Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

M Abbas, T Robalo Nunes, R Martischang… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To compile current published reports on nosocomial outbreaks of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evaluate the role of healthcare workers …

[HTML][HTML] International public health responses to COVID-19 outbreak: a rapid review

P Tabari, M Amini, M Moghadami… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a significant
threat to many countries. Since the disease does not currently have a particular treatment …

Risk factors associated with mortality among patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units in Lombardy, Italy

G Grasselli, M Greco, A Zanella, G Albano… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are critically ill and
require care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Objective To evaluate the independent risk …

The impact of COVID-19 and strategies for mitigation and suppression in low-and middle-income countries

PGT Walker, C Whittaker, OJ Watson, M Baguelin… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a severe threat to
public health worldwide. We combine data on demography, contact patterns, disease …

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID‐19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study

K El‐Boghdadly, DJN Wong, R Owen… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare workers involved in aerosol‐generating procedures, such as tracheal intubation,
may be at elevated risk of acquiring COVID‐19. However, the magnitude of this risk is …

Clinical characteristics and viral RNA detection in children with coronavirus disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea

MS Han, EH Choi, SH Chang, BL Jin, EJ Lee… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited information describing the full spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) and the duration of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Clearing the surgical backlog caused by COVID-19 in Ontario: a time series modelling study

J Wang, S Vahid, M Eberg, S Milroy, J Milkovich… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: To mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
jurisdictions worldwide ramped down nonemergent surgeries, creating a global surgical …

Insights from rapid deployment of a “virtual hospital” as standard care during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Sitammagari, S Murphy, M Kowalkowski… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Pandemics disrupt traditional health care operations by overwhelming system
resource capacity but also create opportunities for care innovation. Objective: To describe …

A nosocomial cluster of vancomycin resistant enterococci among COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit

S Kampmeier, H Tönnies, CL Correa-Martinez… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2020 - Springer
Background Currently, hospitals have been forced to divert substantial resources to cope
with the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It is unclear if this …

Abnormal liver function tests predict transfer to intensive care unit and death in COVID‐19

S Piano, A Dalbeni, E Vettore, D Benfaremo… - Liver …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has emerged as a
relevant threat for humans worldwide. Abnormality in liver function tests (LFTs) has been …