Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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Interim guidance: Management of mass fatalities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
(2020-05-04)The Public Health Agency of Canada, in collaboration with Canadian public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) experts and the Funeral Services Association of Canada, has developed this guidance on public ... -
Interim laboratory biosafety guidelines for the handling and transport of samples associated with the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV), 28 January 2020
(2020-01-28)In January 2020, the etiologic agent responsible for a cluster of severe pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, was identified as a novel beta-coronavirus (2019-nCoV), distinct than SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV (1) (2) (3). The complete ... -
An international randomised trial of candidate vaccines against COVID-19
(2020-04-09)Summary: Recognizing the critical importance to world health of the rapid availability and deployment of effective vaccines against COVID-19, this large, international, multi-site, individually randomized controlled clinical ... -
Interpretation of laboratory results for COVID-19 diagnosis, 6 May 2020
(2020-05-06)Etiological confirmation of COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2) infection can only be made by laboratory tests. In general, the currently available assays for COVID-19 can be classified into two groups: • The first group (virological ... -
Interventions for Children, Youth, and Parents to Prevent and Reduce Cyber Abuse
(2009-06-05)This Campbell Systematic Review examines the effectiveness of cyber abuse interventions in increasing internet safety knowledge and decreasing risky online behaviour. The review summarises findings from three studies: ... -
Interventions for people with disabilities in low‐and middle‐income countries: evidence and gap map
(2020-07-16)Citation: Saran A, White H, Kuper H. Evidence and gap map of studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions for people with disabilities in low‐and middle‐income countries. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 2020;16(1):e1070. ... -
Interventions to improve compliance with hand hygiene practices
(2020-03-16)What is this? The arrival of a new respiratory virus, such as COVID-19, is followed by a lead-time for the development of vaccines and treatments, and these may have a limited effect in containing or interrupting spread ... -
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care
(2017-09-01)Background: Health care‐associated infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Hand hygiene is regarded as an effective preventive measure. This is an update of a previously published review. Objectives: ... -
Interventions to mitigate early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore: a modelling study
(2020-03-23)Background: Since the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Dec 31, 2019, 68 imported cases and 175 locally acquired infections have been reported in Singapore. We aimed to investigate ... -
Intracranial hemorrhage in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
(2020-11-03)Background: Emerging evidence suggests that a subset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients may present with or develop cerebrovascular disease during the course of hospitalization. Whereas ischemic stroke in ... -
Intrauterine Zika virus infection and microcephaly: perinatal imaging correlations with 3D virtual physical models
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to the same family of flaviviruses as dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) and, the Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are recognized as transmitting agents. Zika virus was first identified ... -
Intravenous Ascorbic Acid (IVAA) for COVID-19: supportive treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: based on use in China and US settings
(2020-03-23)Intravenous ascorbic acid (IVAA) is a well-known intervention in medicine, which currently is rarely used in US hospitals. Due to the unusual and extreme clinical demands of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, IVAA has been ... -
Investigating the capabilities of information technologies to support policymaking in COVID‐19 crisis management; a systematic review and expert opinions
(2020-09-16)Background: Today, numerous countries are fighting to protect themselves against the Covid‐19 crisis, while the policymakers are confounded and empty handed in dealing with this chaotic circumstance. The infection and its ... -
Investigation Into an Outbreak of Dengue-like Illness in Pernambuco, Brazil, Revealed a Cocirculation of Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Virus Type 1
(2016)In April 2015, an outbreak of dengue-like illness occurred in Tuparetama, a small city in the northeast region of Brazil; this outbreak was characterized by its fast expansion. An investigation was initiated to identify ... -
Investigation of three clusters of COVID-19 in Singapore: implications for surveillance and response measures
(2020-03-16)Background: Three clusters of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) linked to a tour group from China, a company conference, and a church were identified in Singapore in February, 2020. Methods: We gathered epidemiological ...