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Handwashing and disinfection precautions taken by U.S. adults to prevent coronavirus disease 2019, Spring 2020

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess self-reported hygiene precautions taken by U.S. adults during spring 2020 to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to identify demographic characteristics associated with these hygiene ...
Laura G. Brown, E. Rickamer Hoover, Catherine E. Barrett, Kayla L. Vanden Esschert, Sarah A. Collier, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +5 more
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Laboratory organisation and management of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Niger, West Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Background: As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic unfolds, laboratory services have been identified as key to its containment.
Abdourahamane Yacouba, Adamou Lagaré, Daouada Alhousseini Maiga, Halimatou Moumouni Sambo, Sani Ousmane, Zelika Hamidou Harouna, Boubacar Marou, Maman K. Sanoussi, Balki Aoula, Ali Amadou, Hassane Boureima, Saidou Amatagas, Abdoulaye Ousmane, Eric Adehossi, Saidou Mamadou   +14 more
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The effect of ABO blood group and antibody class on the risk of COVID-19 infection and severity of clinical outcomes

Scientific Reports, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 100 million cases and caused immense burdens on governments and healthcare systems worldwide. Since its emergence in December 2019, research has been focused on treating the infected, identifying those at risk
Marwa Ali Almadhi, Abdulkarim Abdulrahman, Abdulla Alawadhi, Ali A. Rabaan, Stephen Atkin, Manaf AlQahtani   +5 more
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Tocilizumab, an Exploratory Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Patients

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2022
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may cause cytokine storm and respiratory illness such as pneumonia and progressive respiratory failure. Tocilizumab (TCZ), a monoclonal antibody that targets the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor, was approved as an ...
Yong Wang, Yongfeng Chen, Xiangdong Zhou
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COVID-19 and the kidney

Turkish Archives of Pediatrics, 2021
[No abstract available]
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Characteristics, risk factors and outcomes among the first consecutive 1096 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Kuwait

EClinicalMedicine, 2020
Background: In Kuwait, prior to the first case of COVID-19 being reported in the country, mass screening of incoming travelers from countries with known outbreaks was performed and resulted in the first identified cases in the country. All COVID-19 cases
Sulaiman Almazeedi, Sarah Al-Youha, Mohammad H. Jamal, Mohannad Al-Haddad, Ali Al-Muhaini, Fahad Al-Ghimlas, Salman Al-Sabah   +6 more
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Experiences of community-based health workers with COVID-19 rapid diagnostic testing after training in Abuja, Nigeria, 2022-2023

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Professional-use COVID-19 antigen-rapid diagnostic tests (SARS-CoV-2 Ag-RDT) are used in Nigeria to scale-up testing into novel settings (community pharmacies and patent medicine stores).
Ekerette Emmanuel Udoh, Osayamen Paula Okonkwo, Godpower Osamudiamen Omoregie, Joshua Opeyemi Folorunsho, Evelyn Theodora Orakwelu, Victoria Ehikowoicho Ura-Akubo, Nnamdi Alphonsus Anosike, John Stephen Bimba   +7 more
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A qualitative assessment of cleaning and hand hygiene practices at shelters serving people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta, GA – May-June, 2020

BMC Public Health
Background Cleaning practices and hand hygiene are important behaviors to prevent and control the spread of infectious disease, especially in congregate settings.
Bethlehem N. Besrat, Emily Mosites, Martha P. Montgomery, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams, Emily Trautner, Kristie E. N. Clarke, Brittany Marshall, Cathryn Vassell, Candace Rutt, Shantrice L. Jones   +9 more
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Correction to: The World Health Organization COVID-19 surveillance database

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Maya Allan, Maja Lièvre, Henry Laurenson-Schafer, Stéphane de Barros, Yuka Jinnai, Sophie Andrews, Thomas Stricker, Jesus Perez Formigo, Craig Schultz, Anne Perrocheau, Julia Fitzner   +10 more
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Coping with Covid‐19

Veterinary Record, 2020
Caroline Pearson is the founder of Progressive Vet Consulting. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard, ‘It doesn’t seem real.’ Yet, when we collected our children from school on 20 March as they closed for the foreseeable future, there was no denying that this is very real.
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