Cochrane Corner: Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures

Assessment of COVID-19 Control and Prevention Measures in Student Dormitories at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021

 Background and purpose: Adherence to the principles of personal protection and commitment to health guidelines and principles of prevention perform important roles in controlling COVID-19 in a community. In this re3search we studied necessary measures to prevent COVID-19 in university dormitories at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021. Materials and methods: In this descriptive-an...

Obesity and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection that was first reported on December 31, 2019 in China . This disease behaves variously: from asymptomatic infection to influenza-like symptoms and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) . In the recent months, COVID-19 has infected millions and killed hundre...

Cochrane corner.

We will never have enough data, so we must do the best with what we acquire. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials represent one approach to maximizing the usefulness of clinical data. The Cochrane Collaboration thrives on the analyses of the results of tens of thousands of controlled trials in its database. The Collaboration bears the name of the British epidemiologist Archib...

Approaches for Covid-19 infection control in the workplaces

Introduction: Due to the spread of the new coronavirus around the world, workplaces are not safe against this disease. Different guidelines have been promoted by international organizations regarding high-risk jobs and the necessity of implementing health rules in the workplaces. According to the considerable number of incidence of this disease in our country, the aim of this review article is ...

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19