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A call for strengthened evidence on targeted, non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 for the protection of vulnerable individuals in sub-Saharan Africa
Following the easing of lockdown measures in many sub-Saharan African countries, coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) cases have been on the rise. As the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 ...
Socioeconomic inequality in global incidence and mortality rates from COVID-19: an Ecological study
Objective: Coronavirus disease is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered
coronavirus. Epidemiological and clinical features of patients with COVID-19 have been
examined but Socio-economic aspects of the issue ...
Hypotheses about sub-optimal hydration in the weeks before coronavirus dis‐ ease (COVID-19) as a risk factor for dying from COVID-19
To address urgent need for strategies to limit mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), this review describes experimental, clinical and epidemiological evidence that suggests that chronic sub-optimal hydration ...
The risk and prognosis of COVID-19 infection in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Numerous studies have been published regarding outcomes of cancer patients infected with
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. ...
Hypokalemia as a sensitive biomarker of disease severity and invasive mechanical ventilation requirement in COVID-19 pneumonia: a case series of 306 Mediterranean patients
Objectives Serum levels of potassium (K+) seem significantly lower in severe SARS-CoV2 infection, with an unknown clinical translation. The objective was to investigate
whether hypokalemia acts as a biomarker of severity ...
Treatment with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and combination in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Significance: The United States is in an acceleration phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently there is no
known effective therapy or vaccine for treatment of SARS-CoV-2, highlighting urgency around identifying
effective ...
Reckoning with mortality: global health, HIV, and the politics of data
liminating unnecessary deaths is at the core of global
health efforts, from responses to COVID-19 to HIV,
non-communicable diseases, and maternal mortality.
However, experience with HIV shows that reducing
mortality ...
Pathophysiological basis and rationale for early outpatient treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection
Approximately 9 months of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading across the globe
has led to widespread COVID-19 acute hospitalizations and death. The rapidity and
highly communicable nature of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has hampered ...
Associations of procalcitonin, C‐reaction protein and neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio with mortality in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients in China
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an important and urgent threat to global health. Infammation
factors are important for COVID-19 mortality, and we aim to explore whether the baseline levels of
procalcitonin (PCT), ...