Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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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. ... -
No Clear Benefit to the Use of Corticosteroid as Treatment in Adult Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 : A Retrospective Cohort Study
(2020-04-24)Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming an increasing global health issue which has spread across the globe. We aimed to study the effect of corticosteroids in the treatment of adult inpatients with ... -
No evidence supports the use of ether and chloroform inhalation for treating COVID-19
(2020-03)Dear Editor, SARS-CoV-2 has been spreading rapidly across the world as well as the number of fake news on social media regarding harmful or non-harmful treatments which are ineffective for treating COVID-19. In Brazil, the ... -
Non-pharmaceutical measures for pandemic influenza in non-healthcare settings: effects are uncertain
(2020-05-18)What is this? Nonpharmaceutical measures, such as personal protective equipment are used to limit the transmission of respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19 and influenza, in non-healthcare settings as well as in healthcare ... -
Non-severe vs severe symptomatic COVID-19: 104 cases from the outbreak on the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” in Japan
(2020-03-20)Background: The ongoing outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global threat. Clarifying its clinical features such as risk factors for disease progression is a pressing issue. We analyzed the difference ... -
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in high-risk pulmonary infections: a clinical review
(2014-05-11)[Abstract]. The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonary infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 and tuberculosis, and to assess the ...