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COVID-19
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Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:68
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Advances in the design and development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
Since the end of 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide. The RNA genome of SARS-CoV-2, which is highly infectious ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:67 -
Common mtDNA variations at C5178a and A249d/T6392C/G10310A decrease the risk of severe COVID-19 in a Han Chinese population from Central China
Mitochondria have been shown to play vital roles during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) development. Currently, it is unclear whet...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:57 -
A cross-sectional study of olfactory and taste disorders among COVID-19 patients in China
To determine the prevalence and clinical features of olfactory and taste disorders among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in China. A cross-sectional study was performed in Wuhan from April 3, 2020...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:51 -
Understanding neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and their implications in clinical practice
SARS-CoV-2 is a newly identified member of the coronavirus family that has caused the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This rapidly evolving and unrelenting SARS-CoV-2 has disrupted the lives and ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:47 -
Meta-analysis with zero-event studies: a comparative study with application to COVID-19 data
Meta-analysis is a statistical method to synthesize evidence from a number of independent studies, including those from clinical studies with binary outcomes. In practice, when there are zero events in one or ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:41 -
Predictive modelling for COVID-19 outbreak control: lessons from the navy cluster in Sri Lanka
In response to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within a cluster of Navy personnel in Sri Lanka commencing from 22nd April 2020, an aggressive outbreak management program was launched by the ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:31 -
Early stage nonclinical pulmonary disorder in COVID-19 may present asymptomatic and fuel the contagion
Evidence shows that pulmonary problems in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may set off from vascular injury that progresses to physiological disturbances through a compromised gas exchange, following an inf...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:22 -
Nomogram for prediction of fatal outcome in patients with severe COVID-19: a multicenter study
To develop an effective model of predicting fatal outcomes in the severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:21 -
Comparison of acute pneumonia caused by SARS-COV-2 and other respiratory viruses in children: a retrospective multi-center cohort study during COVID-19 outbreak
Until January 18, 2021, coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has infected more than 93 million individuals and has caused a certain degree of panic. Viral pneumonia caused by common viruses such as respiratory ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:13 -
Development of rapid advice guideline and standard and continuous updating guideline: experiences and practice
We published rapid advice guidelines and updated guidelines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management on February 6, 2020, and September 4, 2020, respectively. These two guidelines vary widely in thei...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:10 -
Combating an invisible enemy: the American military response to global pandemics
The present moment is not the first time that America has found itself at war with a pathogen during a time of international conflict. Between crowded barracks at home and trenches abroad, wartime conditions h...
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A practical approach to imaging characteristics and standardized reporting of COVID-19: a radiologic review
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a pathogen that has caused a rapidly spreading pandemic all over the world. The primary mean of tra...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:7 -
SARS-CoV-2: vaccines in the pandemic era
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused millions of infections and deaths worldwide since its emergence in December 2019. As ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2021 8:1 -
Coronaviruses and gastrointestinal diseases
The effects of coronaviruses on the respiratory system are of great concern, but their effects on the digestive system receive much less attention. Coronaviruses that infect mammals have shown gastrointestinal...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:49 -
Successful recovery of COVID-19-associated recurrent diarrhea and gastrointestinal hemorrhage using convalescent plasma
Gastrointestinal symptoms are not rare among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, but there have been no reports regarding convalescent plasma therapy for the recovery of gastrointestinal problems in ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:45 -
Chemoprophylaxis, diagnosis, treatments, and discharge management of COVID-19: An evidence-based clinical practice guideline (updated version)
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of a rapidly spreading illness, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), affecting more than seventeen million people around the ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:41 -
Comparison of clinical laboratory tests between bacterial sepsis and SARS-CoV-2-associated viral sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that is characterized by multiple organ dysfunction due to abnormal host response to various pathogens, like bacteria, fungi and virus. The differences between viral and ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:36 -
Pattern of liver injury in adult patients with COVID-19: a retrospective analysis of 105 patients
Recent studies reported that patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) might have liver injury. However, few data on the combined analysis and change patterns of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), asparta...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:28 -
Perceived infection transmission routes, infection control practices, psychosocial changes, and management of COVID-19 infected healthcare workers in a tertiary acute care hospital in Wuhan: a cross-sectional survey
Many healthcare workers were infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) early in the epidemic posing a big challenge for epidemic control. Hence, this study aims to explore perceived infection routes, inf...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:24 -
Role of adjunctive treatment strategies in COVID-19 and a review of international and national clinical guidelines
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a global struggle to cope with the sheer numbers of infected persons, many of whom require intensive care support or eventually succumb to the illness. Th...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:22 -
Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of coagulation dysfunction in COVID-19
Since December 2019, a novel type of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan led to an outbreak throughout China and the rest of the world. To date, there have been more than 1,260,000 COVID-19 patients, with ...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:19 -
Updating the diagnostic criteria of COVID-19 “suspected case” and “confirmed case” is necessary
On 6 February 2020, our team had published a rapid advice guideline for diagnosis and treatment of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, and this guideline provided our experience and make well referen...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:17 -
Primary stratification and identification of suspected Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from clinical perspective by a simple scoring proposal
In this Commentary, we would like to comment on the article titled “A rapid advice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infected pneumonia (standard version)” as a fe...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:16 -
The origin, transmission and clinical therapies on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak – an update on the status
An acute respiratory disease, caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, previously known as 2019-nCoV), the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and received worldwide attention. On...
Citation: Military Medical Research 2020 7:11