COV-19 NCBI Genomics Basic: Unlocking capacities of viral genomics for the COVID-19 pandemic response

Authors: Sergey Knyazev,# Karishma Chhugani,# Varuni Sarwal,# Ram Ayyala,# Harman Singh,# Smruthi Karthikeyan, Dhrithi Deshpande, Zoia Comarova, Angela Lu, Yuri Porozov, Aiping Wu, Malak S. Abedalthagafi, Shivashankar H. Nagaraj, Adam L. Smith, Pavel Skums, Jason Ladner, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Nicholas C. Wu, Alex Zelikovsky, Rob Knight, Keith A. Crandall, and Serghei…[...]

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Early High-Titer Plasma Therapy to Prevent Severe Covid-19 in Older Adults

Authors: Romina Libster, M.D., Gonzalo Pérez Marc, M.D., Diego Wappner, M.D., Silvina Coviello, M.S., Alejandra Bianchi, Virginia Braem, Ignacio Esteban, M.D., Mauricio T. Caballero, M.D., Cristian Wood, M.D., Mabel Berrueta, M.D., Aníbal Rondan, M.D., Gabriela Lescano, M.D., et al., for the Fundación INFANT–COVID-19…[...]

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Cellular pathology in the COVID-19 era: a European perspective on maintaining quality and safety

Authors: John R Gosney1, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0431-9353Paul Hofman2, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1630-5805Giancarlo Troncone3, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6813-0395Fernando Lopez-Rios4 COVID-19 is a zoonotic viral infection that originated in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. WHO classified the resulting pandemic as a ‘global health…[...]

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An itchy erythematous papular skin rash as a possible early sign of COVID-19: a case report

Authors: Alice Serafini, Peter Konstantin Kurotschka, Mariabeatrice Bertolani & Silvia Riccomi  Background Several recent studies suggest the possibility of a skin rash being a clinical presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of…[...]

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What’s Sex Got to Do With COVID-19? Gender-Based Differences in the Host Immune Response to Coronaviruses

Authors: Nirupa Gadi1,2, Samantha C. Wu1,2, Allison P. Spihlman1,2 and Vaishali R. Moulton1* The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has ravaged the world,…[...]

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