Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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A systematic review of the literature on the role of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients
(2020-12-01)The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in East Asia and spread around the world from December 2019. The most severe ... -
A Systematic Review of the Neuropathologic Findings of Post-Viral Olfactory Dysfunction: Implications and Novel Insight for the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2020-09-11)Background: Post-viral olfactory dysfunction is a common cause of both short- and long-term smell alteration. The coronavirus pandemic further highlights the importance of post-viral olfactory dysfunction. Currently, a ... -
A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19
(2020-03-10)Purpose: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a public health emergency of international concern. As of this time, there is no known effective pharmaceutical treatment, although it is much needed for patient contracting ... -
Systematic Review on the Therapeutic Options for COVID-19: Clinical Evidence of Drug Efficacy and Implications
(2020-12-29)A novel coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread globally. Several treatments have been proposed, many of which have proven ineffective. Consequently, there is a need to review ... -
Tap water that is safe to drink is unlikely to be harmful if used to cleanse acute wounds in adults or children
(2020-03-23)Citation: Fernandez R, Griffiths R. Water for wound cleansing. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012; (2): CD003861 What is this? The response to COVID-19 has led to shortages of antispetics and other over-the-counter ... -
Technical specifications for Pressure Swing Adsorption(PSA) Oxygen Plants, 8 June 2020
(2020-06-08)Oxygen is an essential medicine required at all levels of the health care system; only high quality, medical-grade oxygen should be given to patients. Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generating plants are a source ... -
Technical specifications of medical devices for the case management of COVID-19 in healthcare settings. Interim recommendations, 3 March 2020
(2020-06-04)• In December 2019 a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was identified as the causative agent of pneumonia (COVID-19) among people exposed to a seafood market in Wuhan, China. • There are gaps in the knowledge about the natural ... -
Teleconsultations during a pandemic
(2020-03)Teleconsultations: an essential tool for use during a pandemic In situations where a pandemic is declared, the feelings of anxiety and uncertainty can overwhelm people, and health systems can struggle to cope with an ... -
Telemedicine in cardiovascular surgery during COVID‐19 pandemic: A systematic review and our experience
(2020-08-16)Objective: The SAR‐COV‐2 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the UK's healthcare systems. To reduce spread of the virus, elective treatments and surgeries have been postponed or canceled. There has been a rise in ... -
Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil
(2020-04-25)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has become a severe public health issue. The novelty of the virus prompts a search for understanding of how ecological factors affect the transmission and survival of the ... -
Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19
(2020-04-15)We report temporal patterns of viral shedding in 94 patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and modeled COVID-19 infectiousness profiles from a separate sample of 77 infector–infectee transmission pairs. We observed ... -
Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study
(2020-03-23)Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes severe community and nosocomial outbreaks. Comprehensive data for serial respiratory viral load and serum antibody responses from patients infected with severe acute ... -
Test performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serological assays
(2020-05-17)Background Serological tests are crucial tools for assessments of SARS-CoV-2 exposure, infection and potential immunity. Their appropriate use and interpretation require accurate assay performance data. Method We conducted ... -
A theoretical estimate of the risk of microcephaly during pregnancy with Zika virus infection
(2016-06)OBJECTIVES: There has been a growing concern over Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, particularly since a probable link between ZIKV infection during pregnancy and microcephaly in the baby was identified. The present study aimed ... -
Therapeutic opportunities to manage COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 infection: Present and future
(2020-03-28)A severe form of respiratory disease – COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection, has evolved into a pandemic resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The unabated spread of the disease is due to lack of vaccine ... -
Thinking about Coronavirus from an infectious disease perspective
(2020-03)As the medical community frantically scrambles to address SARS-CoV2, we in the natural community can also be investigating the tools we have that may be helpful during this pandemic. As a scientist who is not a clinician, ... -
Threat Assessment Brief: Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2: considerations for public health response
(2020)Cases with suspected or possible reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 have been recently reported in different countries. In many of these cases, it is uncertain if the individual’s Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test remained ...