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Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of pediatric COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The novel coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing challenge faced by the public and health care systems around the globe. The majority of information and e...

A systematic review and meta-analysis: the effect of active cancer treatment on severity of COVID-19

Death rate may increase up to 25% in solid malignancies. Safety concerns regarding cancer treatment has increased over time. Primary end-points were s...

Rehabilitation and COVID-19: the Cochrane Rehabilitation 2020 rapid living systematic review. Update as of August 31st, 2020

Thirty-two studies (62.7%) included COVID-19 patients who were assessed in the acute (20/32) or post-acute phases. The scientific literature of August...

B Cell Subsets as Severity-Associated Signatures in COVID-19 Patients

frequency of CD19+ B cells is increased in severe COVID-19 compared to mild cases. Specific subset frequencies such as transitional B cell subsets inc...

Prevalence and predictors of death and severe disease in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 77 studies and 38,000 patients

Death prevalence from COVID-19 was 20% (18-23%) in the US and Europe and 11% (7-16%) for China. The prevalence of hypertension (55%), diabetes (33%),...

Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a major cause of hospital admission and represents a challenge for patient management. We searched peer-reviewed...

The efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Hydroxychloroquine has in vitro antiviral properties against SARS CoV-2. We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, the Cochrane COVID-19 Register of Controlled Tri...

Decontamination and reuse of surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators prevent the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection an...

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