Effective public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19: a systematic review

I Ayouni, J Maatoug, W Dhouib, N Zammit, SB Fredj… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was recognized
in Wuhan, China. It was characterised by rapid spread causing a pandemic. Multiple public …

The sensitivity and costs of testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection with saliva versus nasopharyngeal swabs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ML Bastos, S Perlman-Arrow, D Menzies… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Nasopharyngeal swabs are the primary sampling method used for detection of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but they require a trained …

Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening

DB Larremore, B Wilder, E Lester, S Shehata… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis. Because SARS-CoV-2 can
spread from individuals with presymptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic infections, the …

Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 surveillance

DB Larremore, B Wilder, E Lester, S Shehata… - MedRxiv, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health crisis. Because SARS-CoV-2 can
spread from individuals with pre-symptomatic, symptomatic, and asymptomatic infections …

Put to the test: use of rapid testing technologies for covid-19

A Crozier, S Rajan, I Buchan, M McKee - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
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Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies

CR Wells, JP Townsend, A Pandey… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
For COVID-19, it is vital to understand if quarantines shorter than 14 days can be equally
effective with judiciously deployed testing. Here, we develop a mathematical model that …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 prevention and control measures in workplace settings: a rapid review and meta-analysis

C Ingram, V Downey, M Roe, Y Chen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Workplaces can be high-risk environments for SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and subsequent
community transmission. Identifying, understanding, and implementing effective workplace …

Viral and antibody dynamics of acute infection with SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529): a prospective cohort study from Shenzhen, China

Y Yang, L Guo, J Yuan, Z Xu, Y Gu, J Zhang… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Elucidating viral dynamics within the host is important for designing public
health measures against SARS-CoV-2, particularly during the early stages of infection when …

The use and misuse of mathematical modeling for infectious disease policymaking: lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic

LP James, JA Salomon, CO Buckee… - Medical Decision …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Mathematical modeling has played a prominent and necessary role in the current
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with an increasing number of models …

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study

H Knight, S Carlisle, M O'connor, L Briggs… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This qualitative study explored the impact of COVID-19 self-isolation and social restriction
measures on university students, through the perspectives of both students and the staff …