Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2


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…[...]

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…[...]

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,…[...]