SARS-CoV-2 infection in London, England: changes to community point prevalence around lockdown time, March-May 2020

UK implemented a lockdown in March 2020, when the testing policy at the time was focusing on hospitalized cases. We assessed COVID-19 point prevalence...

Early Risk Factors for the Duration of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viral Positivity in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Pneumonia coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic. Early risk factors for the duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral positivity were evaluated...

Saliva samples for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic patients

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has been rapidly spreading throughout the world with confirmed case numbers already exceeding...

Atypical presentation of COVID-19 in hospitalised older adults

Older patients with atypical presentation of COVID-19 in the community are equally susceptible to poor outcomes. Early detection may improve outcomes...

Early hydroxychloroquine but not chloroquine use reduces ICU admission in COVID-19 patients

Recent studies report no effect of (H)CQ on 28-day mortality. HCQ was associated with a significantly decreased risk of transfer to the ICU. This effe...

Relationship of the cycle threshold values of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction and total severity score of computerized tomography in patients with COVID 19

Viral load was not a critical factor for hospitalization and mortality in SARS-CoV-2 RNA-positive patients. CT severity was related to age, and older...

Repurposing novel therapeutic candidate drugs for coronavirus disease-19 based on protein-protein interaction network analysis

The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China and rapidly spread worldwide. Currently, there are no effective drugs targeting SARS-CoV...

Transfusion support in COVID-19 patients: Impact on hospital blood component supply during the outbreak

The study was to assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on hospital blood supply. Most hospitals were expecting a decrease in the number of patien...

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