Browsing Resources in English by Subject "SARS-CoV-2"
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Covid-19 and comorbidities
(2020-12-03)A recent meta-analysis by Espinosa and colleagues, “Prevalence of Comorbidities in Patients and Mortality Cases Affected by SARS-CoV2”, found that 42% of patients with Covid-19 had comorbidities. Furthermore, 61% of those ... -
COVID-19 and ethnicity: A novel pathophysiological role for inflammation
(2020-10)Introduction There have been recent mounting concerns regarding multiple reports stating a significantly elevated relative-risk of COVID-19 mortality amongst the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population. An urgent ... -
COVID-19 and Incarcerated Populations
(2020-09-10)Disclaimer: Quick Response Report was published on September 10, 2020. Given the rappidly changing nature of the coronavirus pandemic, some of the references included in this report may quickly become out-of-date. We further ... -
COVID-19 and psoriasis: biologic treatment and challenges
(2020-07-06)Background: There is concern about susceptibility of psoriatic patients on biologics to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its clinical course. Purpose: The aims of present review were to determine whether the biologic ... -
COVID-19 in otolaryngologist practice: a review of current knowledge
(2020)Abstract: Purpose Otorhinolaryngological manifestations are common symptoms of COVID-19. This study provides a brief and precise review of the current knowledge regarding COVID-19, including disease transmission, clinical ... -
COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Shelters for Women and Children Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence in the Caribbean, 4 June 2020
(2020-07-04)[Introduction]. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the COVID-19 outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. COVID-19 is an acute respiratory illness (ARI) caused by ... -
COVID-19 pandemic and troponin: indirect myocardial injury, myocardial inflammation or myocarditis?
(2020-07-10)The initial mechanism for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is the binding of the virus to the membrane-bound form of ACE2, which is mainly expressed in the lung. Since the heart and ... -
COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences in China and implications for its prevention and treatment worldwide
(2020)The outbreak of COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 originally emerged in Wuhan in December, 2019. As of March 22, 2020, the disease had spread to 186 countries, with at least 305,275 confirmed cases. Although there has been a ... -
Covid-19 Pandemic: What Changes for Dentists and Oral Medicine Experts? A Narrative Review and Novel Approaches to Infection Containment
(2020-06)The authors performed a narrative review on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- CoronaVirus-2 ( SARS-CoV-2) and all infectious agents with the primary endpoints to illustrate the most accepted models of safety protocols in ... -
COVID-19 testing strategies and objectives
(2020)This document outlines strategies and objectives for sustainable SARS-CoV-2 testing of populations to achieve specific public health objectives in various epidemiological situations. General population-wide testing, as ... -
COVID-19: A Brief Overview of the Discovery Clinical Trial
(2020-04-10)COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a worldwide outbreak of pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. It is unambiguously linked to the human–human transmission of a novel coronavirus. Mutagenomic analyses ... -
CT features of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia according to clinical presentation: a retrospective analysis of 120 consecutive patients from Wuhan city
(2020-04-11)[Abstract]. Objectives: To characterize the chest computed tomography (CT) findings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) according to clinical severity. We compared the CT features of common cases ... -
Cutaneous manifestations and considerations in COVID ‐19 pandemic: A systematic review
(2020-07-08)Background: COVID‐19 had a great impact on medical approaches among dermatologist. Objective: This systematic review focuses on all skin problems related to COVID‐19, including primary and secondary COVID‐related cutaneous ... -
Diagnosis and management of the drug hypersensitivity reactions in Coronavirus disease 19
(2020-06-08)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), a respiratory tract infection caused by a novel human coronavirus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, leads to a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from ... -
The dilemma of COVID-19 in dental practice concerning the role of saliva in transmission: a brief review of current evidence
(2020-05)From December 12, 2019, a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome, the novel human coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by a novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV) began to grow globally by person-to-person transmission. The ... -
Directly Acting Antivirals for COVID-19: Where Do We Stand?
(2020-08-05)The outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has now become a pandemic with no approved therapeutic agent. At the moment, the genomic structure, characteristics, and pathogenic mechanisms ... -
Drug treatments affecting ACE2 in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review protocol
(2020-07-14)Background: The SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19 binds human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in human tissues. ACE2 expression may be associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. Routinely ... -
Early antiviral treatment contributes to alleviate the severity and improve the prognosis of patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19)
(2020-03-27)Background: At present, the severity of patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has been a focal point. Methods: To assess the factors associated with severity and prognosis of ... -
The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study
(2020-03-25)Background: In December, 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, emerged in Wuhan, China. Since then, the city of Wuhan has taken unprecedented measures in response to the ... -
The Effect of Metformin Consumption on Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-11-11)Background and aims: Diabetes is one of the most common comorbidities, and it is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Preliminary findings showed that mortality was reduced ...