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High frequency of SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia and association with severe disease
(2020-05-01)Background: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the blood, also known as RNAemia, has been reported, but its prognostic implications are not well understood. This study aimed to determine the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in ... -
High levels of PEEP are not better than low levels for reducing mortality in adult ICU patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or acute lung injury (ALI)
(2020-03-18)What is this? Some patients with COVID-19 will develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or acute lung injury (ALI) and need help with their breathing. This might be provided by mechanical ventilation (MV) in an ... -
High rate of increased level of plasma Angiotensin II and its gender difference in COVID-19: an analysis of 55 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in a single hospital, WuHan, China
(2020-05-01)Background: 2019 Novel coronavirus disease (COVID−19) is turning into a pandemic globally lately. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is identified as an important functional receptor for SARS−Cov−2. ACE2 and ACE are ... -
High seroreactivity against SARS-CoV-2 Spike epitopes in a pre SARS-CoV-2 cohort: implications for antibody testing and vaccine design
(2020-05-22)Little is known about the quality of polyclonal antibody responses in COVID-19 patients, and how it correlates with disease severity or patients' prior exposure to other pathogens. The whole polyclonal antibody repertoire ... -
High specificity of a novel Zika virus ELISA in European patients after exposure to different flaviviruses
(2016-06)The current Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas caused an increase in diagnostic requests in European countries. Here we demonstrate high specificity of the Euroimmun anti-ZIKV IgG and IgM ELISA tests using putative ... -
High-flow nasal cannula for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19: systematic reviews of effectiveness and its risks of aerosolization, dispersion, and infection transmission
(2020-06-15)Purpose: We conducted two World Health Organization-commissioned reviews to inform use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We synthesized the evidence regarding efficacy and ... -
High-flow nasal cannulae for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients: insufficient evidence to determine its effects
(2020-03-17)What is this? Viral infections such as COVID-19 can progress to acute respiratory failure, with patients needing help with their breathing in an intensive care unit (ICU). This might include the use of high-flow nasal ... -
High-resolution computed tomography manifestations of COVID-19 T infections in patients of different ages
(2020-03-17)[Abstract]. Purpose: We aimed to compare chest HRCT lung signs identified in scans of differently aged patients with COVID-19 infections. Methods: Case data of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection in Hangzhou City, ... -
Higher Body Mass Index is an Important Risk factor in COVID-19 patients: A Systematic Review
(2020-05-18)Background: Globally, both obesity and underweight are severe health risks for various diseases. The current study systematically examines the emerging evidence to identify an association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and ... -
Higher mortality in men from COVID19 infection-understanding the factors that drive the differences between the biological sexes
(2020-04-24)The emergent global pandemic caused by the rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome- Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to increased mortality and negatively impacted day to day activities of humankind within a ... -
Higher plasma levels of Chemokine CCL19 are associated with poor SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) outcomes
(2020-05-22)COVID19 pandemic has so far caused over three hundred thousand deaths worldwide, primarily due to complications from SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). While an ARDS-driven hyperinflammatory ... -
Highly diversified Zika viruses imported to China, 2016
(2016-07)First discovered during 1947 in Uganda from febrile rhesus macaques, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne, re-emerging flavivirus historically known to be present in much of Africa and Asia, occasionally causing outbreaks ... -
Histopathological observations in COVID-19: a systematic review
(2020-08-18)Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused a great global threat to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 disease as a pandemic, affecting the human respiratory and other ... -
HIV-related needs in internally displaced persons and other conflict-affected populations
(2007)Introduction: Conflict-induced displacement makes affected populations more vulnerable to HIV transmission. However, this vulnerability does not always necessarily translate into more HIV infections. The extent to which ... -
Home care for patients with COVID-19 presenting with mild symptoms and management of their contacts. Interim guidance, 17 March 2020
(2020-03-17)Background: WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need for recommendations on safe home care for patients with suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptomsa and on public health measures related to the ... -
Home care for patients with COVID-19 presenting with mild symptoms and management of their, Interim guidance, 17 February 2020
Background. WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need for recommendations on safe home care for patients with suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptoms a and on public health measures related to the ... -
Homologous Recombination of Zika viruses in the Americas
(2016-06)Chan and colleagues, in this Journal, recently described the recent emerging Zik virus epidemic.1 Zika virus is an old, unknown, mosquito-borne flavivirus, which is related to yellow fever, dengue, Japanese encephalitis ... -
Honey eases acute cough in children
(2020-03-23)What is this? Most people with COVID-19 will develop a persistent cough. Honey is used to ease cough in children. In this Cochrane systematic review, the authors searched for randomised trials of the effects of honey for ... -
Hormonal contraceptive prescriptions in Colombia and Zika virus
(2016-06)An epidemic of Zika virus infection was reported in South and Central America and the Caribbean in 2015, with the highest proportion of cases reported in Brazil and Colombia.1 The association of an increased incidence of ... -
Hospital Readiness Checklist for COVID-19, Interim Document - Version 5. 10 February 2020
(2020-02-10)The purpose of this tool is to help countries verify readiness for COVID-19 in designated hospitals, identifying immediate, high-priority actions for mounting an efficient and timely response to the emergency. This tool ...