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The treatment and management of COVID-19 combines both supportive care, which includes treatment to relieve symptoms, fluid therapy, oxygen support as needed, [1][2][3] and a growing list of approved medications. Highly effective vaccines have reduced mortality related to SARS-CoV-2; however, for those awaiting vaccination, as well as for the ...
To help match donors to hospitals, the AABB, formerly the American Association of Blood Banks, this week issued guidelines on plasma collection. Why U.S. hospitals see promise in plasma from new ...
e. COVID-19 surveillance involves monitoring the spread of the coronavirus disease in order to establish the patterns of disease progression. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends active surveillance, with focus of case finding, testing and contact tracing in all transmission scenarios. [1] COVID-19 surveillance is expected to monitor ...
A plasma display panel is a type of flat-panel display that uses small cells containing plasma: ionized gas that responds to electric fields. Plasma televisions were the first large (over 32 inches diagonal) flat-panel displays to be released to the public. Until about 2007, plasma displays were commonly used in large televisions.
The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY Trial) [1] is a large-enrollment clinical trial of possible treatments for people in the United Kingdom admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 infection. [2][3][4] The trial was later expanded to Indonesia, Nepal and Vietnam. [5] The trial has tested ten interventions on adults: eight ...
Remdesivir is the first treatment for COVID‑19 to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [ 62 ] The approval by the FDA does not include the entire population that had been authorized to use remdesivir under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) originally issued in May 2020. [ 62 ]
e. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) [2] is a strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the respiratory illness responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The virus previously had the provisional name 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), [4][5][6][7] and has also been called human coronavirus 2019 (HCoV-19 or ...
A lateral flow test (LFT), [1] is an assay also known as a lateral flow device (LFD), lateral flow immunochromatographic assay, or rapid test. It is a simple device intended to detect the presence of a target substance in a liquid sample without the need for specialized and costly equipment. LFTs are widely used in medical diagnostics in the ...