Authors: Muge Cevik, clinical lecturer1 2, Krutika Kuppalli, assistant professor3, Jason Kindrachuk, assistant professor of virology4, Malik Peiris, professor of virology5 What you need to know SARS-CoV-2 is genetically similar to […]
Severe covid-19 pneumonia: pathogenesis and clinical management
Authors: Amy H Attaway, assistant professor of medicine, associate director, COPD center1, Rachel G Scheraga, assistant professor of medicine1 2, Adarsh Bhimraj, head, section of neurological infections; staff, infectious diseases1, Michelle […]
Neurologic Features in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Authors: Julie Helms, M.D., Ph.D., Stéphane Kremer, M.D., Ph.D., Hamid Merdji, M.D., Raphaël Clere-Jehl, M.D., Malika Schenck, M.D., Christine Kummerlen, M.D., Olivier Collange, M.D., Ph.D., Clotilde Boulay, M.D., Samira Fafi-Kremer, […]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Children and Adolescents A Systematic Review
Authors: Riccardo Castagnoli, MD1,2; Martina Votto, MD1,2; Amelia Licari, MD1,2; et al Key Points Question What are the clinical features of pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Findings In this systematic review of 18 studies with 1065 participants, most pediatric […]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) – anatomic pathology perspective on current knowledge
Authors: Sambit K. Mohanty, Abhishek Satapathy, Machita M. Naidu, Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, Shivani Sharma, Lisa M. Barton, Edana Stroberg, Eric J. Duval, Dinesh Pradhan, Alexandar Tzankov & Anil V. Parwani Abstract Background The world is currently witnessing a major devastating pandemic of […]
COVID-19: Current understanding of its Pathophysiology, Clinical presentation and Treatment
Authors: Anant Parasher Abstract Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2 is a novel coronavirus belonging to the family Coronaviridae and is now known to be responsible for the outbreak […]
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a narrative review
Authors: Shiqian Huang, Shuai Zhao, Huilin Luo, Zhouyang Wu, Jing Wu, Haifa Xia & Xiangdong Chen BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 21, Article number: 116 (2021) Abstract Extracorporeal life support treatments such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have been recommended for the treatment of […]
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Authors: Joseph S.M. Peiris, M.D., D.Phil., Kwok Y. Yuen, M.D., Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Ph.D., and Klaus Stöhr, Ph.D. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is responsible for the first pandemic of the 21st […]
Rapid detection of novel coronavirus/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Authors: Laura E. Lamb ,Sarah N. Bartolone,Elijah Ward,Michael B. Chancellor Abstract Novel Corona virus/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV), and the subsequent disease caused by the virus (coronavirus […]
Pathophysiology of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: a systematic literature review to inform EULAR points to consider
Authors: Aurélie Najm1, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1105-5640Alessia Alunno2, Xavier Mariette3,4, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-7336Benjamin Terrier5,6, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-161XGabriele De Marco7,8, Jenny Emmel9, Laura Mason9, Dennis G McGonagle7,10 and http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-7972Pedro M Machado11,12,13 Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a global health problem. Beside the specific pathogenic effect of SARS-CoV-2, […]