Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Associated With SARS-CoV-2: A Case Series Quantitative Systematic Review
(2020-10-28)Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (PIMS-TS) is infrequent, but children might present as a life-threatening disease. In a systematic ... -
Peer-to-Peer Contact Tracing: A Privacy-Preserving Smartphone Application
(2020-04-02)[Abstract]. Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an urgent public health crisis, with epidemiologic models predicting severe consequences, including high death rates, if the virus is permitted ... -
Performance of fabrics for home-made masks against spread of respiratory infection through droplets: a quantitative mechanistic study
(2020-04-24)Respiratory infections may spread through droplets, airborne particles, and aerosols from infected individuals through coughing, sneezing, and speaking. In the case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), droplet spread ... -
Perioperative Presentation of COVID‐19 Disease in a Liver Transplant Recipient
(2020-03-27)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is highly contagious. It may rapidly progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome and result in multiorgan dysfunction or death in some cases. Here, we report the case of a patient ... -
Persistence of Coronaviruses on Inanimate Surfaces and Their Inactivation With Biocidal Agents
Currently, the emergence of a novel human coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has become a global health concern causing severe respiratory tract infections in humans. Human-to-human transmissions have been described with incubation ... -
Persistence of Zika Virus in Semen After Acute Infection
(2016-06)This is a prospective observational laboratory evaluation of the persistence rate of zika virus (ZIKV) infection in semen by real-time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), and assessment of ZIKV ... -
Persistent viral shedding of SARS‐CoV‐2 in faeces ‐ a rapid review
(2020-05-17)[Abstract]. Aim: In addition to respiratory symptoms, COVID‐19 can present with gastrointestinal complaints suggesting possible faeco‐oral transmission. The primary aim of this review was to establish the incidence and ... -
Personal Protection of Permethrin-Treated Clothing against Aedes aegypti, the Vector of Dengue and Zika Virus, in the Laboratory
(2016-06)Background The dengue and Zika viruses are primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are most active during day light hours and feed both in and outside of the household. Personal protection technologies ... -
Personal protective equipment and isolation for high consequence infectious diseases
(2017-05-16)Learn about the principles of managing high consequence infectious diseases such as Ebola, MERS, SARS, from experts at the UK’s main high level isolation unit. This module forms part of the following courses: Infectious ... -
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
(2020-04-15)Background: Healthcare workers treating patients with infections such as coronavirus (COVID‐19) are at risk of infection themselves. Healthcare workers use personal protective equipment (PPE) to shield themselves from ... -
Personal protective equipment for protecting healthcare staff from highly infectious diseases
(2020-03-17)What is this? The arrival of a new respiratory virus, such as COVID-19, is followed by a lead-time for the development of vaccines and treatments, and these may have a limited effect in containing or interrupting spread ... -
Personal Protective Equipment: Current Best Practices for Orthopedic Teams
(2020-04-16)The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS- CoV-2) virus is challenging healthcare providers across the world. Current best practices for personal protective equipment ... -
Pharmacogenomics of COVID-19 therapies
(2020-08-18)A new global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in high mortality and morbidity. Currently numerous drugs are under expedited investigations without well-established safety or efficacy data. ... -
Pharmacokinetic bases of the hydroxychloroquine response in COVID-19: implications for therapy and prevention
(2020-04-28)Chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine has recently been the subject of intense debate in regard to its potential antiviral activity against SARS-Cov-2, the etiological agent of COVID-19. Some report possible curative effects, ... -
A Phase 1, First-in-human, Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of a Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) With Alum Adjuvant in Healthy Flavivirus-naive and Flavivirus-Primed Subjects.
(2016)Phase 1 study to evaluate two doses of Alum Adjuvanted Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) administered 28 days apart. The study will enroll 75 flavivirus naïve healthy adult subjects into 3 equal groups ... -
Phase I, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-Controlled Dose De-escalation Study to Evaluate Safety and Immunogenicity of Alum Adjuvanted Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) in Adults in a Flavivirus Endemic Area
(2017)This study is randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase 1, dose de-escalation study to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of Alum Adjuvanted Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) ... -
Phase- and epidemic region-adjusted estimation of the number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in China
(2020-03-31)The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 was first reported in Wuhan in December 2019 and gradually spread to other areas in China. After implementation of prevention and control measures, the estimation of the epidemic ... -
Phylogenetic analysis of the first four SARS‐CoV‐2 cases in Chile
(2020-03-29)The current pandemic caused by the new coronavirus is a worldwide public health concern. To aboard this emergency, and like never before, scientific groups around the world have been working in a fast and coordinated way ... -
Phylogenetic analysis revealed the central roles of two African countries in the evolution and worldwide spread of Zika virus
(2016-06)Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) infections in Oceania's islands and the Americas were characterized by high numbers of cases and the spread of the virus to new areas. To better understand the origin of ZIKV, its ...