Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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High-flow nasal cannulae for respiratory support in adult intensive care patients: insufficient evidence to determine its effects
(2020-03-17)What is this? Viral infections such as COVID-19 can progress to acute respiratory failure, with patients needing help with their breathing in an intensive care unit (ICU). This might include the use of high-flow nasal ... -
High-resolution computed tomography manifestations of COVID-19 T infections in patients of different ages
(2020-03-17)[Abstract]. Purpose: We aimed to compare chest HRCT lung signs identified in scans of differently aged patients with COVID-19 infections. Methods: Case data of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection in Hangzhou City, ... -
Higher Body Mass Index is an Important Risk factor in COVID-19 patients: A Systematic Review
(2020-05-18)Background: Globally, both obesity and underweight are severe health risks for various diseases. The current study systematically examines the emerging evidence to identify an association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and ... -
Higher mortality in men from COVID19 infection-understanding the factors that drive the differences between the biological sexes
(2020-04-24)The emergent global pandemic caused by the rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome- Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to increased mortality and negatively impacted day to day activities of humankind within a ... -
Higher plasma levels of Chemokine CCL19 are associated with poor SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) outcomes
(2020-05-22)COVID19 pandemic has so far caused over three hundred thousand deaths worldwide, primarily due to complications from SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). While an ARDS-driven hyperinflammatory ... -
Highly diversified Zika viruses imported to China, 2016
(2016-07)First discovered during 1947 in Uganda from febrile rhesus macaques, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne, re-emerging flavivirus historically known to be present in much of Africa and Asia, occasionally causing outbreaks ... -
Histopathological observations in COVID-19: a systematic review
(2020-08-18)Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused a great global threat to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 disease as a pandemic, affecting the human respiratory and other ... -
HIV-related needs in internally displaced persons and other conflict-affected populations
(2007)Introduction: Conflict-induced displacement makes affected populations more vulnerable to HIV transmission. However, this vulnerability does not always necessarily translate into more HIV infections. The extent to which ... -
Home care for patients with COVID-19 presenting with mild symptoms and management of their contacts. Interim guidance, 17 March 2020
(2020-03-17)Background: WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need for recommendations on safe home care for patients with suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptomsa and on public health measures related to the ... -
Home care for patients with COVID-19 presenting with mild symptoms and management of their, Interim guidance, 17 February 2020
Background. WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need for recommendations on safe home care for patients with suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptoms a and on public health measures related to the ... -
Homologous Recombination of Zika viruses in the Americas
(2016-06)Chan and colleagues, in this Journal, recently described the recent emerging Zik virus epidemic.1 Zika virus is an old, unknown, mosquito-borne flavivirus, which is related to yellow fever, dengue, Japanese encephalitis ... -
Honey eases acute cough in children
(2020-03-23)What is this? Most people with COVID-19 will develop a persistent cough. Honey is used to ease cough in children. In this Cochrane systematic review, the authors searched for randomised trials of the effects of honey for ... -
Hormonal contraceptive prescriptions in Colombia and Zika virus
(2016-06)An epidemic of Zika virus infection was reported in South and Central America and the Caribbean in 2015, with the highest proportion of cases reported in Brazil and Colombia.1 The association of an increased incidence of ... -
Hospital Readiness Checklist for COVID-19, Interim Document - Version 5. 10 February 2020
(2020-02-10)The purpose of this tool is to help countries verify readiness for COVID-19 in designated hospitals, identifying immediate, high-priority actions for mounting an efficient and timely response to the emergency. This tool ... -
Hospital surge capacity during epidemics
(2020-03-18)What is this? A major challenge for those responding to COVID-19 is the increase in demand for hospital care. This summary is of a systematic review of hospital surge capacity for epidemics of dengue, which may provide ... -
Hospital-acquired infective endocarditis during Covid-19 pandemic
(2020-05-22)Background. The COVID pandemic has had a major impact on healthcare in hospitals, including the diagnosis and treatment of infections. Hospital-acquired infective endocarditis (HAIE) is a severe complication of medical ... -
Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
(2020-03-21)[Abstract]. Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused an epidemic in China and many other countries. Many infected clusters have been found within familial households, but the data ... -
How and when to end the COVID-19 lockdown: an optimisation approach
(2020-05-02)Countries around the world are in a state of lockdown to help limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, as the number of new daily confirmed cases begins to decrease, governments must decide how to release their populations ... -
How best to use limited tests? Improving COVID-19 surveillance in long-term care
(2020-04-22)Background: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are particularly vulnerable to nosocomial outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with high rates of transmission and mortality. Timely epidemiological surveillance ... -
How Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Can Help Better Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2020-05-02)SARS-CoV2 is a novel coronavirus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health Organization. Thanks to the latest advancements in the field of molecular and computational techniques and information ...