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Effect of hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin on the mortality of COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background
Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without azithromycin have been widely promoted to treat COVID-19 following early in vitro antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2
Objective
The aim of this systematic ...
COVID-19: NAD+ deficiency may predispose the aged, obese and type2 diabetics to mortality through its effect on SIRT1 activity
The SARS-CoV-2 hyperinflammatory response is associated with high mortality. This hypothesis suggests that a deficiency of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
(NAD+) may be the primary factor related to the SARS-Cov-2 disease ...
Clinical features of COVID-19 mortality: development and validation of a clinical prediction model
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of individuals and caused hundreds of thousands of
deaths worldwide. Predicting mortality among patients with COVID-19 who present with a spectrum of complications
is ...
Impact of obesity on hospitalizations and mortality, due to COVID-19: A systematic review
The aim of the current review was to assess whether there was an association
between obesity and higher levels of hospitalization, poor outcomes and
mortality due to the disease of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Methodology: ...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and pregnancy
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia pandemic, caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spreading globally at an
accelerated rate, with a basic reproduction number ...
Extent of prior lung irradiation and mortality in COVID-19 patients with a cancer history
Purpose: There have been nearly 200,000 deaths worldwide so far from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by a
coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Cancer history appears to be a poor prognostic factor for ...
Monitoring the mortality impact of COVID-19 in Europe: What can be learned from 2009 influenza H1N1p mortality studies?
Objectives: Understanding the proportion of pandemic deaths captured as “laboratoryconfirmed” deaths is crucial. We assessed the ability of laboratory-confirmed deaths to
capture mortality in the EU during the 2009 pandemic, ...
Early outcomes after hip fracture surgery in COVID-19 patients in New York City
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and placed healthcare systems under substantial
strain. Hip fracture patients represent a high-risk population for severe COVID-19 symptoms, as they are generally ...
COVID-19: How to make between-country comparisons
Background: Different countries have adopted different containment and testing strategies for SARS-CoV2. The difference in testing makes it difficult to compare the effect of different containment strategies.
This study ...
Does poor glucose control increase the severity and mortality in patients with diabetes and COVID-19?
Background and aim: Diabetes in often associated with an increased severity and mortality in patients
with COVID-19. We aimed to find out whether the severity and mortality in patients with diabetes with
COVID-19 has any ...