Browsing Technical documents and research evidence on COVID-19 by Subject "SARS Virus"
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Artificial Intelligence for COVID-19: Rapid Review
(2020-10-27)Background: COVID-19 was first discovered in December 2019 and has since evolved into a pandemic. Objective: To address this global health crisis, artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed at various levels of the ... -
Comparison of seven commercial RT-PCR diagnostic kits for COVID-19
(2020-07)The final months of 2019 witnessed the emergence of a novel coronavirus in the human population. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has since spread across the globe and is posing a major burden ... -
Computational inference of selection underlying the evolution of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2
(2020-04-01)The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) recently emerged in China is thought to have a bat origin, as its closest known relative (BatCoV RaTG13) was described in horseshoe bats. We analyzed the selective events that accompanied ... -
Coronavirus in Pregnancy and Delivery: Rapid Review and Expert Consensus
(2020-03-08)BACKGROUND Person to person spread of COIVD-19 in the UK has now been confirmed. There are limited case series reporting the impact on women affected by coronaviruses (CoV) during pregnancy. In women affected by SARS and ... -
COVID-19 in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: A case series of 33 patients
(2020-05-01)Data on people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) in the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still scarce. This case series of 33 PLWH patients with COVID-19 reveals symptoms and outcome in this special population. ... -
Effect of hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin on the mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-08-26)Background: Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without azithromycin have been widely pro-moted to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) following earlyin vitroantiviral effects against se-vere acute respiratory ... -
Frequency of Long QT in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Treated with Hydroxychloroquine: A Meta-analysis
(2020-10-24)Introduction: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been proposed as a SARS-CoV-2 treatment but the frequency of long QT (LQT) during use is unknown. Objective: To conduct a meta-analysis of the frequency of LQT in patients with ... -
Immune response following infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 and other coronaviruses: A rapid review
(2020-09-23)In this review, we systematically searched and summarized the evidence on the immune response and reinfection rate following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. We also retrieved studies on SARS‐CoV and MERS‐CoV to assess the long‐term ... -
Laparoscopic surgery in COVID-19 Era—Safety and Ethical Issues
(2020)Background: The paper aims to review the available evidence regarding the health risk of the aerosolization induced by laparoscopy induced and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon minimally invasive surgery. (2) Materials ... -
Mathematical model of infection kinetics and its analysis for COVID-19, SARS and MERS
(2020-04-08)The purpose of this paper is to reveal the spread rules of the three pneumonia: COVID-19, SARS and MERS. We compare the new spread characteristics of COVID-19 with those of SARS and MERS. By considering the growth rate and ... -
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in high-risk pulmonary infections: a clinical review
(2014-05-11)[Abstract]. The aim of this article was to review the role of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute pulmonary infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), H1N1 and tuberculosis, and to assess the ... -
Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Associated Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients With Acute Respiratory Syndromes Due to Coronaviruses Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2020-10-19)Introduction: Only 3 types of coronavirus cause aggressive respiratory disease in humans (MERS-Cov, SARS-Cov-1, and SARS-Cov-2). It has been reported higher infection rates and severe manifestations (ICU admission, need ... -
Prognostic Factors of Patients With COVID-19
(2020-03-17)The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. Despite lower mortality ... -
Recommendations for a safety dental care management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
(2020-04-10)As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly through droplets, sneezes and aerosols, there is a high risk of transmission during dental procedures. This report describes measures ... -
Recommendations to expand access to hand washing and its proper use
(2020-05-04)Promoting handwashing is essential to minimize transmission of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and to save lives. One of the most commons ways of transmission of SARS-COV-2 is from contaminated hands touching ... -
The role of host genetics in susceptibility to severe viral infections in humans and insights into host genetics of severe COVID-19: A systematic review
(2020-11)Background: Susceptibility to severe viral infections was reported to be associated with genetic variants in immune response genes using case reports and GWAS studies. SARS-CoV-2 is an emergent viral disease that caused ... -
A Systematic Review of the Neuropathologic Findings of Post-Viral Olfactory Dysfunction: Implications and Novel Insight for the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2020-09-11)Background: Post-viral olfactory dysfunction is a common cause of both short- and long-term smell alteration. The coronavirus pandemic further highlights the importance of post-viral olfactory dysfunction. Currently, a ... -
A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19
(2020-03-10)Purpose: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a public health emergency of international concern. As of this time, there is no known effective pharmaceutical treatment, although it is much needed for patient contracting ... -
Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 through breast milk and breastfeeding: a living systematic review
(2020-08-28)The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is caused by infection with a novel coronavirus strain, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). At present, there is limited information on ... -
The value of urine biochemical parameters in the prediction of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019
(2020-04-14)Coronavirus is an RNA virus with an enveloped positive-sense RNA that can grow in epithelial cells and mainly cause respiratory infection, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and acute exacerbation of chronic ...