Background In the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been worldwide debate on the
use of corticosteroids in COVID-19. In the recent RECOVERY trial, evaluating the effect of …

Background Since its appearance in late 2019, infections caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have created unprecedented challenges for health …

Background: The viral shedding time (VST) of SARS-CoV-2 mainly determines its
transmission and duration of infectiousness. However, it was heterogeneous in the existing …

Epidemics and pandemics, like COVID-19, are not gender neutral. Much of the current work
on gender, sex, and COVID-19, however, has seemed implicitly or explicitly to be attempting …

Background Various factors may determine the duration of viral shedding (the time from
infection to viral RNA-negative conversion or recovery) in COVID-19 patients …

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing the delay in severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA negative conversion …

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has emerged as a rare delayed
hyperinflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and causes severe morbidity in the …

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral course and behavior remain
unpredictable. This study describes incubation time and viral clearance of COVID-19 …

Background Corticoid therapy has been recommended in the treatment of critically ill
patients with COVID-19, yet its efficacy is currently still under evaluation. We investigated the …

Background The duration of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) RNA positivity will be important to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 …