Influence of Fasting Plasma Glucose Level on Admission of COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Study by Yingying Zhao, Huichun Xing

“…Furthermore, the risk factors for prolonged duration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding were identified, and the relationship between FPG levels and the prolonged presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was evaluated. …”
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Limfopenia dan Rasio Neutrofil-Limfosit pada Infeksi Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by Hevrina Yufani, Rikarni Rikarni, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…Conclusion: Lymphopenia was present in 39% of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and high NLR was present in 48% of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. …”
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COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana. by Issabella Asamoah, Mildred Adusei-Poku, Priscilla Vandyck-Sey, Allen Steele-Dadzie, Atta Senior Kuffour, Albert Turkson, Ivy Asantewaa Asante, Kantanka Addo-Osafo, Quaneeta Mohktar, Bright Adu, Yaw A Afrane, Kwamena W C Sagoe

“…After consent was obtained from study patients, two to three millilitres of whole blood, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab samples, were collected for screening of Plasmodium falciparum using malaria rapid diagnostic test, microscopy and nested PCR, and SARS-CoV-2 using SARS-CoV-2 antigen test and Real-time PCR, respectively. …”
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Incidence of seroma and postoperative complications after breast surgery before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: results from a retrospective multicenter analysis by Maximilian Heinz Beck, Izabela A. Brachaczek, Pimrapat Gebert, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Askin C. Kaya, Julia S. M. Zimmermann, Julia C. Radosa, Maria M. Karsten

“…The occurrence of these seromas has been associated with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection or SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. So far, there are few systematic analyses on postoperative complications in breast surgery since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. …”
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Serum levels of the Parkinson's disease-linked protein Parkin are specifically elevated in COVID-19 by Nadezhda G. Gumanova, Natalya L. Bogdanova, Alexander Yu. Gorshkov

“…Methods: COVID-19 infection was confirmed by the detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG)-SARS antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 S1 protein receptor-binding domain in serum samples collected in 2019–2021. …”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection in COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit: A Series of Four Cases by Shrey Shah, Chaitanya Karlapalem, Pratik Patel, Nikhil Madan

“…Bacterial coinfections in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia are uncommon, when compared to coinfections with other respiratory viruses. …”
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Airborne Microplastics from Waste as a Transmission Vector for COVID-19 by Qingyang Liu, James Schauer

“…This paper analyzes the possible link between airborne microplastics from waste that are contaminated with SARS-CoV-2, and the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In addition, measures for controlling the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in airborne microplastics were discussed. …”
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Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after COVID-19 Infection by Hebah Ghanem, Geetha Sivasubramanian

“…Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple cases of secondary viral, bacterial, and fungal infections have been reported in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We describe here a case of severe cryptococcal meningitis that developed in a previously healthy patient one week after treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with dexamethasone. …”
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Pre-existing IgG antibodies to HCoVs NL63 and OC43 Spike increased during the pandemic and after COVID-19 vaccination by Zahra Hasan, Kiran Iqbal Masood, Marc Veldhoen, Shama Qaiser, Marta Alenquer, Mishgan Akhtar, Sadaf Balouch, Junaid Iqbal, Yaqub Wassan, Shahneel Hussain, Khalid Feroz, Sajid Muhammad, Atif Habib, Akbar Kanji, Erum Khan, Afsar Ali Mian, Rabia Hussain, Maria Joao Amorim, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

“…The increase in antibodies to spike of coronaviruses would contribute to protection against SARS-CoV-2.…”
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Effects of B-Blockers on the Sympathetic and Cytokines Storms in Covid-19. by Al-kuraishy, Hayder M., Al-Gareeb, Ali Ismail, Mostafa-Hedeab, Gomaa, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Aslam, Akhmed, Allahyani, Mamdouh, Welburn, Susan Christina, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a causative virus in the development of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. …”
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Hepatic Disorders and COVID-19: From Pathophysiology to Treatment Strategy by Parisa Shiri Aghbash, Hamed Ebrahimzadeh Leylabadlo, Hamidreza Fathi, Mohaddeseh Bahmani, Rojin Chegini, Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi

“…Following the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and the subsequent development of the COVID-19 pandemic, organs such as the lungs, kidneys, liver, heart, and brain have been identified as priority organs. …”
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Novel Approaches to Diagnose COVID-19 by Solaf Jawhar Ali

“…An widespread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December 2019 has occurred worldwide.  …”
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The prevalence of conjunctivitis in patients with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and preventive measures by I.R. Gazizova, Yu.A. Desheva, T.V. Gavrilova, V.A. Chereshnev

“…However, transmission pathways and conjunctival tropism of SARS-CoV-2 are still disputable. This paper reviews a few studies on the possible involvement of SARS-CoV-2 in ocular surface diseases and ocular defence mechanisms against viruses.…”
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Tuberculosis and COVID-19: Lessons from the Past Viral Outbreaks and Possible Future Outcomes by Radu Crisan-Dabija, Cristina Grigorescu, Cristina-Alice Pavel, Bogdan Artene, Iolanda Valentina Popa, Andrei Cernomaz, Alexandru Burlacu

“…Is coinfection (TB and SARS-CoV-2) more severe? Is there a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2? …”
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Structural basis for the inhibition of coronaviral main proteases by PF-00835231 by Zhou Xuelan, Lu Xiaolu, Lin Cheng, Zou Xiaofang, Li Wenwen, Zeng Xiangyi, Wang Jie, Zeng Pei, Wang Weiwei, Zhang Jin, Jiang Haihai, Li Jian

“…PF-00835231 is a promising inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 M^pro. Here, we report the inhibitory potency of PF-00835231 against SARS-CoV-2 M^pro and seven M^pro mutants (G15S, M49I, Y54C, K90R, P132H, S46F, and V186F) from SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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Letter to the editors by Shigui Ruan

“…Dear Editors:I request that Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering publishthis Letter of Correction to an article published in the journalfor which I was the corresponding author, 'The Effect ofGlobal Travel on the Spread of SARS'' (2006;3(1):205-218). Thegoal of this article was to study the effect of global travel onthe geographic spread of SARS. …”
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Replication-transcription complex of coronaviruses: functions of individual viral non-structural subunits, properties and architecture of their complexes by E. L. Mishchenko, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV), and the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, SARS-CoV-2) have been identif ied as causing global pandemics. …”
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Two Paediatric Patients with Encephalopathy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: Two Sides of the Same Coin? by Katerina Vraka, Dipak Ram, Siobhan West, Wei Yen Evelyn Chia, Praveen Kurup, Gayathri Subramanian, Hui Jeen Tan

“…There is increasing evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has neurotropic potential. We report on two paediatric patients who presented with encephalopathy during COVID-19 illness. …”
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Combating COVID-19 and its co-infection by Aspergillus tamarii SP73-EGY using in vitro and in silico Studies by Eman Abdelsalam, Amal Mosad Ibrahim, Ahmed A. El-Rashedy, Mohamed S. Abdel-Aziz, Omnia Kutkat, Faten K. Abd EL-Hady

“…Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is capable of causing severe and fatal diseases. …”
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Confirming Multiplex RT-qPCR Use in COVID-19 with Next-Generation Sequencing: Strategies for Epidemiological Advantage by Rob E. Carpenter, Vaibhav Tamrakar, Harendra Chahar, Tyler Vine, Rahul Sharma

“…Rapid identification and tracking of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants are critical for understanding the transmission dynamics and developing strategies for interrupting the transmission chain. …”
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