Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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National Response to COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea and Lessons Learned for Other Countries
(2020-04-29)In the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) had the second highest number of cases globally yet was able to dramatically lower the incidence of new cases and sustain a low mortality ... -
The Natural History of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2–Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Systematic Review
(2020-09-14)Background: The clinical manifestations and natural history of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are poorly defined. Using a systematic ... -
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 ... -
Neuraxial anaesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a literature review and practice recommendations
(2020-04-28)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has had a significant impact on global healthcare services. In an attempt to limit the spread of infection and to preserve healthcare resources, one commonly used strategy has been to ... -
Neuro-oncology Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic With a Focus on WHO Grade III and IV Gliomas
(2020-05-05)Background: Because of the increased risk in cancer patients of developing complications caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), physicians have to balance the competing risks of the ... -
Neurodevelopment Outcome of Newborns Exposed to Zika Virus (ZIKV) in Utero ZEN Iniciative
(2016)This prospective cohort study will determine the natural history of fetal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) and its effects on the fetus and newborn with emphasis on neurodevelopment outcome. Exposure of the fetus will be ... -
Neuroimaging findings of brain MRI and CT in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-11-02)Purpose: To comprehensively evaluate the incidences of abnormal neuroimaging findings in patients with COVID-19 via a systematic review and meta-analysis. Method: PubMed-MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for original articles ... -
Neurologic manifestations of arboviruses in the epidemy of pernambuco, Brazil
(2016-07)INTRODUCTION Dengue has affected Rio de Janeiro City since the 1980s. The sequential Zika and chikungunya virus introductions during 2015 aggravated the health scenario, with 97,241 cases of arboviral diseases reported ... -
Neurological associations of COVID-19
(2020-07-02)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is of a scale not seen since the 1918 influenza pandemic. Although the predominant clinical presentation is with ... -
Neurological Involvement in COVID-19 Patients: A Narrative Review
(2020-09-04)Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) belonging to the coronavirus family. The primary target of SARS-CoV-2 is peripheral ... -
Neutralizing Antibodies Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Inpatients and Convalescent Patients
(2020-04-23)Background. COVID-19 is a pandemic with no specific antiviral treatments or vaccines. The urgent needs for exploring the neutralizing antibodies from patients with different clinical characteristics are emerging. Methods. ... -
Neutrophil calprotectin identifies severe pulmonary disease in COVID-19
(2020-05-10)Severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are regularly complicated by respiratory failure. While it has been suggested that elevated levels of blood neutrophils associate with worsening oxygenation in COVID-19, ... -
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as an independent risk factor for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
(2020-04-03)[Abstract]. Background: Several studies have described the clinical characteristics of patients with novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-infected pneumonia (COVID-19), indicating severe patients tended to have higher neutrophil ... -
Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio and lymphocyte‐to‐C‐reactive protein ratio in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): A meta‐analysis
(2020-04-03)To the Editor, Since March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization defined coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) as a pandemic, with a series of confirmed cases that currently exceeded 300,000 people worldwide and with ... -
New Cochrane Reviews on mHealth: Implementation considerations
(2020-03-27)Health workers and health systems increasingly use mobile phones and tablets to organise health care, provide services and communicate with clients, patients and the public (this is often referred to as 'mHealth'). Some ... -
New measures announced to protect against COVID-19
(2020-03-20)Brief ministerial annoucement of measures to protect against COVID-19. -
A new reportable disease is born: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control's response to emerging Zika virus infection
(2016-06)Zika virus infection, usually a mild disease transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitos, has been reported to be possibly associated with microcephaly and neurologic complications. Taiwan's first imported case of Zika ... -
New SIR model used in the projection of COVID 19 cases in Brazil
(2020-05-24)In this work, we proposed a variant of the SIR model, taking as based on models used to describe the epidemic outbreak in South Korea and Portugal, to study the COVID-19epidemic curve in Brazil. The model presented here ... -
A New System for Surveillance and Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19: Spatiotemporal Reporting Over Network and GPS
(2020-06-10)The current pandemic of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has highlighted the importance of rapid control of the transmission of infectious diseases. This is particularly important for COVID-19, where many individuals are ... -
NICE, RCGP and SIGN publish guideline on managing the long-term effects of COVID-19
(2020-12-18)The guideline covers the care of people who have signs and symptoms that develop during or after an infection consistent with COVID-19, that continue for more than 4 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. ...