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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) . The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-COV2, represents a highly transmissible and potentially fatal disease that is of great global public health concern at this moment. The pandemic situation in Bangladesh is also evolving rapidly with positive cases and deaths increasing each day.
Research Background and Rationale At the end of December 2019, pneumonia of unknown origin was detected in the hospitals of Wuhan city, China, and reported to the WHO country office for the first time [1-3]. After a few days, the Chinese government has confirmed the human-to-human transmission of
As of May 30th more than 23,000 cases of COVID -19 cases were confirmed in Egypt with total deaths of 913. There are over six million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and almost 370,000 deaths globally. COVID-19 originated from Wuhan city, China in early 2020, from their extending to the rest of the
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)-infected disease (COVID-19) began in Wuhan, Hubei province in December 2019, spread throughout China in early 2020 and developed as a pandemic thereafter. Although the virus mainly causes respiratory symptoms, GI (gastrointestinal) presentations
Several clinical trials documented the efficacy of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of acute gastroenteritis, while there is little evidence on the efficacy of the probiotics in the prevention of children respiratory infections.
The biological activity of probiotics is linked, partly, to
TITLE: Characteristics of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women (CCOVID-PREG)
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease characterized by severe respiratory illness which can lead to multi-organ damage. It was reported in December 2019 in China, and was declared as a
Design: Retrospective cohort study that will review the data of patients seen in participating centers with a confirmed or probable diagnosis of COVID-19 between March and April 2020. Those patients who test positive for nasopharyngeal exudate for SARS-CoV-2 will be considered a confirmed case using
Selected Drugs
Ivermectin has anti-parasitic effect along with anti-viral activity against a broad range of viruses in vitro. Ivermectin was identified as an inhibitor of interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) integrase protein (IN) and the importin (IMP) α/β1 heterodimer
Selected Drugs
Hydroxychloroquine (an analog of chloroquine) has been demonstrated to have an anti-SARS-CoV activity in vitro. Hydroxychloroquine clinical safety profile is better than that of chloroquine (during long-term use) and allows higher daily dose and has fewer concerns about drug-drug
It will be a randomized controlled field trial involving 1036 children aged between 3 and 5 years in some communities in Vietnam. The 1036 children will be identified through demographic survey. Based on available National data to determine the province - Thanh Hoa province
The investigators' previous MORDOR I research demonstrated a significant reduction in all-cause child mortality after biannual mass azithromycin distribution. In three sub-Saharan Africa countries, (including Niger, Tanzania, and Malawi) mass azithromycin treatment over 2 years resulted in a 14%
Acute diarrhea and acute colitis of infectious origin are common reasons for consultation at the emergency department. The current etiological diagnostic approach is limited to the determination of markers of inflammation, such as CRP and blood leukocytes, which lack specificity and sensitivity for
1. BACKGROUND In 2002, the Philippines changed its antimalarial drug policy to the combination treatment, CQ+ Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as 1st-line treatment and artemether-lumefantrine as 2nd-line treatment. The Department of Health (DOH) prescribed the use of artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
Respiratory illnesses are the most common acute diseases in children where no virtually effective treatments or prophylaxes are available for these infections. Probiotics on the other hand have gained increasing evidences as an effective therapy in preventing respiratory tract infections. While the