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Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays administered to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID‐19 infection to improve patient outcomes and to protect healthcare workers treating them
(2020)Background: COVID‐19 infection poses a serious risk to patients and – due to its contagious nature – to those healthcare workers (HCWs) treating them. If the mouth and nose of patients with infection are irrigated with ... -
Antiviral mouthwashes: possible benefit for COVID-19 with evidence-based approach
(2020)Background: The outbreak, and pandemic of COVID-19 causing widespread concerns in all health systems of countries. Virus-carrying aerosols can penetrate the healthy human body and lungs, resulting in rapid transmission. ... -
The anti‐HIV drug nelfinavir mesylate (Viracept) is a potent inhibitor of cell fusion caused by the SARSCoV‐2 spike (S) glycoprotein warranting further evaluation as an antiviral against COVID‐19 infections
(2020-05-06)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS CoV‐2) is the causative agent of the coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. Coronaviruses enter cells via fusion of the viral envelope with the plasma membrane ... -
Application of the PDCA cycle for standardized nursing management in a COVID-19 intensive care unit
(2020)Background: Nursing quality is an integral part of health care quality and one of key performance indicators (KPIs) for health care management. The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is a management tool for continuous improvement ... -
Applying and scaling dengue vector control lessons to Zika – ATD-Prevention (Aedes transmitted disPrevention)
(2017)To contribute to the prevention of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, a process of scaling up an innovative intervention to reduce Aedes aegypti habitats, was carried out in the city of Salto (Uruguay) based on a transdisciplinary ... -
Applying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue AWED
(2017)This cluster randomised trial will evaluate the efficacy of Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegytpi mosquitoes in reducing dengue cases in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. Primary objective: To assess the efficacy of community-based ... -
Approaches to promote handwashing and sanitation behaviour change in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a mixed method systematic review
(2017-05-19)This Campbell Systematic Review examines the effectiveness of different approaches for promoting handwashing and sanitation behaviour change, and factors affecting implementation, in low and middle‐income countries. The ... -
Aptamers, the bivalent agents as probes and therapies for coronavirus infections: A systematic review
(2020-10)Abstract The recently known coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has turn into the greatest global health challenge, affecting a large number of societies. The lack of specific treatment and gold-standard diagnostic system has made ... -
APUA offers assistance during COVID-19 crisis
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Arbidol monotherapy is superior to lopinavir/ritonavir in treating COVID-19
(2020-03-30)Lopinavir/ritonavir and arbidol have been previously used to treat acute respiratory syndrome- coron- avirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication in clinical practice; nevertheless, their effectiveness remains controver- sial. In ... -
Arbovirus infections and viral haemorrhagic fevers in Uganda: a serological survey in Karamoja district, 1984
(2014)Abstract Sera collected in May 1984 from 132 adult residents of Karamoja district, Uganda, were examined by haemagglutination inhibition tests for antibodies against selected arboviruses, namely Chikungunya and Semliki ... -
Are hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine effective in the treatment of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19)?
(2020-06-26)Data sources: The authors of this rapid review did not disclose which electronic databases were included in their literature search. The inclusion and exclusion criteria for the data sources are not reported in the manuscript. ... -
Arthropod-borne viral infections of man in Nigeria, 1964–1970
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Arthropod-borne virus antibodies in sera of residents of Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria 1980
(2014)A survey for haemagglutination-inhibiting arthropod-borne virus antibody was carried out in the Kainji Lake area of Nigeria. Of 267 persons tested, 139 (52%) and 158 (59%) had alphavirus and flavivirus group HI antibody, ... -
Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19: Rapid Review
(2020-10-27)Background: COVID-19 was first discovered in December 2019 and has since evolved into a pandemic. Objective: To address this global health crisis, artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed at various levels of the ... -
Asian Genotype Zika Virus Detected in Traveler Returning to Mexico from Colombia, October 2015
(2016-06)Zika virus is an emerging arbovirus spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and belongs to the genus Flavivirus of the Spondweni serocomplex (1,2). Most often, signs and symptoms of infection are maculopapular rash, fever, ... -
Assertive community treatment for adults with severe mental illness
(2020-05-13)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare services and resources. Existing research on Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) as a way to deliver mental health services may provide useful information ... -
Assessing the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Switzerland
(2020-05-08)Following the rapid dissemination of COVID-19 cases in Switzerland, large-scale non- pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were implemented by the cantons and the federal government between February 28 and March 20. Estimates ... -
Assessing the potential risk of Zika virus epidemics in temperate areas with established Aedes albopictus populations
(2016-06)Based on 2015 abundance of Aedes albopictus in nine northern Italian municipalities with temperate continental/oceanic climate, we estimated the basic reproductive number R0 for Zika virus (ZIKV) to be systematically below ... -
Assessing Zika virus transmission dynamics and mitigation strategies. A multidisciplinary approach.
(2021)The project took place in three Latin American countries that have different epidemiological and ecological settings of Zika virus transmission: Colombia, Argentina and Ecuador; with the objective of characterizing the ...