Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: a multidisciplinary review of effects on viral load, mucosal dynamics, and patient outcomes

S Huijghebaert, S Parviz, D Rabago, A Baxter… - Frontiers in public …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
With unrelenting SARS-CoV-2 variants, additional COVID-19 mitigation strategies are
needed. Oral and nasal saline irrigation (SI) is a traditional approach for respiratory …

Considerations regarding interpretation of positive SARS-CoV-2 molecular results with late cycle threshold values

SL Mitchell, MJ Loeffelholz - Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2022‏ - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT COVID-19 disease lies on a spectrum, ranging from completely asymptomatic to
mild disease to severe and critical disease. Studies have shown that prolonged shedding or …

Artificial cell membrane polymersome-based intranasal Beta spike formulation as a second generation Covid-19 vaccine

JH Lam, D Shivhare, TW Chia, SL Chew, G Sinsinbar… - ACS …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Current parenteral coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines inadequately protect
against infection of the upper respiratory tract. Additionally, antibodies generated by wild …

Inhibition potential of natural flavonoids against selected omicron (B. 1.19) mutations in the spike receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2: A molecular modeling …

A Kumar, M Dutt, B Dehury… - Journal of …, 2025‏ - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The omicron (B. 1.19) variant of contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is considered a variant of concern (VOC) due to its increased …

Comprehensive assessment of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies against various antigenic epitopes after naive COVID-19 infection and vaccination (BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 …

J Lee, DG Lee, J Jung, JH Ryu, S Shin… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Comprehensive assessment of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies against antigenic epitopes and
cross-neutralization on variants is essential to monitor after infection or vaccination. From 32 …

Cholera and COVID-19 pandemic prevention in multiple hotspot districts of Uganda: vaccine coverage, adverse events following immunization and WASH conditions …

G Bwire, A Kisakye, E Amulen, JB Bwanika… - BMC Infectious …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Between March, 2020 and December, 2021 due to cholera and
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemics, there were 1,534 cholera cases with 14 …

Evaluating the effectiveness of lockdowns and restrictions during SARS-CoV-2 variant waves in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia

G Sganzerla Martinez, B Hewins, JJ LeBlanc… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Introduction After the initial onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the government of Canada
and provincial health authorities imposed restrictive policies to limit virus transmission and …

[HTML][HTML] A pictorial essay describing the CT imaging features of COVID-19 cases throughout the pandemic with a special focus on lung manifestations and …

B Brogna, E Bignardi, A Megliola, A Laporta… - Biomedicines, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
With the Omicron wave, SARS-CoV-2 infections improved, with less lung involvement and
few cases of severe manifestations. In this pictorial review, there is a summary of the …

Radiographers' knowledge, attitude and adherence to standard COVID-19 precautions and the policy implications: a national cross-sectional study in Nigeria

CI Ezema, OF Erondu, OK Onyeso, CJ Alumona… - Annals of …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Background We investigated the knowledge of COVID-19 pathogenesis and prevention,
attitude, and adherence to safe clinical practices among radiographers during the pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Bovine lactoferrin suppresses the cathepsin-dependent pathway of SARS-CoV-2 entry in vitro

M Kobayashi-Sakamoto, T Maeda, J Yusa… - International Dairy …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). The frequent appearance of variants requires adjunct strategies to combat …