作者
Fiona E Lithander, Sandra Neumann, Emma Tenison, Katherine Lloyd, Tomas J Welsh, Jonathan CL Rodrigues, Julian PT Higgins, Lily Scourfield, Hannah Christensen, Victoria J Haunton, Emily J Henderson
发表日期
2020/7
来源
Age and ageing
卷号
49
期号
4
页码范围
501-515
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Introduction
the COVID-19 pandemic poses a high risk to older people. The aim of this article is to provide a rapid overview of the COVID-19 literature, with a specific focus on older adults. We frame our findings within an overview of the disease and have also evaluated the inclusion of older people within forthcoming clinical trials.
Methods
we searched PubMed and bioRxiv/medRxiv to identify English language papers describing the testing, treatment and prognosis of COVID-19. PubMed and bioRxiv/medRxiv searches took place on 20 and 24 March 2020, respectively.
Results
screening of over 1,100 peer-reviewed and pre-print papers yielded n = 22 on COVID-19 testing, n = 15 on treatment and n = 13 on prognosis. Viral polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology are the mainstays of testing, but a positive diagnosis may be increasingly …
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