[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: pathophysiology, diagnosis, complications and investigational therapeutics

SA Azer - New Microbes and New Infections, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak started early in December 2019 in the
Hubei province and its capital Wuhan of the People's Republic of China and caused a …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related morbidity and mortality among patients with COVID-19

SJ Kang, SI Jung - Infection & chemotherapy, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease
(COVID-19), caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome …

[PDF][PDF] Tracking changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike: evidence that D614G increases infectivity of the COVID-19 virus

B Korber, WM Fischer, S Gnanakaran, H Yoon… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
A SARS-CoV-2 variant carrying the Spike protein amino acid change D614G has become
the most prevalent form in the global pandemic. Dynamic tracking of variant frequencies …

[HTML][HTML] Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2

B Korber, WM Fischer, S Gnanakaran, H Yoon… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
We have developed an analysis pipeline to facilitate real-time mutation tracking in SARS-
CoV-2, focusing initially on the Spike (S) protein because it mediates infection of human …

Valorization of disposable COVID-19 mask through the thermo-chemical process

S Jung, S Lee, X Dou, EE Kwon - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
It becomes common to wear a disposable face mask to protect from coronavirus disease 19
(COVID-19) amid this pandemic. However, massive generations of contaminated face mask …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody tests in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection: a meta-analysis

PI Kontou, GG Braliou, NL Dimou, G Nikolopoulos… - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 made
imperative the need for diagnostic tests that can identify the infection. Although Nucleic Acid …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 different variants and related morbidity and mortality: a systematic review

SA SeyedAlinaghi, P Mirzapour, O Dadras… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Coronavirus Disease-2019 (SARS-CoV-2) started its devastating
trajectory into a global pandemic in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Ever since, several …

The nature of cities and the Covid-19 pandemic

KY Lai, C Webster, S Kumari, C Sarkar - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cities and population health are intrinsically interlinked [1, 2]. Historically cities have
systematically metamorphosed in response to threats posed to health and other kinds of …

Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in very old patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Spain

JM Ramos-Rincon, V Buonaiuto, M Ricci… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Advanced age is a well-known risk factor for poor prognosis in COVID-19.
However, few studies have specifically focused on very old inpatients with COVID-19. This …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and age differences in COVID-19 mortality in Europe

LJ Ahrenfeldt, M Otavova, K Christensen… - Wiener klinische …, 2021 - Springer
Aim To examine the magnitude of sex differences in survival from the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) in Europe across age groups and regions. We hypothesized that men …