson, Gregory L;Kelemen, Benjamin W;Njoroge, Joyce N;Mahadevan, Vaikom S
10.1007/s40119-020-00184-5
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[Title]: Cardiovascular Implications and Therapeutic Considerations in COVID-19 Infection. [Abstract]: The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has profoundly impacted all fields of medicine. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 and the resulting coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome has...
32,226,823
Glob Health Res Policy
The novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, or COVID-19) epidemic first broke out in Wuhan and has been spreading in whole China and the world. The numbers of new infections and deaths in Wuhan are still increasing, which have posed major public health and governance concerns. A series of mandatory actions have been taken by the...
2019-ncov;covid-19;global health;novel coronavirus;outbreak;pneumonia;wuhan
Journal Article
Zhu, Hengbo;Wei, Li;Niu, Ping
10.1186/s41256-020-00135-6
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[Title]: The novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. [Abstract]: The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, or COVID-19) epidemic first broke out in Wuhan and has been spreading in whole China and the world. The numbers of new infections and deaths in Wuhan are still increasing, which have posed major public health and gove...
32,774,639
Pan Afr Med J
Genome sequencing and the diagnosis of novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) in Africa: how far are we?
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) has become a pandemic. There is currently no vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19. Early diagnosis and management is key to favourable outcomes. In order to prevent more widespread transmission of ...
covid-19;rt-pcr;sars-cov-2;antibody test;genome sequencing;rapid diagnostic test (rdt);serology test
Comparative Study;Journal Article;Review
Shey, Muki;Okeibunor, Joseph Chukwudi;Yahaya, Ali Ahmed;Herring, Belinda Louise;Tomori, Oyewale;Coulibaly, Sheick Omar;Gumede-Moeletsi, Hieronyma Nelisiwe;Mwenda, Jason Mathiu;Yoti, Zabulon;Wiysonge, Charles Shey;Talisuna, Ambrose Otau
10.11604/pamj.2020.36.80.23723
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[Title]: Genome sequencing and the diagnosis of novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) in Africa: how far are we? [Abstract]: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) has become a pandemic. There is currently no vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-...
32,549,989
J Intensive Care
Save the ICU and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriate critical care delivery for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a cornerstone in saving lives. Earlier publications worldwide demonstrate higher mortality among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in intensive care units during "surges" in the number of cases. In contrast, lower mortality outcomes a...
Journal Article
Shime, Nobuaki
10.1186/s40560-020-00456-1
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[Title]: Save the ICU and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Abstract]: Appropriate critical care delivery for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a cornerstone in saving lives. Earlier publications worldwide demonstrate higher mortality among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in intensive care units ...
32,570,168
Med Hypotheses
Microvascular disease confers additional risk to COVID-19 infection.
The majority of fatalities thus far in the COVID-19 pandemic have been attributed to pneumonia. As expected, the fatality rate reported in China is higher in people with chronic pulmonary disease (6.3%) and those who have cancer (5.6%). According to the American College of Cardiology Clinical Bulletin "COVID-19 Clinica...
covid-19;innate immunity;mpo;microvascular disease
Journal Article
Bale, Bradley Field;Doneen, Amy Lynn;Vigerust, David John
10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109999
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[Title]: Microvascular disease confers additional risk to COVID-19 infection. [Abstract]: The majority of fatalities thus far in the COVID-19 pandemic have been attributed to pneumonia. As expected, the fatality rate reported in China is higher in people with chronic pulmonary disease (6.3%) and those who have cancer (...
33,074,067
Int J Circumpolar Health
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the arctic: early data and emerging trends.
Since February 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has been unfolding in the Arctic, placing many communities at risk due to remoteness, limited healthcare options, underlying health issues and other compounding factors. Preliminary analysis of available COVID-19 data in the Arctic at the regional (subnational) level suggests t...
arctic;covid-19;mortality;pandemic;regions;trends
Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Petrov, Andrey N;Welford, Mark;Golosov, Nikolay;DeGroote, John;Degai, Tatiana;Savelyev, Alexander
10.1080/22423982.2020.1835251
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[Title]: Spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the arctic: early data and emerging trends. [Abstract]: Since February 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has been unfolding in the Arctic, placing many communities at risk due to remoteness, limited healthcare options, underlying health issues and other compounding ...
32,539,650
JCO Oncol Pract
Providing Oncology Pharmacy Services During the Coronavirus Pandemic: French Society for Oncology Pharmacy (Societe Francaise de Pharmacie Oncologique [SFPO]) Guidelines.
PURPOSE: Patients with cancer are at higher risk for contracting the COVID-19 infection and are more likely to have higher morbidity and mortality. This is a big challenge for oncology teams that have to treat patients to avoid contamination by SARS-CoV-2. The aim of the current work is to present oncology pharmacy pra...
Journal Article
Pourroy, Bertrand;Tournamille, Jean Francois;Bardin, Christophe;Slimano, Florian;Chevrier, Regine;Rioufol, Catherine;Madelaine, Isabelle
10.1200/OP.20.00295
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[Title]: Providing Oncology Pharmacy Services During the Coronavirus Pandemic: French Society for Oncology Pharmacy (Societe Francaise de Pharmacie Oncologique [SFPO]) Guidelines. [Abstract]: PURPOSE: Patients with cancer are at higher risk for contracting the COVID-19 infection and are more likely to have higher morbi...
32,425,361
Phytomedicine
Efficacy and safety of Lianhuaqingwen capsules, a repurposed Chinese herb, in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has resulted in a global outbreak. Few existing targeted medications are available. Lianhuaqingwen (LH) capsule, a repurposed marketed Chinese herb product, has been proven effective for influenza. PURPOSE: To determine the safety and efficacy of LH capsule in patients wi...
coronavirus disease 2019;lianhuaqingwen capsule;symptom recovery;conversion rate
Journal Article
Hu, Ke;Guan, Wei-Jie;Bi, Ying;Zhang, Wei;Li, Lanjuan;Zhang, Boli;Liu, Qingquan;Song, Yuanlin;Li, Xingwang;Duan, Zhongping;Zheng, Qingshan;Yang, Zifeng;Liang, Jingyi;Han, Mingfeng;Ruan, Lianguo;Wu, Chaomin;Zhang, Yunting;Jia, Zhen-Hua;Zhong, Nan-Shan
10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153242
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[Title]: Efficacy and safety of Lianhuaqingwen capsules, a repurposed Chinese herb, in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has resulted in a global outbreak. Few existing targeted medications are ava...
33,074,777
Clin Gerontol
Reconnecting: Strategies for Supporting Isolated Older Adults during COVID-19 through Tele-palliative Care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented levels of social isolation which has negatively impacted older patients in particular on multiple levels. We present a case of an older patient with several complex psychosocial issues who was hospitalized and died from COVID-19. The social isolation required during t...
telemedicine;aging;caregiver;coronavirus;end of life;geriatric;social isolation
Journal Article
Mackey, Regina M;Yeow, Mei E;Christensen, April R;Ingram, Cory;Carey, Elise C;Lapid, Maria I
10.1080/07317115.2020.1830905
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[Title]: Reconnecting: Strategies for Supporting Isolated Older Adults during COVID-19 through Tele-palliative Care. [Abstract]: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented levels of social isolation which has negatively impacted older patients in particular on multiple levels. We present a case of an older pat...
32,956,343
Medwave
[Reducing the impact of COVID-19 on radiation oncology units of developing countries: A rapid review and expert consensus].
Objective: To generate recommendations on the management of radiotherapeutic treatments during the pandemic, adapted to a country with limited health resources. Methods: We did a rapid review of the literature, searching for papers that describe any measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, as well as manageme...
covid-19;cancer;coronavirus;hypofractionated;pandemic;radiotherapy
Journal Article;Review
Montero-Oleas, Nadia;Puente-Vallejo, Raul;Leon-Micheli, Barbara;Imbaquingo-Cabrera, Andres;Silva, Monica;Gamarra, Elizabeth;Alvarez-Rodas, Byron;Segovia, Nelson;Aldaz-Roldan, Pablo;Nunez-Silva, Cristina;Zurita-Vivero, Karina;Carrion, Alex;Molina-Jaramillo, Jose;Rodriguez-Balarezo, Andres;Betancourt, Yuri;De Los Reyes, ...
10.5867/medwave.2020.08.8012
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[Title]: [Reducing the impact of COVID-19 on radiation oncology units of developing countries: A rapid review and expert consensus]. [Abstract]: Objective: To generate recommendations on the management of radiotherapeutic treatments during the pandemic, adapted to a country with limited health resources. Methods: We di...
32,331,955
Am J Emerg Med
Cardiac injury is associated with mortality and critically ill pneumonia in COVID-19: A meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to explore the association between cardiac injury and mortality, the need for intensive care unit (ICU) care, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. METHODS: We perf...
covid-19;cardiac injury;coronavirus;mortality;troponin
Journal Article
Santoso, Anwar;Pranata, Raymond;Wibowo, Arief;Al-Farabi, Makhyan Jibril;Huang, Ian;Antariksa, Budhi
10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.052
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[Title]: Cardiac injury is associated with mortality and critically ill pneumonia in COVID-19: A meta-analysis. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to explore the association between cardiac injury and mortality, the need for intensive care unit (ICU) care, acute respiratory di...
32,792,042
Rambam Maimonides Med J
Technological Developments and Strategic Management for Overcoming the COVID-19 Challenge within the Hospital Setting in Israel.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has remarkably challenged health care organizations and societies. A key strategy for confronting the disease implications on individuals and communities was based on harnessing multidisciplinary efforts to develop technologies for mitigating the disease spread and its d...
Journal Article;Review
Abbo, Aharon Ronnie;Miller, Asaf;Gazit, Talya;Savir, Yonatan;Caspi, Oren
10.5041/RMMJ.10417
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[Title]: Technological Developments and Strategic Management for Overcoming the COVID-19 Challenge within the Hospital Setting in Israel. [Abstract]: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has remarkably challenged health care organizations and societies. A key strategy for confronting the disease implication...
32,182,724
Biology (Basel)
Understanding Unreported Cases in the COVID-19 Epidemic Outbreak in Wuhan, China, and the Importance of Major Public Health Interventions.
We develop a mathematical model to provide epidemic predictions for the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China. We use reported case data up to 31 January 2020 from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission to parameterize the model. From the parameterized model, we iden...
corona virus;epidemic mathematical model;isolation;public closings;quarantine;reported and unreported cases
Journal Article
Liu, Zhihua;Magal, Pierre;Seydi, Ousmane;Webb, Glenn
10.3390/biology9030050
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[Title]: Understanding Unreported Cases in the COVID-19 Epidemic Outbreak in Wuhan, China, and the Importance of Major Public Health Interventions. [Abstract]: We develop a mathematical model to provide epidemic predictions for the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China. We use reported case data up to 31 January 2020 from ...
32,303,798
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) recommendations for trauma and emergency surgery preparation during times of COVID-19 infection.
A series of recommendations regarding hospital perioperative preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled to inform surgeons worldwide on how to provide emergency surgery and trauma care during enduring times.The recommendations are divided into eight domains: (1) General recommendation for surgical services; (2...
covid-19;emergency surgery;hospital preparation;severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2);trauma
Journal Article;Review
Coimbra, Raul;Edwards, Sara;Kurihara, Hayato;Bass, Gary Alan;Balogh, Zsolt J;Tilsed, Jonathan;Faccincani, Roberto;Carlucci, Michele;Martinez Casas, Isidro;Gaarder, Christine;Tabuenca, Arnold;Coimbra, Bruno C;Marzi, Ingo
10.1007/s00068-020-01364-7
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[Title]: European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) recommendations for trauma and emergency surgery preparation during times of COVID-19 infection. [Abstract]: A series of recommendations regarding hospital perioperative preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled to inform surgeons worldwide on ...
33,023,445
Curr Drug Deliv
Epidemiological Situation and Efficacy of Dexamethasone for the treatment planning of COVID-19: A perspective review.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the urgent requirement for searching effective treatments since the implications are so huge globally as compared to the earlier pandemics. Momentarily, there has been no effective medicine for SARS-CoV-2 infection, and supportive care tends to be the most effective approach t...
covid-19;cytokine storm;dexamethasone;pandemic;treatment
Journal Article
Wahab, Shadma;Ahmad, Irfan;Usmani, Shazia;Ahmad, Md Parwez
10.2174/1567201817666201006144008
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[Title]: Epidemiological Situation and Efficacy of Dexamethasone for the treatment planning of COVID-19: A perspective review. [Abstract]: The current COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the urgent requirement for searching effective treatments since the implications are so huge globally as compared to the earlier pandemics...
32,205,284
Int J Infect Dis
Epidemiological, clinical characteristics of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection with abnormal imaging findings.
PURPOSE: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with abnormal imaging findings. METHODS: Patients confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Zhejiang province from January 17 to February 8 who had undergone CT or X-ray were enrolled. Epidemiological and clinical data were analy...
clinical;epidemiological;imaging findings;predictive factors;sras-cov-2
Journal Article
Zhang, Xiaoli;Cai, Huan;Hu, Jianhua;Lian, Jiangshan;Gu, Jueqing;Zhang, Shanyan;Ye, Chanyuan;Lu, Yingfeng;Jin, Ciliang;Yu, Guodong;Jia, Hongyu;Zhang, Yimin;Sheng, Jifang;Li, Lanjuan;Yang, Yida
10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.040
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[Title]: Epidemiological, clinical characteristics of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection with abnormal imaging findings. [Abstract]: PURPOSE: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with abnormal imaging findings. METHODS: Patients confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Zhejiang ...
32,761,647
Drug Dev Res
Snake venom-derived bradykinin-potentiating peptides: A promising therapy for COVID-19?
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2), a novel coronavirus responsible for the recent infectious pandemic, is known to downregulate angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2). Most current investigations focused on SARS-COV-2-related effects on the renin-angiotensin system and especially the resu...
covid-19;kinin-kallikrein system;snake-derived bradykinin-potentiating peptide
Journal Article;Review
Gouda, Ahmed S;Megarbane, Bruno
10.1002/ddr.21732
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[Title]: Snake venom-derived bradykinin-potentiating peptides: A promising therapy for COVID-19? [Abstract]: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2), a novel coronavirus responsible for the recent infectious pandemic, is known to downregulate angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2). Most current...
32,946,668
Am J Transplant
Tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients: a matched cohort study.
The safety and efficacy of tocilizumab for the treatment of severe respiratory symptoms due to COVID-19 remain uncertain, in particular among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Thus, we evaluated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 29 hospitalized SOT recipients who received tocilizumab for severe COVID-...
clinical research/practice;complication: infectious;immune regulation;immunosuppression/immune modulation;infectious disease
Case Reports;Journal Article
Pereira, Marcus R;Aversa, Meghan M;Farr, Maryjane A;Miko, Benjamin A;Aaron, Justin G;Mohan, Sumit;Cohen, David J;Husain, Syed A;Ratner, Lloyd E;Arcasoy, Selim;Uriel, Nir;Zheng, Elizabeth X;Fox, Alyson N;Tsapepas, Demetra S;Emond, Jean C;Verna, Elizabeth C
10.1111/ajt.16314
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[Title]: Tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients: a matched cohort study. [Abstract]: The safety and efficacy of tocilizumab for the treatment of severe respiratory symptoms due to COVID-19 remain uncertain, in particular among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Thus, we evaluated the...
32,534,187
Int J Antimicrob Agents
Potential of coronavirus 3C-like protease inhibitors for the development of new anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs: Insights from structures of protease and inhibitors.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), similar to SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which belong to the same Betacoronavirus genus, induces severe acute respiratory disease that is a threat to human health. Since the outbreak of infection by SARS-CoV-2 began, w...
3c-like protease;3cl(pro) inhibitor;covid-19;coronavirus;mers;sars
Journal Article
He, Jun;Hu, Lijun;Huang, Xiaojun;Wang, Chenran;Zhang, Zhimin;Wang, Ying;Zhang, Dongmei;Ye, Wencai
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106055
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[Title]: Potential of coronavirus 3C-like protease inhibitors for the development of new anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs: Insights from structures of protease and inhibitors. [Abstract]: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), similar to SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), ...
32,327,293
Arch Med Res
Oleoylethanolamide, A Bioactive Lipid Amide, as A Promising Treatment Strategy for Coronavirus/COVID-19.
The current outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has been identified by World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic. With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus and considering the lack of effective pharmaceutical treatment for it, there is an urgent need to identify safe and effective drugs or potential adjuvant t...
bioactive lipids;covid-19;coronavirus;oea;oleoylethanolamide
Journal Article
Ghaffari, Samad;Roshanravan, Neda;Tutunchi, Helda;Ostadrahimi, Alireza;Pouraghaei, Mahboub;Kafil, Behnam
10.1016/j.arcmed.2020.04.006
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[Title]: Oleoylethanolamide, A Bioactive Lipid Amide, as A Promising Treatment Strategy for Coronavirus/COVID-19. [Abstract]: The current outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has been identified by World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic. With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus and considering the lack of e...
32,451,232
Heart Lung Circ
Position Statement on the Management of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Living Document.
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant stress on health resources in Australia. The Heart Rhythm Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand aims to provide a framework for efficient resource utilisation balanced with competing risks when appropriately treating patients with cardiac arrhythmias. This...
covid-19;cardiac electrophysiology;cardiac implantable electronic devices;congenital heart disease;personal protective equipment
Letter
Kumar, Saurabh;Haqqani, Haris;Wynn, Gareth;Pathak, Rajeev K;Lipton, Jonathan;Mahajan, Rajiv;Sanders, Prashanthan;Healey, Stewart;Wilsmore, Bradley;Mariani, Justin A;Thomas, Stuart P;Weerasooriya, Rukshen;McGavigan, Andrew;Gould, Paul A;Weatherley, Paul;Saad, Natasha;Cowan, Mitchell;Turnbull, Samual;Trivic, Ivana;Wong, ...
10.1016/j.hlc.2020.04.001
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[Title]: Position Statement on the Management of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Living Document. [Abstract]: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant stress on health resources in Australia. The Heart Rhythm Council of the Cardiac Socie...
32,642,878
Health Care Manag Sci
COVID-19 scenario modelling for the mitigation of capacity-dependent deaths in intensive care.
Managing healthcare demand and capacity is especially difficult in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where limited intensive care resources can be overwhelmed by a large number of cases requiring admission in a short space of time. If patients are unable to access this specialist resource, then death is a likely ou...
covid-19;capacity management;coronavirus;intensive care;operations research;simulation
Journal Article
Wood, Richard M;McWilliams, Christopher J;Thomas, Matthew J;Bourdeaux, Christopher P;Vasilakis, Christos
10.1007/s10729-020-09511-7
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[Title]: COVID-19 scenario modelling for the mitigation of capacity-dependent deaths in intensive care. [Abstract]: Managing healthcare demand and capacity is especially difficult in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where limited intensive care resources can be overwhelmed by a large number of cases requiring admi...
32,437,022
Head Neck
Olfactory and gustatory function impairment in COVID-19 patients: Italian objective multicenter-study.
BACKGROUND: Objective data on chemosensitive disorders during COVID-19 are lacking in the Literature. METHODS: Multicenter cohort study that involved four Italian hospitals. Three hundred and forty-five COVID-19 patients underwent objective chemosensitive evaluation. RESULTS: Chemosensitive disorders self-reported by 2...
covid-19;ageusia;anosmia;smell;taste
Journal Article;Multicenter Study
Vaira, Luigi Angelo;Hopkins, Claire;Salzano, Giovanni;Petrocelli, Marzia;Melis, Andrea;Cucurullo, Marco;Ferrari, Mario;Gagliardini, Laura;Pipolo, Carlotta;Deiana, Giovanna;Fiore, Vito;De Vito, Andrea;Turra, Nicola;Canu, Sara;Maglio, Angelantonio;Serra, Antonello;Bussu, Francesco;Madeddu, Giordano;Babudieri, Sergio;Gius...
10.1002/hed.26269
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[Title]: Olfactory and gustatory function impairment in COVID-19 patients: Italian objective multicenter-study. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Objective data on chemosensitive disorders during COVID-19 are lacking in the Literature. METHODS: Multicenter cohort study that involved four Italian hospitals. Three hundred and fort...
32,872,738
Korean J Intern Med
How lessons learned from the 2015 MERS outbreak affected the effective response to the COVID-19 epidemic in the Republic of Korea.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) experienced a public health crisis due to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2015 and is currently going through the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Lessons learned from the disastrous MERS outbreak were reflected in the preparedness system, and readiness made since...
covid-19;emerging infectious diseases;epidemic response;mers;outbreak response
Journal Article;Review
Yang, Tae Un;Noh, Ji Yun;Song, Joon-Young;Cheong, Hee Jin;Kim, Woo Joo
10.3904/kjim.2020.371
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[Title]: How lessons learned from the 2015 MERS outbreak affected the effective response to the COVID-19 epidemic in the Republic of Korea. [Abstract]: The Republic of Korea (ROK) experienced a public health crisis due to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2015 and is currently going through the coronavirus...
32,295,460
Orbit
Oculoplastic surgery practice during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic: experience sharing from Hong Kong.
At present, all parts of the world are hit hard by COVID-19. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the territory of Hong Kong was announced on January 23, 2020. Since then, oculoplastic surgeons in Hong Kong have been taking every measure to protect all healthcare workers and patients from contracting the disease. Th...
covid-19;coronavirus;infection control;oculoplastic surgery
Journal Article;Review
Mak, Shiu Ting;Yuen, Hunter Kl
10.1080/01676830.2020.1754435
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[Title]: Oculoplastic surgery practice during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic: experience sharing from Hong Kong. [Abstract]: At present, all parts of the world are hit hard by COVID-19. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the territory of Hong Kong was announced on January 23, 2020. Since then, oculoplasti...
32,753,052
BMC Nephrol
Spectrum of podocytopathies in new-onset nephrotic syndrome following COVID-19 disease: a report of 2 cases.
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic which has affected over 12 million people across the globe. Manifestations in different organs systems are being reported regularly. Renal biopsy findings in hospitalized COVID-19 patients presenting solely with acute kidney injury (AKI) have recent...
covid-19;collapsing glomerulopathy;nephrotic syndrome;podocytopathy
Case Reports;Journal Article
Gupta, Rajib K;Bhargava, Ramya;Shaukat, Al-Aman;Albert, Emily;Leggat, John
10.1186/s12882-020-01970-y
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[Title]: Spectrum of podocytopathies in new-onset nephrotic syndrome following COVID-19 disease: a report of 2 cases. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic which has affected over 12 million people across the globe. Manifestations in different organs systems are being report...
32,460,966
Obes Res Clin Pract
Self-quarantine and weight gain related risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact that self-quarantine has on behaviors associated with weight gain. METHODS: This was a quantitative descriptive/correlational research design. Research announcement was sent out via Facebook to 1200 possible participants. Six surveys were condensed into a ...
covid-19;pandemic;quarantine;weight gain
Journal Article
Zachary, Zeigler;Brianna, Forbes;Brianna, Lopez;Garrett, Pedersen;Jade, Welty;Alyssa, Deyo;Mikayla, Kerekes
10.1016/j.orcp.2020.05.004
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[Title]: Self-quarantine and weight gain related risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Abstract]: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact that self-quarantine has on behaviors associated with weight gain. METHODS: This was a quantitative descriptive/correlational research design. Research ...
32,492,293
N Engl J Med
A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19.
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurs after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For persons who are exposed, the standard of care is observation and quarantine. Whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent symptomatic infection after SARS-CoV-2 exposure is unknown. METHO...
Journal Article;Multicenter Study;Randomized Controlled Trial;Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Boulware, David R;Pullen, Matthew F;Bangdiwala, Ananta S;Pastick, Katelyn A;Lofgren, Sarah M;Okafor, Elizabeth C;Skipper, Caleb P;Nascene, Alanna A;Nicol, Melanie R;Abassi, Mahsa;Engen, Nicole W;Cheng, Matthew P;LaBar, Derek;Lother, Sylvain A;MacKenzie, Lauren J;Drobot, Glen;Marten, Nicole;Zarychanski, Ryan;Kelly, Laur...
10.1056/NEJMoa2016638
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[Title]: A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurs after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For persons who are exposed, the standard of care is observation and quarantine. ...
32,294,718
J Bras Pneumol
Presentation of pulmonary infection on CT in COVID-19: initial experience in Brazil.
The disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), designated COVID-19, emerged in late 2019 in China, in the city of Wuhan (Hubei province), and showed exponential growth in that country. It subsequently spread to all continents, and infection with SARS-CoV-2 is now classified as a pandemic. Given the magnitude a...
Journal Article
Chate, Rodrigo Caruso;Fonseca, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes;Passos, Rodrigo Bastos Duarte;Teles, Gustavo Borges da Silva;Shoji, Hamilton;Szarf, Gilberto
10.36416/1806-3756/e20200121
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[Title]: Presentation of pulmonary infection on CT in COVID-19: initial experience in Brazil. [Abstract]: The disease caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), designated COVID-19, emerged in late 2019 in China, in the city of Wuhan (Hubei province), and showed exponential growth in that country. It subsequently spre...
32,924,964
J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol
An evidence-based systematic review on emerging therapeutic and preventive strategies to treat novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) during an outbreak scenario.
A novel coronavirus infection coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged from Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, in December 2019 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is believed to be originated from bats in the local wet markets. Later, animal to human and human-to-human transmission of the virus began and resulting in widespread resp...
sars cov-2;antiviral drugs;coronavirus;vaccines
Journal Article;Systematic Review
Gudadappanavar, Anupama M;Benni, Jyoti
10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0113
[ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: An evidence-based systematic review on emerging therapeutic and preventive strategies to treat novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) during an outbreak scenario. [Abstract]: A novel coronavirus infection coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged from Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, in December 2019 caused by SARS-C...
32,458,502
J Med Virol
Glycyrrhetinic acid and its derivatives as potential alternative medicine to relieve symptoms in nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients.
SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious, and infection by this virus results in COVID-19, manifesting predominantly symptoms in the lower respiratory system. Detection of viral genomic materials by RT-PCR is the gold standard for diagnosis. Suspected COVID-19 patients who had a documented history of exposure and exhibited symp...
covid-19;pcr test negative;alternative medicine;antibody test positive;prolonged symptoms
Case Reports;Journal Article;Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Ding, Hong;Deng, Wenjun;Ding, Lingling;Ye, Xiaoqun;Yin, Shanye;Huang, Weishan
10.1002/jmv.26064
[ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Glycyrrhetinic acid and its derivatives as potential alternative medicine to relieve symptoms in nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients. [Abstract]: SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious, and infection by this virus results in COVID-19, manifesting predominantly symptoms in the lower respiratory system. Detection of vira...
32,283,878
Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi
[Is conjunctival congestion in patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus definitely related to the novel coronavirus].
This article was published ahead of print on the official website of Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology on April 14, 2020. Currently, it is commonly reported that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients are associated with conjunctival congestion and other symptoms, and the transmission route and high-risk eye disea...
2019 novel coronavirus;covid-19;conjunctivitis;conjunctivitis,viral;diagnosis, differential;hyperemia
Journal Article
Zhang, M C;Xie, H T
10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20200324-00218
[ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: [Is conjunctival congestion in patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus definitely related to the novel coronavirus]. [Abstract]: This article was published ahead of print on the official website of Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology on April 14, 2020. Currently, it is commonly reported that coronavirus dis...
32,664,919
J Hematol Oncol
A tertiary center experience of multiple myeloma patients with COVID-19: lessons learned and the path forward.
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, has resulted in over 100,000 deaths in the USA. Our institution has treated over 2000 COVID-19 patients during the pandemic in New York City. The pandemic directly impacted cancer patients and the organization of cancer care. Mount Sinai Hospital has a larg...
covid-19;multiple myeloma;new york;pandemic;sars;sars-cov-2;smoldering multiple myeloma
Journal Article
Wang, Bo;Van Oekelen, Oliver;Mouhieddine, Tarek H;Del Valle, Diane Marie;Richter, Joshua;Cho, Hearn Jay;Richard, Shambavi;Chari, Ajai;Gnjatic, Sacha;Merad, Miriam;Jagannath, Sundar;Parekh, Samir;Madduri, Deepu
10.1186/s13045-020-00934-x
[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: A tertiary center experience of multiple myeloma patients with COVID-19: lessons learned and the path forward. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, has resulted in over 100,000 deaths in the USA. Our institution has treated over 2000 COVID-19 patients during the pandemic i...
32,560,550
Nutrients
Covid-19 Confinement and Changes of Adolescent's Dietary Trends in Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.
Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic can influence dietary profiles, especially those of adolescents, who are highly susceptible to acquiring bad eating habits. Adolescents' poor dietary habits increase their subsequent risk of degenerative diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular pathologies, etc. Our ai...
covid-19;adolescents;diet;e-survey;lifestyle;questionnaire
Journal Article
Ruiz-Roso, Maria Belen;de Carvalho Padilha, Patricia;Mantilla-Escalante, Diana C;Ulloa, Natalia;Brun, Paola;Acevedo-Correa, Diofanor;Arantes Ferreira Peres, Wilza;Martorell, Miquel;Aires, Mariana Tschoepke;de Oliveira Cardoso, Leticia;Carrasco-Marin, Fernanda;Paternina-Sierra, Katherine;Rodriguez-Meza, Jhon E;Montero, ...
10.3390/nu12061807
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[Title]: Covid-19 Confinement and Changes of Adolescent's Dietary Trends in Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Brazil. [Abstract]: Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic can influence dietary profiles, especially those of adolescents, who are highly susceptible to acquiring bad eating habits. Adolescents' poor dietary...
32,978,176
BMJ Open Qual
How to rapidly design and operationalise PPE donning and doffing areas for a COVID-19 care facility: quality improvement initiative.
INTRODUCTION: Effective implementation of standard precautions specific to COVID-19 is a challenge for hospitals within the existing constraints of time and resources. AIM: To rapidly design and operationalise personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing areas required for a COVID-19 care facility. METHODS: ...
pdsa;checklists;continuous quality improvement;healthcare quality improvement;infection control
Journal Article
Wundavalli, LaxmiTej;Singh, Sheetal;Singh, Angel Rajan;Satpathy, Sidhartha
10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001022
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: How to rapidly design and operationalise PPE donning and doffing areas for a COVID-19 care facility: quality improvement initiative. [Abstract]: INTRODUCTION: Effective implementation of standard precautions specific to COVID-19 is a challenge for hospitals within the existing constraints of time and resources...
32,173,188
An Pediatr (Barc)
[Recommendations on the clinical management of the COVID-19 infection by the <<new coronavirus>> SARS-CoV2. Spanish Paediatric Association working group].
On 31 December 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Committee of Health and Healthcare (Hubei Province, China) reported that there were 27 cases of pneumonia of unknown origin with symptoms starting on the 8 December. There were 7 serious cases with common exposure in market with shellfish, fish, and live animals, in the city of ...
2019-ncov;covid-19;children;coronavirus;infeccion respiratoria;ninos;respiratory infection;sars-cov2
Journal Article
Calvo, Cristina;Garcia Lopez-Hortelano, Milagros;de Carlos Vicente, Juan Carlos;Vazquez Martinez, Jose Luis
10.1016/j.anpedi.2020.02.001
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[Title]: [Recommendations on the clinical management of the COVID-19 infection by the <<new coronavirus>> SARS-CoV2. Spanish Paediatric Association working group]. [Abstract]: On 31 December 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Committee of Health and Healthcare (Hubei Province, China) reported that there were 27 cases of pneumon...
32,519,085
Can J Public Health
Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok: a proposal for health authorities to integrate popular social media platforms in contingency planning amid a global pandemic outbreak.
In December 2019, a new severe respiratory coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected and has since spread across the globe to be ultimately declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. For physicians and allied medical professionals, the period since has been marked by an increased and ra...
facebook;healthcare communication;influencers;online medical community;physician networking;reddit;social media;tiktok
Journal Article
Eghtesadi, Marzieh;Florea, Adrian
10.17269/s41997-020-00343-0
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok: a proposal for health authorities to integrate popular social media platforms in contingency planning amid a global pandemic outbreak. [Abstract]: In December 2019, a new severe respiratory coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was detected and has since spread across the glo...
32,797,188
J Natl Cancer Inst
Recommendations for Testing and Treating Outpatient Cancer Patients in the Era of COVID-19.
The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is still not fully understood. Cancer patients are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19 and many have been or will be infected. Although an unfortunate minority will die from the infection, most will recover. This poses a challenge in which clinicians must weigh the benefits of initiation o...
Journal Article
Reidy-Lagunes, Diane;Saltz, Leonard;Postow, Michael;Scordo, Michael;Moskowitz, Alison;Tew, William;Zamarin, Dmitriy;Redelman-Sidi, Gil
10.1093/jnci/djaa111
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Recommendations for Testing and Treating Outpatient Cancer Patients in the Era of COVID-19. [Abstract]: The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is still not fully understood. Cancer patients are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19 and many have been or will be infected. Although an unfortunate minority will die from the...
32,769,260
Saudi J Gastroenterol
Abnormal liver-related biomarkers in COVID-19 patients and the role of prealbumin.
Background/Aims: We aimed to evaluate the distribution of abnormal liver-related biomarkers in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and explore the prognostic value of elevated liver enzymes and abnormal liver synthetic capacity with regards to patient mortality. Patients and Methods: This retrospective observa...
covid-19;hypoprealbuminemia;liver impairment;prognosis
Journal Article;Observational Study
Li, Tao;Guo, Ying;Zhuang, Xianghua;Huang, Laigang;Zhang, Xingqian;Wei, Fengtao;Yang, Baohua
10.4103/sjg.SJG_239_20
[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Abnormal liver-related biomarkers in COVID-19 patients and the role of prealbumin. [Abstract]: Background/Aims: We aimed to evaluate the distribution of abnormal liver-related biomarkers in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and explore the prognostic value of elevated liver enzymes and abnormal live...
32,717,771
J Card Surg
Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19: A systematic review.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine the literature evidence behind using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19 patients in a systematic review manner. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. A comprehensive literature s...
covid-19;ecmo;coronavirus;extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Journal Article;Systematic Review
Haiduc, Ana Alina;Alom, Samiha;Melamed, Naomi;Harky, Amer
10.1111/jocs.14879
[ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19: A systematic review. [Abstract]: OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine the literature evidence behind using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19 patients in a systematic review manner. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review using Preferred Reporti...
32,405,257
J Clin Virol
Validation of SARS-CoV-2 detection across multiple specimen types.
BACKGROUND: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused considerable disruption across the world, resulting in more than 235,000 deaths since December 2019. SARS-CoV-2 has a wide tropism and detection of the virus has been described in multiple specimen types, including various respiratory s...
bal;csf;coronavirus;sars-cov-2;sensitivity;specimen type
Evaluation Study;Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;Validation Study
Perchetti, Garrett A;Nalla, Arun K;Huang, Meei-Li;Zhu, Haiying;Wei, Yulun;Stensland, Larry;Loprieno, Michelle A;Jerome, Keith R;Greninger, Alexander L
10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104438
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[Title]: Validation of SARS-CoV-2 detection across multiple specimen types. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused considerable disruption across the world, resulting in more than 235,000 deaths since December 2019. SARS-CoV-2 has a wide tropism and detection of ...
32,856,557
J Agromedicine
The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on H-2A Agricultural Workers.
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on farmworker communities has been well documented by the media. The virus overlays existing health disparities among farmworkers, but the population is not homogenous. One group of workers that may be even more vulnerable to the transmission of COVID-19 is the H-2A temporary wor...
farmworkers;h-2a program;health disparities
Journal Article;Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Flocks, Joan
10.1080/1059924X.2020.1814922
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on H-2A Agricultural Workers. [Abstract]: The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on farmworker communities has been well documented by the media. The virus overlays existing health disparities among farmworkers, but the population is not homogenous. One group of workers that m...
33,042,702
Cureus
The Possibility and Cause of Relapse After Previously Recovering From COVID-19: A Systematic Review.
The severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-Cov-2) is a novel coronavirus that is believed to be mainly transmitted via droplet and contact transmission. While research is focusing on epidemiology, transmission, vaccine development, and therapeutics for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there ...
corona relapse;covid-19 relapse;recurrence covid-19;relapse covid
Journal Article
Elsayed, Sarah M;Reddy, Mithun K;Murthy, Pooja M;Gupta, Ishita;Valiuskyte, Monika;Sanchez, Diana F;Diaz, Mark Anthony
10.7759/cureus.10264
[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: The Possibility and Cause of Relapse After Previously Recovering From COVID-19: A Systematic Review. [Abstract]: The severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-Cov-2) is a novel coronavirus that is believed to be mainly transmitted via droplet and contact transmission. While research is foc...
32,957,373
Medicine (Baltimore)
Healthcare system approach to managing COVID-19 in a metropolitan community in Kentucky.
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has subsequently escalated exponentially worldwide. As this virus has never been experienced previously, it poses a significant challenge to healthcare systems who are poorly equipped to handle the large number of gravel...
Journal Article
Shields, Lisa B E;Hester, Steven T;Schulz, Paul S;Johnson, Craig;Hamilton, Randy;Wilde, Ashley M;Honaker, Joshua T
10.1097/MD.0000000000022254
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Healthcare system approach to managing COVID-19 in a metropolitan community in Kentucky. [Abstract]: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has subsequently escalated exponentially worldwide. As this virus has never been experienced previously, it po...
32,409,519
CMAJ
Estimation of COVID-19-induced depletion of hospital resources in Ontario, Canada.
BACKGROUND: The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues in several jurisdictions, causing substantial strain to health care systems. The purpose of our study was to predict the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient outcomes and use of hospital resources in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: We develo...
Journal Article
Barrett, Kali;Khan, Yasin A;Mac, Stephen;Ximenes, Raphael;Naimark, David M J;Sander, Beate
10.1503/cmaj.200715
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Estimation of COVID-19-induced depletion of hospital resources in Ontario, Canada. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues in several jurisdictions, causing substantial strain to health care systems. The purpose of our study was to predict the effect of the CO...
32,941,413
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of Residents and Staff Members - Fulton County, Georgia, March-May 2020.
Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents are at particularly high risk for morbidity and mortality associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), given their age and high prevalence of chronic medical conditions, combined with functional impairment that often requi...
Journal Article
Telford, Carson T;Onwubiko, Udodirim;Holland, David P;Turner, Kim;Prieto, Juliana;Smith, Sasha;Yoon, Jane;Brown, Wecheeta;Chamberlain, Allison;Gandhi, Neel;Williams, Steve;Khan, Fazle;Shah, Sarita
10.15585/mmwr.mm6937a4
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Preventing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities Through Preemptive Testing of Residents and Staff Members - Fulton County, Georgia, March-May 2020. [Abstract]: Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents are at particularly high risk for morbidity and mortality associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2...
32,926,815
Ann Intern Med
5 classes of antihypertensive drugs were not linked to positive COVID-19 test results or severe COVID-19.
SOURCE CITATION: Reynolds HR, Adhikari S, Pulgarin C, et al. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and risk of Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:2441-8. 32356628.
Journal Article;Comment
Fekete, Thomas
10.7326/ACPJ202009150-035
[ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: 5 classes of antihypertensive drugs were not linked to positive COVID-19 test results or severe COVID-19. [Abstract]: SOURCE CITATION: Reynolds HR, Adhikari S, Pulgarin C, et al. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and risk of Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:2441-8. 32356628. [Keywords]:
32,849,656
Front Immunol
Crosstalk Between Platelets and Microbial Pathogens.
Platelets, small anucleate cells circulating in the blood, are critical mediators in haemostasis and thrombosis. Interestingly, recent studies demonstrated that platelets contain both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory molecules, equipping platelets with immunoregulatory function in both innate and adaptive immunit...
covid-19;host immune responses;microbial pathogens;platelets;thrombosis
Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;Review
Li, Conglei;Li, June;Ni, Heyu
10.3389/fimmu.2020.01962
[ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Crosstalk Between Platelets and Microbial Pathogens. [Abstract]: Platelets, small anucleate cells circulating in the blood, are critical mediators in haemostasis and thrombosis. Interestingly, recent studies demonstrated that platelets contain both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory molecules, equipping pl...
32,865,489
Dtsch Arztebl Int
Medical Emergencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
BACKGROUND: In this study, we investigate the number of emergency room consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 in Germany compared to figures from the previous year. METHODS: Case numbers from calendar weeks 1 through 22 of the two consecutive years 2019 and 2020 were obtained from 29 university hospitals an...
Journal Article
Slagman, Anna;Behringer, Wilhelm;Greiner, Felix;Klein, Matthias;Weismann, Dirk;Erdmann, Bernadett;Pigorsch, Mareen;Mockel, Martin
10.3238/arztebl.2020.0545
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Medical Emergencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: In this study, we investigate the number of emergency room consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 in Germany compared to figures from the previous year. METHODS: Case numbers from calendar weeks 1 through 22 of the two consec...
32,805,774
Cancer Sci
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, RdRP, a promising therapeutic target for cancer and potentially COVID-19.
A recent outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has driven a global pandemic with catastrophic consequences. The rapid development of promising therapeutic strategies against COVID-19 is keenly anticipated. Family Coronaviridae comprises positive, ...
rna virus;rna-dependent rna polymerase;rdrp inhibitor;severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;telomerase reverse transcriptase
Journal Article;Review
Machitani, Mitsuhiro;Yasukawa, Mami;Nakashima, Jotaro;Furuichi, Yasuhiro;Masutomi, Kenkichi
10.1111/cas.14618
[ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, RdRP, a promising therapeutic target for cancer and potentially COVID-19. [Abstract]: A recent outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has driven a global pandemic with catastrophic consequences. The rapid deve...
32,597,389
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Facility-Level Approaches for COVID-19 When Caseload Surpasses Surge Capacity.
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally, fragile health systems already facing challenges with health system infrastructure, SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic capacity, and patient isolation capabilities may be left with few options to effectively care for acutely ill patients. Haiti-with only two laboratories that can per...
Journal Article
Walton, David A;Ivers, Louise C
10.4269/ajtmh.20-0681
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Facility-Level Approaches for COVID-19 When Caseload Surpasses Surge Capacity. [Abstract]: As COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally, fragile health systems already facing challenges with health system infrastructure, SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic capacity, and patient isolation capabilities may be left with few...
32,377,176
JOP
Management of Pancreatic Cancer During COVID-19 Pandemic: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive disease and survival remains dismal even with treatment. Currently, management of patients with pancreatic cancer has been complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Medical oncologists face the dilemma of whether to treat or to not treat these patients who are at high-risk of ...
adjuvant chemotherapy;covid-19, pandemics;lymphopenia;neutropenia;pancreatic cancer
Journal Article
Patel, Rajvi;Saif, Muhammad Wasif
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Management of Pancreatic Cancer During COVID-19 Pandemic: To Treat or Not to Treat? [Abstract]: Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive disease and survival remains dismal even with treatment. Currently, management of patients with pancreatic cancer has been complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Medical...
32,802,926
Arthroplast Today
Timing and Tips for Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Critically Ill Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and a Femoral Neck Fracture.
Expedited time to surgery after hip fracture is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality in appropriately optimized patients. However, the optimal timing of surgery in patients with the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection remains unknown. This case report describes a patient with COVID-19 pneum...
covid-19;hip fracture;postoperative complications;total hip arthroplasty
Case Reports
Kaidi, Austin C;Held, Michael B;Boddapati, Venkat;Trofa, David P;Neuwirth, Alexander L
10.1016/j.artd.2020.07.006
[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ]
[Title]: Timing and Tips for Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Critically Ill Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and a Femoral Neck Fracture. [Abstract]: Expedited time to surgery after hip fracture is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality in appropriately optimized patients. However, the optimal timing of sur...
32,162,604
Am J Trop Med Hyg
How Is the World Responding to the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Compared with the 2014 West African Ebola Epidemic? The Importance of China as a Player in the Global Economy.
This article describes similarities and differences in the response of governments and the international community to the current 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic. It expresses the opinion that the speed and scale of the response to COVID-19 are affected by the important role...
Journal Article
Maffioli, Elisa M
10.4269/ajtmh.20-0135
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: How Is the World Responding to the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Compared with the 2014 West African Ebola Epidemic? The Importance of China as a Player in the Global Economy. [Abstract]: This article describes similarities and differences in the response of governments and the international community t...
32,768,701
Int J Infect Dis
Low-dose subcutaneous tocilizumab to prevent disease progression in patients with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation.
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy profile of low-dose tocilizumab (TCZ), to prevent disease progression, subcutaneously administered to patients with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation. METHODS: Clinical characteristics and outcomes were retrospectively analysed of patients - with...
covid-19;cytokine release syndrome;il-6;inflammation;sars-cov-2;tocilizumab
Journal Article
Potere, Nicola;Di Nisio, Marcello;Rizzo, Giulia;La Vella, Matteo;Polilli, Ennio;Agostinone, Adriana;Spacone, Antonella;Di Carlo, Silvio;Costantini, Alberto;Abbate, Antonio;Porreca, Ettore;Parruti, Giustino
10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.078
[ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Low-dose subcutaneous tocilizumab to prevent disease progression in patients with moderate COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperinflammation. [Abstract]: AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy profile of low-dose tocilizumab (TCZ), to prevent disease progression, subcutaneously administered to patien...
32,276,101
J Pain Symptom Manage
Conservative Management of COVID-19 Patients-Emergency Palliative Care in Action.
CONTEXT: The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading across the world. Many patients will not be suitable for mechanical ventilation owing to the underlying health conditions, and they will require a conservative approach including palliative care management for their important symptom burden. OBJECTIVES: To develop a managemen...
covid-19;emergency;palliative;symptoms
Journal Article
Fusi-Schmidhauser, Tanja;Preston, Nancy J;Keller, Nikola;Gamondi, Claudia
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.030
[ 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Conservative Management of COVID-19 Patients-Emergency Palliative Care in Action. [Abstract]: CONTEXT: The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading across the world. Many patients will not be suitable for mechanical ventilation owing to the underlying health conditions, and they will require a conservative approach incl...
32,513,346
Epidemiol Infect
Evaluation of modelling study shows limits of COVID-19 importing risk simulations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mathematical modelling studies predicting the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been used worldwide, but precisions are limited. Thus, continuous evaluation of the modelling studies is crucial. We investigated situations of virus importation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to assess effectiveness of a ...
covid-19;mathematical modelling
Journal Article;Comment
Miyachi, T;Tanimoto, T;Kami, M
10.1017/S095026882000120X
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[Title]: Evaluation of modelling study shows limits of COVID-19 importing risk simulations in sub-Saharan Africa. [Abstract]: Mathematical modelling studies predicting the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been used worldwide, but precisions are limited. Thus, continuous evaluation of the modelling...
32,991,941
J Hosp Infect
Ethanol and isopropanol inactivation of human coronavirus on hard surfaces.
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has greatly increased the frequency of disinfecting surfaces in public places, causing a strain on the ability to obtain disinfectant solutions. An alternative is to use plain alcohols (EtOH and IPA) or sodium hypochlorite (SH). AIM: To determine the efficacy of various...
covid-19;ethanol;human coronavirus;isopropanol;sodium hypochlorite
Journal Article
Meyers, C;Kass, R;Goldenberg, D;Milici, J;Alam, S;Robison, R
10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.026
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[Title]: Ethanol and isopropanol inactivation of human coronavirus on hard surfaces. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has greatly increased the frequency of disinfecting surfaces in public places, causing a strain on the ability to obtain disinfectant solutions. An alternative is to use pla...
32,662,399
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Case Report: Novel Coronavirus-A Potential Cause of Acute Pancreatitis?
A 32-year-old medical practitioner presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting, 1 week after the diagnosis of COVID-19. The patient did not report any comorbid conditions, alcohol usage, or gallstone disease. Laboratory and radiological investigations revealed the...
Case Reports;Journal Article
Bokhari, Syed Muhammad Mashhood Ali;Mahmood, Fatima
10.4269/ajtmh.20-0568
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[Title]: Case Report: Novel Coronavirus-A Potential Cause of Acute Pancreatitis? [Abstract]: A 32-year-old medical practitioner presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting, 1 week after the diagnosis of COVID-19. The patient did not report any comorbid conditions,...
32,764,257
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Winter Is Coming: A Southern Hemisphere Perspective of the Environmental Drivers of SARS-CoV-2 and the Potential Seasonality of COVID-19.
SARS-CoV-2 virus infections in humans were first reported in December 2019, the boreal winter. The resulting COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the WHO in March 2020. By July 2020, COVID-19 was present in 213 countries and territories, with over 12 million confirmed cases and over half a million attributed deaths. Knowl...
covid-19;sars-cov-2;environmental influences;humidity;seasonality;temperature
Journal Article;Review
Smit, Albertus J;Fitchett, Jennifer M;Engelbrecht, Francois A;Scholes, Robert J;Dzhivhuho, Godfrey;Sweijd, Neville A
10.3390/ijerph17165634
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[Title]: Winter Is Coming: A Southern Hemisphere Perspective of the Environmental Drivers of SARS-CoV-2 and the Potential Seasonality of COVID-19. [Abstract]: SARS-CoV-2 virus infections in humans were first reported in December 2019, the boreal winter. The resulting COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the WHO in March 2...
32,930,670
JMIR Public Health Surveill
Association Between Public Knowledge About COVID-19, Trust in Information Sources, and Adherence to Social Distancing: Cross-Sectional Survey.
BACKGROUND: The success of behavioral interventions and policies designed to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on how well individuals are informed about both the consequences of infection and the steps that should be taken to reduce the impact of the disease. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to in...
covid-19;behavior;coronavirus;health communication;social distancing;trust in information sources
Journal Article
Fridman, Ilona;Lucas, Nicole;Henke, Debra;Zigler, Christina K
10.2196/22060
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Association Between Public Knowledge About COVID-19, Trust in Information Sources, and Adherence to Social Distancing: Cross-Sectional Survey. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: The success of behavioral interventions and policies designed to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on how well individuals are ...
32,916,610
Biosens Bioelectron
Rapid and quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG for convalescent serum evaluation.
Convalescent serum with a high abundance of neutralization IgG is a promising therapeutic agent for rescuing COVID-19 patients in the critical stage. Knowing the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 S1-specific IgG is crucial in selecting appropriate convalescent serum donors. Here, we present a portable microfluidic ELISA tech...
antibody detection;covid-19;immunoassay;microfluidics
Evaluation Study;Journal Article
Tan, Xiaotian;Krel, Mila;Dolgov, Enriko;Park, Steven;Li, Xuzhou;Wu, Weishu;Sun, Yun-Lu;Zhang, Jie;Khaing Oo, Maung Kyaw;Perlin, David S;Fan, Xudong
10.1016/j.bios.2020.112572
[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Rapid and quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG for convalescent serum evaluation. [Abstract]: Convalescent serum with a high abundance of neutralization IgG is a promising therapeutic agent for rescuing COVID-19 patients in the critical stage. Knowing the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 S1-specific Ig...
33,042,946
Front Public Health
Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Ecological Study.
Objectives: Considering the transmissible nature of COVID-19 it is important to explore the trend of the epidemiology of the disease in each country and act accordingly. This study aimed to examine the trend of COVID-19 epidemiology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in term of its incidence rate, recovery rate, and mortal...
covid-19;saudi arabia;epidemiology;pandemic;trend
Journal Article
Alyami, Mohammad H;Naser, Abdallah Y;Orabi, Mohamed A A;Alwafi, Hassan;Alyami, Hamad S
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00506
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[Title]: Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Ecological Study. [Abstract]: Objectives: Considering the transmissible nature of COVID-19 it is important to explore the trend of the epidemiology of the disease in each country and act accordingly. This study aimed to examine the trend of COVID-19 e...
32,527,624
Eur Urol Focus
Risk of Virus Contamination Through Surgical Smoke During Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature on a Neglected Issue Revived in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era.
CONTEXT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic raised concerns about the safety of laparoscopy due to the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diffusion in surgical smoke. Although no case of SARS-CoV-2 contagion related to surgical smoke has been reported, several internation...
covid-19;minimally invasive surgery;surgical;virus;smoke
Journal Article;Systematic Review
Pavan, Nicola;Crestani, Alessandro;Abrate, Alberto;Nunzio, Cosimo De;Esperto, Francesco;Giannarini, Gianluca;Galfano, Antonio;Gregori, Andrea;Liguori, Giovanni;Bartoletti, Riccardo;Porpiglia, Francesco;Simonato, Alchiede;Trombetta, Carlo;Tubaro, Andrea;Ficarra, Vincenzo;Novara, Giacomo
10.1016/j.euf.2020.05.021
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[Title]: Risk of Virus Contamination Through Surgical Smoke During Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Literature on a Neglected Issue Revived in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era. [Abstract]: CONTEXT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic raised concerns about the safety of laparoscopy due to the...
32,540,825
Virologie (Montrouge)
[A scenario to safely ease the covid-19 lockdown while allowing economic recovery].
If they work as expected, the strict containment measures enforced to stop the French Covid-19 epidemic will leave a large proportion of the population "naive" about the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In these conditions, how can we prevent the epidemic from rebounding, at a time when this restrictive policy will soon become untena...
covid-19;age-dependent lethality;economic recovery;lockdown termination
Journal Article
Claverie, Jean-Michel
10.1684/vir.2020.0842
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: [A scenario to safely ease the covid-19 lockdown while allowing economic recovery]. [Abstract]: If they work as expected, the strict containment measures enforced to stop the French Covid-19 epidemic will leave a large proportion of the population "naive" about the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In these conditions, how ca...
32,903,321
Kidney Dis (Basel)
Localization of Cell Receptor-Related Genes of SARS-CoV-2 in the Kidney through Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis.
Background: The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which has been responsible for the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, uses the cell receptor angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) for entry and the serine protease TMPRSS2 for spike (S) protein priming. Meanwhile, the presence of B(0)AT1 (SLC6A19) may pr...
angiotensin-converting enzyme-2;proximal tubule cells;sars-cov-2;single-cell transcriptome sequencing
Journal Article
Chen, Qi-Lin;Li, Jia-Qi;Xiang, Zhi-Dan;Lang, Yue;Guo, Guo-Ji;Liu, Zhi-Hong
10.1159/000508162
[ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Localization of Cell Receptor-Related Genes of SARS-CoV-2 in the Kidney through Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis. [Abstract]: Background: The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which has been responsible for the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, uses the cell receptor angiotensin converting enz...
33,071,210
J Infect Public Health
A new parameter in COVID-19 pandemic: initial lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)/Lymphocyte ratio for diagnosis and mortality.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-2019) is a pandemic disease, infecting more than 26.5 million people. Since there is no specific and effective treatment; early diagnosis and optimal isolation of the patient are of vital importance. Real-time polymerase chain reaction-based (RT-PCR) analyses do not achieve suf...
covid- 19;diagnosis;ldh/lymphocyte ratio;mortality;sensitivity
Journal Article
Serin, Istemi;Sari, Nagehan Didem;Dogu, Mehmet Hilmi;Acikel, Sakine Damla;Babur, Gulnihal;Ulusoy, Avni;Onar, Mediha Irem;Gokce, Emre Cem;Altunok, Oguz;Yaylaci Mert, Feyza;Karakilic, Ayse;Baltik, Muhammed;Gulesir, Begum
10.1016/j.jiph.2020.09.009
[ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: A new parameter in COVID-19 pandemic: initial lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)/Lymphocyte ratio for diagnosis and mortality. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-2019) is a pandemic disease, infecting more than 26.5 million people. Since there is no specific and effective treatment; early diagnosis...
32,492,206
J Med Virol
Understanding the possible origin and genotyping of the first Bangladeshi SARS-CoV-2 strain.
The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has caused the most unfathomable pandemic in the history of humankind. Bangladesh is also a victim of this critical situation. To investigate the genomic features of the pathogen from Bangladesh, the first complete genome of the virus has very recently been published. Therefore, long-...
bangladesh;sars-cov-2;evolution;genome;unique mutation;virus classification
Journal Article
Alam, A S M Rubayet Ul;Islam, M Rafiul;Rahman, M Shaminur;Islam, Ovinu Kibria;Hossain, M Anwar
10.1002/jmv.26115
[ 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Understanding the possible origin and genotyping of the first Bangladeshi SARS-CoV-2 strain. [Abstract]: The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has caused the most unfathomable pandemic in the history of humankind. Bangladesh is also a victim of this critical situation. To investigate the genomic features of the p...
33,013,010
J Air Transp Manag
Future aircraft turnaround operations considering post-pandemic requirements.
Air Transportation is a major contributor to international mobility and has high requirements to ensure safe and secure operations. Aircraft ground operations are impacted significantly by the current pandemic situation so that standard operating procedures need a redesign to incorporate the upcoming sanitation require...
aircraft cabin disinfection;aircraft ground operations;aircraft turnaround;airport management;covid-19;operational changes;passenger boarding
Journal Article
Schultz, Michael;Evler, Jan;Asadi, Ehsan;Preis, Henning;Fricke, Hartmut;Wu, Cheng-Lung
10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101886
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Future aircraft turnaround operations considering post-pandemic requirements. [Abstract]: Air Transportation is a major contributor to international mobility and has high requirements to ensure safe and secure operations. Aircraft ground operations are impacted significantly by the current pandemic situation s...
33,067,181
J Clin Pathol
Platelet aggregates, a marker of severe COVID-19 disease.
Thrombocytopenia is common in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting due to endogenous and iatrogenic factors. Despite that, thrombocytopenia in patients with severe COVID-19 infections is surprisingly uncommon. By examining the blood film of 20 ICU patients with COVID-19, we observed the presence of platelet aggregates ...
blood platelets;morphological and microscopic findings;thrombosis
Journal Article
Rampotas, Alexandros;Pavord, Sue
10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206933
[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Platelet aggregates, a marker of severe COVID-19 disease. [Abstract]: Thrombocytopenia is common in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting due to endogenous and iatrogenic factors. Despite that, thrombocytopenia in patients with severe COVID-19 infections is surprisingly uncommon. By examining the blood film of ...
32,795,424
Am J Pathol
Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients with Convalescent Plasma Reveals a Signal of Significantly Decreased Mortality.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has spread globally, and proven treatments are limited. Transfusion of convalescent plasma collected from donors who have recovered from COVID-19 is among many approaches being studied as potentially efficacious therapy. We ...
Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Salazar, Eric;Christensen, Paul A;Graviss, Edward A;Nguyen, Duc T;Castillo, Brian;Chen, Jian;Lopez, Bevin V;Eagar, Todd N;Yi, Xin;Zhao, Picheng;Rogers, John;Shehabeldin, Ahmed;Joseph, David;Leveque, Christopher;Olsen, Randall J;Bernard, David W;Gollihar, Jimmy;Musser, James M
10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.08.001
[ 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients with Convalescent Plasma Reveals a Signal of Significantly Decreased Mortality. [Abstract]: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has spread globally, and proven treatments are limited. Transfusion of conva...
32,974,677
J Trop Pediatr
Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from an Asymptomatic Pregnant Woman in India.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is a highly infectious disease with many possible routes of transmission. Vertical transmission of SARS CoV-2 is still controversial. We report a case of vertical transmission of SARS CoV-2 from an asymptomatic pregnant woman to her newborn baby who had compl...
covid-19 infected mothers;india;newborns;vertical transmission
Journal Article
Singh, Mukesh Vir;Shrivastava, Anubha;Maurya, Manisha;Tripathi, Ambuj;Sachan, Reena;Siddiqui, Shahid Akhtar
10.1093/tropej/fmaa048
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[Title]: Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from an Asymptomatic Pregnant Woman in India. [Abstract]: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is a highly infectious disease with many possible routes of transmission. Vertical transmission of SARS CoV-2 is still controversial. We report a case of ve...
32,942,274
Pathobiology
Autopsy Findings in 32 Patients with COVID-19: A Single-Institution Experience.
BACKGROUND: A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019. This virus rapidly spread around the world causing disease ranging from minimal symptoms to severe pneumonia, which was termed coronavirus disease (i.e., COVID). Postmortem examination is a valuable tool for studying the pathobiol...
acute respiratory distress syndrome;autopsy;covid-19;thrombi
Journal Article
Elsoukkary, Sarah S;Mostyka, Maria;Dillard, Alicia;Berman, Diana R;Ma, Lucy X;Chadburn, Amy;Yantiss, Rhonda K;Jessurun, Jose;Seshan, Surya V;Borczuk, Alain C;Salvatore, Steven P
10.1159/000511325
[ 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Autopsy Findings in 32 Patients with COVID-19: A Single-Institution Experience. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019. This virus rapidly spread around the world causing disease ranging from minimal symptoms to severe pneumonia, which was termed co...
32,662,060
Swiss Med Wkly
The many faces of interstitial pneumonia: a case of presumed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
We present the case of an oncology patient admitted to our hospital during the current COVID-19 pandemic with clinical and radiological features strongly suggestive of interstitial pneumonia. Multiple laboratory tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2 (polymerase chain reaction testing of nasopharyngeal swabs, and of induce...
Case Reports;Journal Article
Rigamonti, Elia;Salera, Davide;Gheorghiu, Alina C;Fratila, Corneliu;Gianella, Pietro
10.4414/smw.2020.20312
[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ]
[Title]: The many faces of interstitial pneumonia: a case of presumed SARS-CoV-2 infection. [Abstract]: We present the case of an oncology patient admitted to our hospital during the current COVID-19 pandemic with clinical and radiological features strongly suggestive of interstitial pneumonia. Multiple laboratory test...
32,674,410
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Air Quality during COVID-19 in Four Megacities: Lessons and Challenges for Public Health.
The study described in this manuscript analyzed the effects of quarantine and social distancing policies implemented due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on air pollution levels in four western megacities: Sao Paulo in Brazil; Paris in France; and Los Angeles and New York in the United States. The st...
covid-19;activity restrictions;air pollution;traffic reductions;urban health
Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Connerton, Patrick;Vicente de Assuncao, Joao;Maura de Miranda, Regina;Dorothee Slovic, Anne;Jose Perez-Martinez, Pedro;Ribeiro, Helena
10.3390/ijerph17145067
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Air Quality during COVID-19 in Four Megacities: Lessons and Challenges for Public Health. [Abstract]: The study described in this manuscript analyzed the effects of quarantine and social distancing policies implemented due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on air pollution levels in four west...
32,798,104
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Following COVID-19 clinicians now overwhelmingly accept virtual clinics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Virtual consultations and telemedicine have been an emerging trend in modern medicine, which has seen acceleration in uptake across a wide range of specialties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following on from previous work by the authors in 2019 examining clinician and patient appetite for virtual consultations ...
covid-19;oral maxillofacial surgery;teleconference;virtual clinic;virtual consulting
Journal Article
Al-Izzi, T;Breeze, J;Elledge, R
10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.07.039
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Following COVID-19 clinicians now overwhelmingly accept virtual clinics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. [Abstract]: Virtual consultations and telemedicine have been an emerging trend in modern medicine, which has seen acceleration in uptake across a wide range of specialties as a result of the COVID-19 pand...
32,855,070
Surgeon
Laparoscopic Surgery and the debate on its safety during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of recommendations.
INTRODUCTION: The transmission of COVID-19 virus since the outbreak of viral pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 gave rise to protective operative measures. Aerosol generating procedures such as laparoscopic surgery are known to be associated with increased risks of viral transmission to the healthcare workers. The safety of l...
covid-19;laparoscopic surgery;laparoscopy;minimally invasive surgery;pandemic;sars-cov-2;surgery
Journal Article;Systematic Review
El Boghdady, Michael;Ewalds-Kvist, Beatrice Marianne
10.1016/j.surge.2020.07.005
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Laparoscopic Surgery and the debate on its safety during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of recommendations. [Abstract]: INTRODUCTION: The transmission of COVID-19 virus since the outbreak of viral pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 gave rise to protective operative measures. Aerosol generating procedures such...
32,240,285
Clin Infect Dis
First Mildly Ill, Nonhospitalized Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Without Viral Transmission in the United States-Maricopa County, Arizona, 2020.
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a range of illness severity. Mild illness has been reported, but whether illness severity correlates with infectivity is unknown. We describe the public health investigation of a mildly ill, nonhospitalized COVID-19 case who traveled to China. METHODS: The case was...
covid-19;sars-cov-2;illness severity;serial testing;viral transmission
Case Reports;Journal Article
Scott, Sarah E;Zabel, Karen;Collins, Jennifer;Hobbs, Katherine C;Kretschmer, Melissa J;Lach, Mitchell;Turnbow, Katie;Speck, Lindsay;White, Jessica R;Maldonado, Keila;Howard, Brandon;Fowler, Jeanene;Singh, Sonia;Robinson, Susan;Pompa, Alexandra Peterson;Chatham-Stephens, Kevin;Xie, Amy;Cates, Jordan;Lindstrom, Stephen;L...
10.1093/cid/ciaa374
[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ]
[Title]: First Mildly Ill, Nonhospitalized Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Without Viral Transmission in the United States-Maricopa County, Arizona, 2020. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a range of illness severity. Mild illness has been reported, but whether illness sever...
32,735,339
JAMA Netw Open
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Screening Strategies to Permit the Safe Reopening of College Campuses in the United States.
Importance: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an existential threat to many US residential colleges; either they open their doors to students in September or they risk serious financial consequences. Objective: To define severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) screening perform...
Journal Article;Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Paltiel, A David;Zheng, Amy;Walensky, Rochelle P
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16818
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Screening Strategies to Permit the Safe Reopening of College Campuses in the United States. [Abstract]: Importance: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an existential threat to many US residential colleges; either they open their doors to students in September or the...
32,592,145
Drugs R D
Identification of a Potential Peptide Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Targeting its Entry into the Host Cells.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Due to the incessant spread of the disease with substantial morbidity and mortality rates, there is an urgent demand for effective therapeutics and vaccines to control ...
Journal Article
Baig, Mirza S;Alagumuthu, Manikandan;Rajpoot, Sajjan;Saqib, Uzma
10.1007/s40268-020-00312-5
[ 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Identification of a Potential Peptide Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Targeting its Entry into the Host Cells. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Due to the incessant spread of the disease w...
32,838,116
Sleep Vigil
Guidelines of the Indian Society for Sleep Research (ISSR) for Practice of Sleep Medicine during COVID-19.
Background: Sleep services are assigned a non-essential status during COVID-19. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine strongly urges sleep clinicians to continue postponing non-urgent care until a later date, if such a recommendation is made by state officials due to local conditions. At the same time, one cannot igno...
covid-19;home sleep study;in-lab testing;level-1 sleep study;pandemic;personal protective equipment (ppe);polysomnography;positive airway pressure (pap);sleep medicine;teleconsultation;titration
Journal Article;Review
Gupta, Ravi;Kumar, V Mohan;Tripathi, Manjari;Datta, Karuna;Narayana, Manjunatha;Ranjan Sarmah, Kripesh;Bhatia, Manvir;Devnani, Preeti;Das, Sourav;Shrivastava, Deepak;Gourineni, Rama Devi;Singh, Tripat Deep;Jindal, Apar;Mallick, Hruda Nanda
10.1007/s41782-020-00097-2
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: Guidelines of the Indian Society for Sleep Research (ISSR) for Practice of Sleep Medicine during COVID-19. [Abstract]: Background: Sleep services are assigned a non-essential status during COVID-19. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine strongly urges sleep clinicians to continue postponing non-urgent care un...
32,820,143
Am J Case Rep
COVID-19 Case Report: An 84-Year-Old Man with Exacerbation of Multiple Comorbidities Due to COVID-19 Managed by a Multidisciplinary Team Using Patient-Reported Outcomes.
BACKGROUND When treating patients with comorbidities who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome as a result of SARS-CoV-2, it is crucial to offer multidisciplinary treatment that takes into consideration all of the health conditions with which they have been diagnosed. In particular, clinicians should not ...
Case Reports;Journal Article
Romeyke, Toabis;Noehammer, Elisabeth;Stummer, Harald
10.12659/AJCR.926694
[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 ]
[Title]: COVID-19 Case Report: An 84-Year-Old Man with Exacerbation of Multiple Comorbidities Due to COVID-19 Managed by a Multidisciplinary Team Using Patient-Reported Outcomes. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND When treating patients with comorbidities who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome as a result of SARS-...
32,419,769
Radiography (Lond)
How to safely and sustainably reorganise a large general radiography service facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objectives: This paper aims to share our experience in reorganising our general radiography service during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from the viewpoint of a large tertiary referral medical centre. Key findings: Re-organization of the radiography workforce, patient segregation, and modification of rout...
covid-19;cleaning;infection control;outbreak;radiography;segregation
Journal Article;Review
Sim, W Y;Chen, R C;Aw, L P;Abu Bakar, R;Tan, C C;Heng, A L;Ooi, C C
10.1016/j.radi.2020.05.001
[ 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: How to safely and sustainably reorganise a large general radiography service facing the COVID-19 pandemic. [Abstract]: Objectives: This paper aims to share our experience in reorganising our general radiography service during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from the viewpoint of a large tertiary re...
32,620,125
J Transl Med
The timeline and risk factors of clinical progression of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, China.
BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out globally. Early prediction of the clinical progression was essential but still unclear. We aimed to evaluate the timeline of COVID-19 development and analyze risk factors of disease progression. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we included 333 pat...
covid-19;clinical progression;pneumonia;retrospective analysis;risk factor
Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Wang, Fang;Qu, Mengyuan;Zhou, Xuan;Zhao, Kai;Lai, Changxiang;Tang, Qiyuan;Xian, Wenjie;Chen, Ruikun;Li, Xuan;Li, Zhiyu;He, Qing;Liu, Lei
10.1186/s12967-020-02423-8
[ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
[Title]: The timeline and risk factors of clinical progression of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, China. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out globally. Early prediction of the clinical progression was essential but still unclear. We aimed to evaluate the timeline of COVID-19 development...
32,544,566
Ocul Surf
ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are expressed on the human ocular surface, suggesting susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
PURPOSE: Conjunctival signs and symptoms are observed in a subset of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in tears, raising concerns regarding the eye both as a portal of entry and carrier of the virus. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ocular surface cells possess the key factors r...
ace2;covid-19;conjunctiva;cornea;human;ocular surface;sars-cov-2
Journal Article;Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Zhou, Lingli;Xu, Zhenhua;Castiglione, Gianni M;Soiberman, Uri S;Eberhart, Charles G;Duh, Elia J
10.1016/j.jtos.2020.06.007
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[Title]: ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are expressed on the human ocular surface, suggesting susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. [Abstract]: PURPOSE: Conjunctival signs and symptoms are observed in a subset of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in tears, raising concerns regarding the eye both as a portal ...
32,855,430
Sci Data
A structured open dataset of government interventions in response to COVID-19.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have implemented a wide range of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Monitoring and documenting government strategies during the COVID-19 crisis is crucial to understand the progression of the epidemic. Following a content analysis strategy of existing public infor...
Dataset;Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Desvars-Larrive, Amelie;Dervic, Elma;Haug, Nils;Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas;Chen, Jiaying;Di Natale, Anna;Lasser, Jana;Gliga, Diana S;Roux, Alexandra;Sorger, Johannes;Chakraborty, Abhijit;Ten, Alexandr;Dervic, Alija;Pacheco, Andrea;Jurczak, Ania;Cserjan, David;Lederhilger, Diana;Bulska, Dominika;Berishaj, Dorontine;Tame...
10.1038/s41597-020-00609-9
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[Title]: A structured open dataset of government interventions in response to COVID-19. [Abstract]: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have implemented a wide range of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Monitoring and documenting government strategies during the COVID-19 crisis is crucial to unders...
32,347,198
Euro Surveill
Epidemiological characteristics of the first 53 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong, 13 February 2020.
BackgroundCOVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, first appeared in China and subsequently developed into an ongoing epidemic. Understanding epidemiological factors characterising the transmission dynamics of this disease is of fundamental importance.AimsThis study aimed to describe key epidemiological parameters of COVID-19 i...
covid-19;sars-cov-2;containment delay;epidemiology;outbreak;secondary attack rate;serial interval;social distancing
Journal Article
Kwok, Kin On;Wong, Valerie Wing Yu;Wei, Wan In;Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan;Tang, Julian Wei-Tze
10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.16.2000155
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[Title]: Epidemiological characteristics of the first 53 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong, 13 February 2020. [Abstract]: BackgroundCOVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, first appeared in China and subsequently developed into an ongoing epidemic. Understanding epidemiological factors characterising...
32,548,635
Clin Infect Dis
Performance of oropharyngeal swab testing compared to nasopharyngeal swab testing for diagnosis of COVID-19 -United States, January-February 2020.
Among 146 nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) swab pairs collected </=7 days since illness onset, CDC real-time RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 assay diagnostic results were 95.2% concordant. However, NP swab Ct values were lower (indicating more virus) in 66.7% of concordant-positive pairs, suggesting NP swabs may more accur...
sars-cov-2;coronavirus;cycle threshold values;nasopharyngeal;oropharyngeal;testing
Journal Article
Patel, Monita R;Carroll, Darin;Ussery, Emily;Whitham, Hilary;Elkins, Christopher A;Noble-Wang, Judith;Rasheed, James Kamile;Lu, Xioayan;Lindstrom, Stephen;Bowen, Virginia;Waller, Jessica;Armstrong, Gregory;Gerber, Susan;Brooks, John T
10.1093/cid/ciaa759
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[Title]: Performance of oropharyngeal swab testing compared to nasopharyngeal swab testing for diagnosis of COVID-19 -United States, January-February 2020. [Abstract]: Among 146 nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) swab pairs collected </=7 days since illness onset, CDC real-time RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 assay diagnosti...
32,482,249
Fertil Steril
No evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 in semen of males recovering from coronavirus disease 2019.
OBJECTIVE: To describe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-coronavirus 2 (CoV-2) in seminal fluid of patients recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to describe the expression profile of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 (TMPRSS2) within the te...
covid-19;angiotensin-converting enzyme 2;coronavirus;infertility;male;semen
Journal Article;Observational Study
Pan, Feng;Xiao, Xingyuan;Guo, Jingtao;Song, Yarong;Li, Honggang;Patel, Darshan P;Spivak, Adam M;Alukal, Joseph P;Zhang, Xiaoping;Xiong, Chengliang;Li, Philip S;Hotaling, James M
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.04.024
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[Title]: No evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 in semen of males recovering from coronavirus disease 2019. [Abstract]: OBJECTIVE: To describe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-coronavirus 2 (CoV-2) in seminal fluid of patients recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-...
32,686,011
J Exp Orthop
Home-based management of knee osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic: literature review and evidence-based recommendations.
PURPOSE: To provide evidence-based recommendations for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA), who had their knee surgery postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: PubMed/Medline, Scopus and Cochrane Central databases were systematically reviewed for studies reporting outcomes of home-based treatments for...
covid-19;corrective devices;diet;exercise;home-based;knee;osteoarthritis;physical therapy;total knee arthroplasty
Journal Article;Review
Karasavvidis, Theofilos;Hirschmann, Michael T;Kort, Nanne P;Terzidis, Ioannis;Totlis, Trifon
10.1186/s40634-020-00271-5
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[Title]: Home-based management of knee osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic: literature review and evidence-based recommendations. [Abstract]: PURPOSE: To provide evidence-based recommendations for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA), who had their knee surgery postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHO...
32,713,385
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Biosafety Measures at the Dental Office After the Appearance of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.
The purpose of this research was to determine biosecurity measures at the dental office after the appearance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A search was conducted in the main databases of the scientific literature using the words "COVID-19, coronavirus, SARS-Cov2, biosecurity, disinfection and dentistry." We a...
covid-19;biosecurity;dentistry
Journal Article
Cabrera-Tasayco, Fiorella Del Pilar;Rivera-Carhuavilca, Juana Mercedes;Atoche-Socola, Katherine Joselyn;Pena-Soto, Claudio;Arriola-Guillen, Luis Ernesto
10.1017/dmp.2020.269
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[Title]: Biosafety Measures at the Dental Office After the Appearance of COVID-19: A Systematic Review. [Abstract]: The purpose of this research was to determine biosecurity measures at the dental office after the appearance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A search was conducted in the main databases of the sci...
32,944,946
Epilepsia
Post-COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome manifesting as refractory status epilepticus.
There have been multiple descriptions of seizures during the acute infectious period in patients with COVID-19. However, there have been no reports of status epilepticus after recovery from COVID-19 infection. Herein, we discuss a patient with refractory status epilepticus 6 weeks after initial infection with COVID-19....
covid-19;sars-cov-2;inflammatory response;postinfectious;refractory status epilepticus;seizures
Case Reports;Journal Article
Carroll, Elizabeth;Neumann, Henry;Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E;Lighter, Jennifer;Czeisler, Barry M;Melmed, Kara;Lewis, Ariane
10.1111/epi.16683
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[Title]: Post-COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome manifesting as refractory status epilepticus. [Abstract]: There have been multiple descriptions of seizures during the acute infectious period in patients with COVID-19. However, there have been no reports of status epilepticus after recovery from COVID-19 infection. Herein,...
32,286,913
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Otolaryngology Providers Must Be Alert for Patients with Mild and Asymptomatic COVID-19.
More than half of COVID-19 patients are afebrile early in the disease course, yet mildly ill or asymptomatic patients can still spread SARS-CoV-2 with high efficiency. Atypically presenting patients may be seen in noninfectious disease settings such as otolaryngology, which is a specialty prone to occupational exposure...
2019-ncov;covid-19;sars-cov-2;coronavirus;health care worker protection
Journal Article;Review
Cheng, Xiaoting;Liu, Jialin;Li, Ning;Nisenbaum, Eric;Sun, Qing;Chen, Bing;Casiano, Roy;Weed, Donald;Telischi, Fred;Denneny, James C 3rd;Liu, Xuezhong;Shu, Yilai
10.1177/0194599820920649
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[Title]: Otolaryngology Providers Must Be Alert for Patients with Mild and Asymptomatic COVID-19. [Abstract]: More than half of COVID-19 patients are afebrile early in the disease course, yet mildly ill or asymptomatic patients can still spread SARS-CoV-2 with high efficiency. Atypically presenting patients may be seen...
32,621,352
Transpl Int
Current precautions and future directions in lung transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic - a single center cohort study.
The unprecedented public health emergency caused by the acute viral respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has drastically changed current practices in solid organ transplantation, markedly so for transplantation of the lungs, the major target of the virus. Although national and state authorities do not recommend p...
covid-19;computed tomography;donor selection;health personnel;infectious disease transmission;lung transplantation;pandemic;recipients selection
Journal Article
Shigemura, Norihisa;Cordova, Francis;Criner, Gerard;Toyoda, Yoshiya
10.1111/tri.13694
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[Title]: Current precautions and future directions in lung transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic - a single center cohort study. [Abstract]: The unprecedented public health emergency caused by the acute viral respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has drastically changed current practices in solid organ tran...
32,837,409
HSS J
Delivering Telerehabilitation to COVID-19 Inpatients:A Retrospective Chart Review Suggests It Is a Viable Option.
Background: Guidelines for physical therapy management of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 recommend limiting physical therapists' contact with patients when possible. Telehealth has been viewed as "electronic personal protective equipment" during the COVID-19 pandemic; although telerehabilitation has been shown to ...
covid-19;coronavirus;inpatient;physical therapy;rehabilitation;telehealth;telerehabilitation
Journal Article
Rosen, Kelsey;Patel, Monika;Lawrence, Cecelia;Mooney, Brianne
10.1007/s11420-020-09774-4
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[Title]: Delivering Telerehabilitation to COVID-19 Inpatients:A Retrospective Chart Review Suggests It Is a Viable Option. [Abstract]: Background: Guidelines for physical therapy management of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 recommend limiting physical therapists' contact with patients when possible. Telehealth has...
32,936,948
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays administered to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection to improve patient outcomes and to protect healthcare workers treating them.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 infection poses a serious risk to patients and - due to its contagious nature - to those healthcare workers (HCWs) treating them. If the mouth and nose of patients with infection are irrigated with antimicrobial solutions, this may help the patients by killing any coronavirus present at those sites...
Journal Article;Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;Systematic Review
Burton, Martin J;Clarkson, Janet E;Goulao, Beatriz;Glenny, Anne-Marie;McBain, Andrew J;Schilder, Anne Gm;Webster, Katie E;Worthington, Helen V
10.1002/14651858.CD013627.pub2
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[Title]: Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays administered to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection to improve patient outcomes and to protect healthcare workers treating them. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: COVID-19 infection poses a serious risk to patients and - due to its contagious natu...
32,896,184
Expert Opin Investig Drugs
Remdesivir, a remedy or a ripple in severe COVID-19?
INTRODUCTION: In clinical trial for the Ebola virus, the broad-spectrum anti-viral agent remdesivir was shown to have a good safety profile. Remdesivir is now being tested in severe COVID-19. AREAS COVERED: The Gilead Sciences SIMPLE trial suggests that the short-term use of remdesivir probably does not increase mortal...
adaptive covid-19 treatment trial;covid-19;gilead sciences simple trial;clinical trials;remdesivir
Journal Article
Doggrell, Sheila A
10.1080/13543784.2020.1821645
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[Title]: Remdesivir, a remedy or a ripple in severe COVID-19? [Abstract]: INTRODUCTION: In clinical trial for the Ebola virus, the broad-spectrum anti-viral agent remdesivir was shown to have a good safety profile. Remdesivir is now being tested in severe COVID-19. AREAS COVERED: The Gilead Sciences SIMPLE trial sugges...
33,049,758
Int Health
Microbial contamination in the communal-use Lao tobacco waterpipe.
BACKGROUND: The use of the Asian tobacco waterpipe (TWP) in the Lao People's Democratic Republic represents a potential communal source of infectious disease. This practice of smoking can lead to weakened defences of a smoker's respiratory epithelium, making the smoker vulnerable to respiratory diseases such as coronav...
infectious disease;tobacco waterpipe;tuberculosis;water quality
Journal Article
Sinclair, Ryan G;Somsamouth, Khamphithoun;Sahar, Demetria;Englert, Robyn;Singh, Pramil
10.1093/inthealth/ihaa078
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[Title]: Microbial contamination in the communal-use Lao tobacco waterpipe. [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: The use of the Asian tobacco waterpipe (TWP) in the Lao People's Democratic Republic represents a potential communal source of infectious disease. This practice of smoking can lead to weakened defences of a smoker's resp...