Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Title
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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 ... -
Investigation surrounding a fatal case of yellow fever in Côte d'Ivoire in 1999
(2014)Côte d'Ivoire is an endemic country for yellow fever, but no case was officially notified in recent years. In July 1999, however, one fatal case was reported. A German citizen was infected in the national park of Comoe, ... -
Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma - Emergency INDs
(2020-03-24)The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) plays a critical role in protecting the United States from public health threats including the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. FDA is committed to doing ... -
Involvement of interleukin 6 in SARS-CoV-2 infection: siltuximab as a therapeutic option against COVID-19
(2020)In December 2019, a cluster of patients with pneumonia of unknown cause was reported in Wuhan (China). After analysis of respiratory samples, scientists isolated a new virus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ... -
Is diet partly responsible for differences in COVID-19 death rates between and within countries?
(2020-05-27)Reported COVID-19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the population was put forward. Most current debates on ... -
Is it Possible to Safely Maintain a Regular Vascular Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
(2020-05-13)Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the protocol adopted during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain elective activity in a vascular surgery unit while minimising the risk of contamination to both ... -
Is sleep apnoea a risk factor for Covid-19? Findings from a retrospective cohort study
(2020-05-18)Background: In the early phase of the coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) pandemic, Southwest Finland remained relatively spared. By the 3rd of May 2020, a total of 28 patients have been admitted to the Turku University ... -
Is There an Association Between COVID-19 Mortality and the Renin-Angiotensin System—a Call for Epidemiologic Investigations
(2020-03-26)Mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. These disorders share underlying pathophysiology related to the renin-angiotensin system ...