Influenza Infection Screening Tools Fail to Accurately Predict Influenza Status for Hospitalized Patients During Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Season by Sunita Mulpuru, Virginia R Roth, Nadine Lawrence, Alan J Forster

“…BACKGROUND: Following the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2003, hospitals have been mandated to use infection screening questionnaires to determine which patients have infectious respiratory illness and, therefore, require isolation precautions. …”
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The Study about Relationship of Direct Form of Topological Indices via M-Polynomial and Computational Analysis of Dexamethasone by Sabir Hussain, Farkhanda Afzal, Deeba Afzal, Dhana Kumari Thapa

“…This is a viral disease that is due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Different antiviral drugs are under investigation. …”
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COVID-19 – a new challenge for the medical community by D. Valančius, V. Kasiulevičius

“…The virus that causes COVID-19 is designated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Understanding of COVID-19 is evolving. …”
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Ferroptosis Is a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Infectious Diseases by Yurong Zhang, Dianlun Qian, Xiangfeng Bai, Shibo Sun

“…Pulmonary infectious diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are associated with ferroptosis. …”
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Preventive vaccines for COVID-19. An expectant reality by Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Yeny Dueñas Pérez, Alicia del Rosario Ramírez Pérez

“…The population of this century suffers the vicissitudes of the new coronavirus, and exposes an ongoing global health emergency, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The high transmissibility and mortality, with the involvement of almost all the countries on the planet, without distinction between economic systems, it has unleashed a race to obtain a preventive vaccine that could stop the tragedy. …”
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Transient Pneumonitis as a Possible Adverse Reaction to the BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yusuke Ohkubo, Shin-ichiro Ohmura, Ryuhei Ishihara, Toshiaki Miyamoto

“…The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has led to rapid progress in vaccine development to prevent the spread of the disease. …”
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Does the COVID-19 XBB Omicron subvariant signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic? by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Abdurrahmaan Al-Mubaarak, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah

“…The XBB Omicron subvariant is rapidly becoming the dominant strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Singapore from October 2022 and is one of several variants circulating globally with the potential to dominate autumn/winter waves in different countries. …”
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Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19 by Muhammad Umar Shahzad, Jennie Han, Mohammad Ishack Ramtoola, Vasileious Lamprou, Urmi Gupta

“…Tension pneumothorax is an uncommon presentation in patients with SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) or COVID-19 pneumonia. …”
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From the guest editors by Abba Gumel, James Watmough

“…In September of 2003, on the tail of the outbreak of Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the Greater Toronto Area, MITACS(www.mitacs.ca), one of Canada's Networks of Centres ofExcellence, teamed up with Health Canada in funding a workshopentitled the MITACS-PIMS-Health Canada meeting on SARS atthe magnificent Banff International Research Station (BIRS) . …”
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Liver damage during infections with coronavirus by Iqbal Hanash Dhefer

“… The pathogen of the new 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the sever acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), presented a significant risk to health care. …”
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Learning from Mistakes by LE Nicolle

“…In the present issue of the Journal, Patrick and his colleagues (pages 330-336) describe an episode in the summer of 2003, immediately following the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic, when an outbreak of respiratory illness occurred in a long-term care facility in Vancouver, and was initially reported by the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) to be SARS. …”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Toddler by Kristie Searcy, Apoorva Jagadish, Patricia Pichilingue-Reto, Radhakrishna Baliga

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a heterogenous, predominantly pulmonary disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has resulted in catastrophic illness around the world. …”
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Acute Splenic Artery Thrombosis and Infarction Associated with COVID-19 Disease by Osama Qasim Agha, Ryan Berryman

“…Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) is a viral illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has caused a widespread global pandemic. …”
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The influence of environmental factors on the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in dormitory wastewater at a primarily undergraduate institution by Chequita Brooks, Sebrina Brooks, Josie Beasley, Jenna Valley, Michael Opata, Ece Karatan, Rachel Bleich

“…ABSTRACT Testing for the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been crucial in tracking disease spread and informing public health decisions. …”
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Development of Peptic Ulcer following Second Shot of Sputnik V Vaccine: A Case Report and Literature Review of Rare Side Effects of Sputnik V Vaccine by Maryam Hasanzarrini, Amir Mohammad Salehi, Samira Nirumandi Jahromi

“…Considering the global spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is expected that vaccination against its causative agent, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), will reduce the related morbidity and mortality. …”
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Guidance for the clinical management of infants born to mothers with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 in Singapore by Kee Thai Yeo, Agnihotri Biswas, Selina Kah Ying Ho, Juin Yee Kong, Srabani Bharadwaj, Amutha Chinnadurai, Wai Yan Yip, Nurli Fadhillah Ab Latiff, Bin Huey Quek, Cheo Lian Yeo, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng, Kenny Teong Tai Ee, Mei Chien Chua, Woei Bing Poon, Zubair Amin

“…We reviewed available literature and international guidelines based on the following themes: delivery room management; infection control and prevention strategies; neonatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testing; breastfeeding and breastmilk feeding; rooming-in of mother-infant; respiratory support precautions; visiting procedures; de-isolation and discharge of infant; outpatient clinic attendance; transport of infant; and training of healthcare staff. …”
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First isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 patient of North East India by Aniruddha Jakharia, Biswajyoti Borkakoty, Sumi Pait, Gautam Baruah, Rahul Hazarika, Dipankar Biswas

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for the current pandemic has resulted in over 5 million deaths globally. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy in Southeast Asia by Jia Ni Kwan, Hong Chuan Loh, Irene Looi

“…The COVID-19 crisis continues to worsen with the entry of the more transmissible variants of concern, primarily the Delta variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which was first identified in India. …”
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Is It Stevens–Johnson Syndrome or MIS-C with Mucocutaneous Involvement? by Abdollah Karimi, Elham Pourbakhtiaran, Mazdak Fallahi, Fereshteh karbasian, Shahnaz Armin, Delara Babaie

“…Background. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) can be present in the form of multisystem inflammatory disease in children. …”
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Metal Complexes and Their Potential Therapeutic Role Against COVID-19: Recent Developments in Drug Designing by Kanwal Ashiq, Bushra Naureen, Sana Ashiq

“… COVID-19 is a global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Being associated with high mortality rates, this pandemic has forced several countries worldwide to impose complete lockdowns to limit the spread of infection. …”
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