Catur Marga value in optimizing medical role for handling COVID-19 patients

Medical strategies for Disease Covid-19

Following the outbreak of Covid-19, many related studies were published rapidly around the world. In this study, we examined published or in-publication studies over the strategies to deal with Covid-19. To this end, 16 published scientific papers were investigated using content analysis and meta-analysis. As a result, 16 medical strategies and 3 macro-management strategies were extracted. Fina...

Diagnostic value of chest CT in Iranian patients with suspected COVID-19

Background: In the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a rising need for a rapid and reliable diagnostic tool. We hypothesized that chest computed tomography (CT) can be a potential alternative for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of chest CT and RT-PCR in Iranian patients with suspected COVID-19. Methods: In a...

The role of data science in encountering COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic started in China and quickly spread throughout the world. This pandemic has affected the health of millions of people, the global economy and has challenged the majority of scientists and politicians to find effective medical treatments and intelligent policies to reduce the side effects of this pandemic as soon as possible. Technological advancements have enabled us to co...

The role of laboratory parameters in COVID-19 diagnosis

Role of Oral Cavity in COVID-19 : Letter to Editor

On December 2019, a large number of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology were reported in Wuhan, China. In specimens taken from the throat with a swab, a new virus was founded, which was called COVID-19 by WHO. Due to the small number of studies, we decided to investigate the role of the oral cavity in this disease.