Browsing by Subject "Betacoronavirus"
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Characterization of Patients Who Return to Hospital Following Discharge from Hospitalization For COVID-19
(2020-05-22)Background: Data on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who return to hospital after discharge are scarce. Characterization of these patients may inform post-hospitalization care. Methods and Findings: ... -
Characterization of spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 on virus entry and its immune cross-reactivity with SARS-CoV
(2020-03-27)Since 2002, beta coronaviruses (CoV) have caused three zoonotic outbreaks, SARS-CoV in 2002–2003, MERS-CoV in 2012, and the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019. However, little is currently known about the biology of ... -
Clinical and CT features of early stage patients with COVID-19: a retrospective analysis of imported cases in Shanghai, China
(2020-02-29)To the Editor: In December 2019, patients with novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China. The pathogen analysis discovered a new type of coronavirus from infected airway epithelial cells, which was ... -
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19–Infected Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2020-11-02)Background: Previous studies have indicated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with cancer have a high fatality rate. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of studies that reported fatalities in COVID-19 ... -
Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of Severe Patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
(2020-04-29)Objective. A novel pneumonia (COVID-19) which is sweeping the globe was started in December, 2019, in Wuhan, China. Most deaths occurred in severe and critically cases, but information on prognostic risk factors for severe ... -
Clinical Characteristics of Children With COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis
(2020-07-03)Background: With the global spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), health care systems are facing formidable challenges. Scientists are conducting studies to explore this new disease, and numerous studies ... -
The clinical course and its correlated immune status in COVID-19 pneumonia
(2020-04-12)Objectives: To explore the clinical course and its dynamic features of immune status in COVID-19 patients and find predictors correlated with severity and prognosis of COVID-19. Methods: The electronic medical records of ... -
Clinical decision support tool and rapid point-of-care platform for determining disease severity in patients with COVID-19
(2020-06-03)SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which has reached pandemic levels resulting in significant morbidity and mortality affecting every inhabited continent. The large number of patients requiring ... -
Clinical laboratory characteristics of severe patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-09-15)Objectives: To identify clinical characteristics of severe patients with COVID-19. Methods: The WHO database of publications on COVID-19 and PubMed were searched from inception to March 20, 2020 and all valuable studies ... -
Closure of Educational Institutions
(2020-03-15)To mitigate the impact of the spread of COVID-19, all educational institutions in Antigua & Barbuda will close early for the Easter Vacation from Monday, 16th March to Friday, 27th March, 2020. The Ministry of Education ... -
A Collaborative Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Hospital Setting
(2020-05-30)The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which presents an unprecedented challenge to medical providers worldwide. Although most SARS-CoV-2–infected ... -
Community-Onset Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Young Infants: A Systematic Review
(2021-01)Objective: To summarize and evaluate current reports on community-onset severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in young infants. Study design: We performed a systematic review to identify ... -
Comorbidity and its impact on 1590 patients with COVID-19 in China: a nationwide analysis
(2020-03-13)Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is evolving rapidly worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the risk of serious adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19 by stratifying the comorbidity status. ... -
Companion animals likely do not spread COVID-19 but may get infected themselves
(2020-08-07)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). From the epidemiological data, the picture emerges that the ... -
Comparison of Four Molecular In Vitro Diagnostic Assays for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Specimens
(2020-04-22)The novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was first discovered in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, causing an outbreak of pneumonia in January 2020. As of April 10, 2020, the virus has rapidly disseminated to over ... -
Comparison of molecular testing strategies for COVID-19 control: a mathematical modelling study
(2020-08-18)Background: WHO has called for increased testing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but countries have taken different approaches and the effectiveness of alternative strategies is unknown. We aimed to investigate the ... -
Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 detection in nasopharyngeal swab and saliva
(2020-05-24)We prospectively compared the efficacy of PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 between paired nasopharyngeal and saliva samples in 76 patients including ten COVID-19 patients. The overall concordance rate of the virus detection ... -
Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19
(2020-07)The final months of 2019 witnessed the emergence of a novel coronavirus in the human population. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has since spread across the globe and is posing a major burden ... -
Contributions of Latin American researchers in the understanding the novel coronavirus outbreak: A literature review
(2020-05-22)This paper aimed to give the visibility of Latin American researchers' contributions to the comprehension of COVID-19; our method was a literature review. Currently, the world is facing a health and socioeconomic crisis ... -
Controlled Avalanche: A Regulated Voluntary Exposure Approach for Addressing Covid19
(2020-04-22)Background: The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has driven many countries to take radical suppression measures. While reducing mortality, these measures result in severe economic repercussions, and inhibit the development of ...