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SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in health care workers
(2020-05-19)Background The correlates of protection against SARS-CoV-2 and their longevity remain unclear. Studies in severely ill individuals have identified robust cellular and humoral immune responses against the virus. Asymptomatic ... -
SARS-CoV-2 than positive in a discharged patient with COVID-19 about concern regarding the present standard for discharge.
An outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China caused by SARS-CoV-2 has led to a serious epidemic in China and other countries, resulting in worldwide concern. With the active efforts from prevention and control, the quantity of ... -
The SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Pipeline: an Overview
(2020-03-03)Purpose of Review: The goal of this review is to provide a timely overview on efforts to develop a vaccine for the 2019 novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Recent Findings: ... -
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and the severity of COVID-19
(2020-03-26)The initial dose of virus and the amount of virus an individual has at any one time might worsen the severity of COVID 19 disease. Viral load is a measure of the number of viral particles present in an individual. Higher ... -
SARS-CoV-2: a storm is raging
(2020-03-27)The pandemic coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is rapidly spreading across the globe. In this issue of the JCI, Chen and colleagues compared ... -
Saúde Digital: Uma estratégia para manter a assistência à saúde de pessoas que vivem com doenças não transmissíveis durante a pandemia de COVID-19
(2020-08-11)As doenças não transmissíveis (DNTs) são a principal causa de morte e incapacidade em todo o mundo. O controle eficaz dessas doenças crônicas depende em grande parte de serviços continuados, responsivos, acessíveis e de ... -
A Screen of FDA-Approved Drugs for Inhibitors of Zika Virus Infection
(2016-07)Currently there are no approved vaccines or specific therapies to prevent or treat Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. We interrogated a library of FDA-approved drugs for their ability to block infection of human HuH-7 cells by ... -
Screening for SARS-CoV-2 infections with colorimetric RT-LAMP and LAMP sequencing
(2020-05-09)The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a significant public-health problem. In order to control the pandemic, rapid tests for detecting existing infections and assessing virus spread are critical. Approaches to detect ... -
Screening of Blood Donations for Zika Virus Infection - Puerto Rico, April 3-June 11, 2016
(2016-06)Transfusion-transmitted infections have been documented for several arboviruses, including West Nile and dengue viruses (1). Zika virus, a flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that has been identified ... -
Se préparer pour la pandémie de COVID-19: revue des moyens déployés dans un bloc opératoire d’un grand hôpital tertiaire au Singapour
(2020-03-11)L’épidémie liée au coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) a été qualifiée d’urgence de santé publique de portée internationale. La préparation face à une pandémie nécessite de la part d’un hôpital l’élaboration de stratégies pour ... -
Seguimiento de embarazada durante la gestación, implicaciones en la morbi-mortalidad infantil por virus Zika
(2016)La fuente original de este documento puede estar restringida, impidiendo que los lectores externos accedan al contenido, o puede que ya no esté disponible. Por lo tanto, los usuarios necesitan utilizar otros recursos para ... -
Segurança da cloroquina e hidroxicloroquina em pacientes com deficiência de glicose-6- fosfato desidrogenase (G6PD) e rastreamento da deficiência de G6PD em pacientes elegíveis para tratamento com cloroquina ou hidroxicloroquina devido à infecção por COVID-19 (abril 2020)
(2020-04)Esta nota técnica tem por objetivo apresentar uma avaliação técnica sobre a segurança da cloroquina e da hidroxicloroquina em pacientes com deficiência de glicose6-fosfato desidrogenase (G6PD), visando a fornecer subsídios ... -
Semi-recumbent position reduces the risk of clinically suspected VAP in patients on mechanical ventilation, compared to a supine position
(2020-03-24)Citation: Wang L, Li X, Yang Z, et al. Semi-recumbent position versus supine position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults requiring mechanical ventilation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ... -
Sensitivity and specificity of a rapid test for assessment of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in a community-based setting in Brazil
(2020-05-10)Background: While the recommended laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 is a molecular based assay, population-based studies to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 usually use serological assays. Objective: To evaluate the ... -
Sensitivity assessment of SARS-CoV-2 PCR assays developed by WHO referral laboratories
(2020-05-04)The sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests developed by Charite (Germany), HKU (Hong-Kong), China CDC (China), US CDC (United-States), and Institut Pasteur, Paris (France) was assessed on SARS-CoV-2 cell culture supernatants ... -
Sensitivity of Nasopharyngeal, Nasal and Throat Swab for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2
(2020-05-08)Nasopharyngeal (NP), nasal and throat swabs are the most practical specimen sources to test for upper respiratory pathogens. We compared the sensitivity of NP, nasal and throat swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in community ...