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Coronavirus in Pregnancy and Delivery: Rapid Review and Expert Consensus
(2020-03-08)BACKGROUND Person to person spread of COIVD-19 in the UK has now been confirmed. There are limited case series reporting the impact on women affected by coronaviruses (CoV) during pregnancy. In women affected by SARS and ... -
Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses
(2020-03-30)Viral infections have detrimental impacts on neurological functions, and even to cause severe neurological damage. Very recently, coronaviruses (CoV), especially severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exhibit ... -
Coronavirus Disease 2019 in elderly patients: characteristics and prognostic factors based on 4-week follow-up
(2020-03-15)[Abstract]. Objective: To investigate the characteristics and prognostic factors in the elderly patients with COVID-19. Methods: Consecutive cases over 60 years old with COVID-19 in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from ... -
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
(2020-04-03)[Abstract]. We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced ... -
How Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Can Help Better Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2020-05-02)SARS-CoV2 is a novel coronavirus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health Organization. Thanks to the latest advancements in the field of molecular and computational techniques and information ... -
Is sleep apnoea a risk factor for Covid-19? Findings from a retrospective cohort study
(2020-05-18)Background: In the early phase of the coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) pandemic, Southwest Finland remained relatively spared. By the 3rd of May 2020, a total of 28 patients have been admitted to the Turku University ... -
Convalescent plasma treatment of severe COVID-19: A matched control study
(2020-05-22)Background Since December 2019, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic, causing mass morbidity and mortality. Prior studies in other respiratory infections suggest that convalescent plasma transfusion ... -
Doxycycline and Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for High-Risk COVID-19 Patients: Experience from Case Series of 54 Patients in Long-Term Care Facilities
(2020-05-22)Importance: Patients in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are at a high-risk of contracting COVID-19 due to advanced age and multiple comorbidities. Without effective treatments, outbreaks in such facilities will become ... -
Impacts of remdesivir on dynamics and efficacy stratified by the severity of COVID- 19: a simulated two-arm controlled study
(2020-05-22)Background: The impact of remdesivir on length of stay of hospitalization, high-risk state, and death stratified by the severity of COVID-19 at enrollment is controversial. Methods: We applied a simulated two-arm controlled ... -
SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in health care workers
(2020-05-19)Background The correlates of protection against SARS-CoV-2 and their longevity remain unclear. Studies in severely ill individuals have identified robust cellular and humoral immune responses against the virus. Asymptomatic ...