Published in Anaesthesia
It is now apparent that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will remain endemic for some time. Improved therapeutics and a vaccine may shorten this period, but both are far from certain. Plans must be put in place on the assumption that the virus and its disease will continue to affec...
Published in Journal of medical virology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 emerged in China in December 2019 and then rapidly spread worldwide. Why COVID-19 patients with the same clinical condition have different outcomes remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the differences in the phenotype and functions of major populat...
Published in Cytometry. Part A : the journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology
Biosafety has always been an important aspect of daily work in any research institution, particularly for cytometry Shared Resources Laboratories (SRLs). SRLs are common-use spaces that facilitate the sharing of knowledge, expertise, and ideas. This sharing, inescapably involves contact and interaction of all those within this working environment o...
Published in Molecular ecology
Analysis of the bat viruses most closely related to SARS-CoV-2 indicated that the virus probably required limited adaptation to spread in humans. Nonetheless, since its introduction in human populations, SARS-CoV-2 must have been subject to the selective pressure imposed by the human immune system. We exploited the availability of a large number of...
Published in Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)
Published in Journal of medical virology
In an attempt to complement the syndromic picture of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a wide range of neurologic, gastrointestinal, dermatologic and even oral symptoms adjacent to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection has been recently reported. While consensus about the non-respiratory symptoms is strongly a...
Published in Journal of medical virology
To investigate the relationship between BCG vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 by bioinformatic approach. Two datasets for the SARS-CoV-2 infection group and BCG-vaccinated group were downloaded. Differentially Expressed Genes were identified. Gene ontology and pathways were functionally enriched, and networking was constructed in NetworkAnalyst. Lastly, t...
Published in Journal of medical virology
During the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, reliable diagnostics are absolutely indispensable. Molecular SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics based on nucleic acids (NA) derived from oro- or nasopharyngeal swabs constitute the current gold standard. Given the importance of test results, it is crucial to assess the quality of the underlying swab samples an...
Published in Journal of leukocyte biology
From the beginning of 2020, an urgent need to understand the pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19), much of which is due to dysbalanced immune responses, resonates across the world. COVID-19-associated neutrophilia, increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, aberrant neutrophil activation, and infiltration of neutrophils into lungs sugges...
