Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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Seroprevalence of arboviruses among blood donors in French Polynesia, 2011–2013
(2015)French Polynesia is a high epidemic/endemic area for arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). We recently reported the silent circulation of Ross River virus and absence of active transmission of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) ... -
Severe abdominal pain in a patient with Zika infection: A case in Risaralda, Colombia
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV), an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, especially Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, has recently emerged in ... -
Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Treatment Centre. Practical manual to set up and manage a SARI treatment centre and a SARI screening facility in health care facilities
(2020-03-28)Purpose, scope and audience of this document: This document provides recommendations, technical guidance, standards and minimum requirements for setting up and operating severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) treatment ... -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): The Epidemic and the Challenges
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; previously provisionally named 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) disease (COVID-19) in China at the end of 2019 has caused a large global ... -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome‐Corona Virus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and its Effect on Gametogenesis and Early Pregnancy
(2020-09-23)SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and pregnancy has been the topic of hundreds of publications over the last several months, however, few studies have focused on the implications of infection in early pregnancy and reproductive tissues. ... -
Severe obesity is associated with higher in-hospital mortality in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York
(2020-05-09)Background & Aims: New York is the current epicenter of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The underrepresented minorities, where the prevalence of obesity is higher, appear to be affected disproportionately. ... -
Sex-specific clinical characteristics and prognosis of coronavirus disease-19 infection in Wuhan, China: A retrospective study of 168 severe patients
(2020-04-28)To confirm the relationship between sex and the progression of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), and its potential mechanism, among severe patients. For this retrospective study, we included 168 consecutive severe patients ... -
Shanghai 2019 coronavirus disease comprehensive treatment expert consensus
(2020-03-24)With the in-depth understanding of 2019 coronavirus disease (corona virus disease 2019, COVID-19), the Shanghai New Corona Virus Disease Clinical Treatment Expert Group followed the national new coronavirus pneumonia ... -
Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic neonates, children and adolescents
(2020-05-01)Children are underrepresented in COVID-19 case numbers, with most pediatric cases exhibiting limited severity, and do not seem to be major drivers of transmission, unlike for other respiratory viruses. That said, SARS-CoV-2 ... -
Short-course versus prolonged-course antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults
(2020-03-22)Citation: Pugh R, Grant C, Cooke RPD, et al. Short-course versus prolonged-course antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015; (8): CD007577 What ... -
Silent circulation of arboviruses in Cameroon
(2014)Objectives: To investigate the silent circulation and transmission of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) in the Fako Division of Cameroon. Design: This survey was conducted based on clinical observations and laboratory ... -
Similar incidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with rheumatic diseases with and without hydroxychloroquine therapy
(2020-05-20)Background: Hydroxychloroquine is currently being tested as post-exposure prophylaxis against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in several ongoing clinical trials. Objective: To compare the incidence of COVID-19 in Spanish ... -
A simple criterion to design optimal nonpharmaceutical interventions for epidemic outbreaks
(2020-05-21)To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, much emphasis exists on implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions to keep the reproduction number below one. But using that objective ignores that some of these interventions, like ... -
A simple technique for infection of mosquitoes with viruses; transmission of Zika virus
(1956)A technique employing a mouse skin membrane and heparin-treated blood for infecting mosquitoes and for the demonstration of virus transmission is described. (2) Using this technique, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were ... -
Simulation as a tool for assessing and evolving your current personal protective equipment: lessons learned during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
(2020-03-27)[LETTER]. To the Editor, We believe that protection of the well-being of healthcare providers while maintaining a workforce sufficient to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are fundamental to pandemic planning. ... -
Simulation of the clinical and pathological manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in golden Syrian hamster model: implications for disease pathogenesis and transmissibility
(2020-03-26)Background: A physiological small animal model that resembles COVID-19 with low mortality is lacking. Methods: Molecular docking on the binding between angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) of common laboratory mammals ... -
Simultaneous outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections: Diagnosis challenge in a returning traveller with nonspecific febrile illness
(2016-06)Zika virus is an emerging flavivirus that is following the path of dengue and chikungunya. The three Aedes-borne viruses cause simultaneous outbreaks with similar clinical manifestations which represents a diagnostic ... -
Single-Reaction Multiplex Reverse Transcription PCR for Detection of Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses
(2016-07)Clinical manifestations of Zika virus, chikungunya virus, and dengue virus infections can be similar. To improve virus detection, streamline molecular workflow, and decrease test costs, we developed and evaluated a multiplex ... -
Sinonasal pathophysiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19: A systematic review of the current evidence
(2020-04-10)Abstract: Objective -The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease (2019 coronavirus disease [COVID‐19]), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) virus, is highly contagious with high ...