Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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Implications of COVID-19 in pediatric rheumatology
(2020-06-04)COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a global public health issue threatening millions of lives worldwide. Although the infection is mild in most of the affected individuals, it may cause ... -
The importance of timing of a population level intervention on COVID-19 mortality
(2020-04-22)COVID-19 poses an immense and immediate threat to global public health. Population level interventions (PLIs) impact this threat, with estimable large effects on reducing mortality. Many countries worldwide have currently ... -
Imported Zika virus infection from the Cook Islands into Australia, 2014
(2014)A female resident of Townsville, Queensland, Australia has been diagnosed with Zika virus infection following a recent trip to the Cook Islands. An initial serum sample collected in March, 2014 was positive by two separate ... -
Improved measurement of racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality in the United States
(2020-05-23)Different estimation methods produce diverging accounts of racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality in the United States. The Center for Disease Control's decision to present the racial/ethnic distribution of COVID-19 ... -
Improving adherence to Standard Precautions for the control of health care‐associated infections
(2018-02-26)Background: 'Standard Precautions' refers to a system of actions, such as using personal protective equipment or adhering to safe handling of needles, that healthcare workers take to reduce the spread of germs in healthcare ... -
Improving psychological outcomes in healthcare employees during an infectious disease outbreak were identified
(2020-03-26)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a great strain on health systems and healthcare workers. Factors associated with psychological outcomes among healthcare workers involved in the SARS crisis were examined to ... -
In vitro testing of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on SARS-CoV-2 shows synergistic effect
(2020-03)Human coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2 appeared at the end of 2019 and led to a pandemic with high morbidity and mortality. As there are currently no effective drugs targeting this virus, drug repurposing represents a short-term ... -
Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols
(2020-07)Infection control instructions call for use of alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We determined the virucidal activity of World Health Organization–recommended ... -
Inactivation of Zika virus in plasma with amotosalen and ultraviolet A illumination
(2016)Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. ZIKV was first isolated in 1947 from a Rhesus monkey from the Zika forest in Uganda.1 Until 2007, only sporadic ... -
Incidence and Persistence of Viral Shedding in COVID-19 Post-acute Patients With Negativized Pharyngeal Swab: A Systematic Review
(2020-08-28)After the global spread of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), factors that influence viral diffusion have gained great attention. Human-to-human transmission mainly occurs through ... -
Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-09-17)Background: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has been described as a frequent and prognostically relevant complication of COVID-19 infection. Aim: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the in-hospital incidence ... -
Incidence of Myocardial Injury in COVID-19-Infected Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2020)Introduction: The incidence of acute myocardial injury (AMI) among Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19)-infected patients remain unclear. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to further explore the incidence ... -
Incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19
(2020-04)Introduction: COVID-19 may predispose to both venous and arterial thromboembolism due to excessive in- flammation, hypoxia, immobilisation and diffuse intravascular coagulation. Reports on the incidence of thrombotic ... -
Incidence of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19
(2020-05-05)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) can lead to systemic coagulation activation and thrombotic complications. We investigated the incidence of objectively confirmed venous thromboembolism (VTE) in 198 hospitalized patients ... -
Increase in Reported Prevalence of Microcephaly in Infants Born to Women Living in Areas with Confirmed Zika Virus Transmission During the First Trimester of Pregnancy - Brazil, 2015
(2016-06)Widespread transmission of Zika virus by Aedes mosquitoes has been recognized in Brazil since late 2014, and in October 2015, an increase in the number of reported cases of microcephaly was reported to the Brazil Ministry ... -
Increased greenspace exposure has been shown to reduce stress, stroke, hypertension, asthma and heart disease
(2020-03-23)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closing of some leisure facilities, bars, restaurants, cafes and, with the need to self-isolate and socially distance, parks and green spaces have become an important ... -
Increased Hospitalizations for Neuropathies as Indicators of Zika Virus Infection, according to Health Information System Data, Brazil
(2016)Evidence is increasing that Zika virus can cause extensive damage to the central nervous system, affecting both fetuses and adults. We sought to identify traces of possible clinical manifestations of nervous system diseases ... -
Increased PCR screening capacity using a multi-replicate pooling scheme
(2020-04-22)Effective public health response to viral outbreaks such as SARS-CoV-2 is often informed by real-time PCR screening of large populations. Pooling samples can increase screening capacity. However, when a traditional pool ... -
Increased PCR screening capacity using a multi-replicate pooling scheme
(2020-04-22)Effective public health response to viral outbreaks such as SARS-CoV-2 is often informed by real-time PCR screening of large populations. Pooling samples can increase screening capacity. However, when a traditional pool ... -
Individual variation in susceptibility or exposure to SARS-CoV-2 lowers the herd immunity threshold
(2020-05-21)As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreads, the susceptible subpopulation is depleted causing the incidence of new cases to decline. Variation in individual susceptibility or exposure to infection ...