Prolonged persistence of PCR-detectable virus during an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in an inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit in King County, Washington

10 patients and 7 staff members with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Thirty percent of patients remained asymptomatic over the course of infection. Cough and fe...

Kinetics of Viral Clearance and Antibody Production Across Age Groups in Children with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

The study looked at children tested for SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcription (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunoglobulin G antibody. Median...

Viral Load of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Adults During the First and Second Wave of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Houston, Texas: The Potential of the Superspreader

In the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, a minority of index cases are associated with a majority of secondary cases suggesting that superspreaders c...

Evaluating a novel, highly sensitive, and quantitative reagent for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antigen

A new quantifying reagent for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antigen was developed for early and accurate detection. The sensitivity and specificity of the test...

The experience of the health care workers of a severely hit SARS-CoV-2 referral Hospital in Italy: incidence, clinical course and modifiable risk factors for COVID-19 infection

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care workers at the frontline have been largely exposed to infected patients. The cumulative incidence of SAR...

Comparative analysis of various clinical specimens in detection of SARS-CoV-2 using rRT-PCR in new and follow up cases of COVID-19 infection: Quest for the best choice

A combined swab may be recommended as a more appropriate specimen for both diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 treatment by rRT-PCR for assessing vir...

Usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in the management of patients presenting with lung infiltrates and suspect COVID-19-associated pneumonia: A case report

This case highlights the importance of clinical suspicion of SARS-CoV-2 infection in diagnosis and infectivity assessment. We suggest a collection of...

Management of Neurosurgical Cases in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from a Middle-Income Country

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been at its peak for the past 8 months and has affected more than 215 countries. India is n...

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