2022 March - 15 articles
This study describes the implementation and utility of a standalone device designed, developed, and 3D-printed by PwC Singapore and Southeast Asia Consulting as a response to Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), in the Emergency Department (ED) of t...
Despite extensive worldwide vaccination, the current COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 continues. The Omicron variant is a recently emerged variant of concern and is now overtaking the Delta variant. To characterize the potential antigenicity of...
Background: Statins have a pleiotropic effect in addition to a lipid-lowering effect. Several studies have demonstrated that statins may reduce the mortality and severity of infectious diseases, such as pneumonia or sepsis. We investigated the protec...
Direct optical detection methods such as surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi) and photonic-integrated-circuits (PIC)-based biosensors provide a fast label-free detection of COVID-19 antibodies in real-time. Each technology, i.e., SPRi and PIC, ha...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed birth hospitalization, with many hospitals implementing restrictions. Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of early newborn discharge and length of stay (LOS). The primary objective was to c...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread across the world, caused lockdowns, and has had serious economic and social consequences. COVID-19 manifests differently in children than adults, as children usually have a milder course of disease, mild...
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a world-wide health crisis on a scale that has not been witnessed in modern times. Socio-economic (SE) factors impact every facet of human existence, including lifestyle, which significantly affects health-r...
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, four SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have emerged, which have shifted the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease. Of concern is the impact of the emerging variants on COVID-19 vaccination...
A systematic review of the literature investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological and psychosocial factors was completed. Published literature was examined using electronic databases to search psychosocial factors such as beli...
Objective: This study investigated emotional distress and associated factors among the general population in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown in China. Design and sample: An online nationwide survey was conducted using a self-designed questionn...
Following COVID-19 exposure, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends a 10–14-day quarantine for asymptomatic individuals and more recently a 7-day quarantine with a negative PCR test. A university-based prospective cohort study to dete...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome, which can be ameliorated by methylprednisolone pulse therapy, thereby reducing the risk of progression to respiratory failure and death. We aimed to det...
In this in silico study, different pharmaceutical co-crystals based on (hydroxy)chloroquine with macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin, or erythromycin A) were analyzed for the first time. These findings present a new molecular perspect...
The temporal evolution of the omicron wave in different countries is predicted, upon adopting an early doubling time of three days for the rate of new infections with this mutant. The forecast is based on the susceptible–infectious–recove...
In December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in Wuhan, China. Several variants of concern (VOCs) have been identified so far. Recently, the B.1.1.5...
