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Mark LoebProfessor, McMaster University Verified email at mcmaster.ca Cited by 44587 |
[HTML][HTML] Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta …
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes
COVID-19 and is spread person-to-person through close contact. We aimed to investigate …
COVID-19 and is spread person-to-person through close contact. We aimed to investigate …
Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis
Objective To compare the effects of treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19).
Design Living systematic review and network meta-analysis. Data sources WHO covid-19 …
Design Living systematic review and network meta-analysis. Data sources WHO covid-19 …
Medical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID‐19 in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized trials
JJ Bartoszko, MAM Farooqi… - Influenza and other …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Respiratory protective devices are critical in protecting against infection in
healthcare workers at high risk of novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19); however …
healthcare workers at high risk of novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19); however …
[HTML][HTML] Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Background The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
the cause of a rapidly spreading illness, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), affecting …
the cause of a rapidly spreading illness, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), affecting …
[HTML][HTML] Newcastle-Ottawa Scale: comparing reviewers' to authors' assessments
Background Lack of appropriate reporting of methodological details has previously been
shown to distort risk of bias assessments in randomized controlled trials. The same might be …
shown to distort risk of bias assessments in randomized controlled trials. The same might be …
Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines on the management of adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the ICU: first update
W Alhazzani, L Evans, F Alshamsi, MH Møller… - Critical care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic continues to affect millions
worldwide. Given the rapidly growing evidence base, we implemented a living guideline …
worldwide. Given the rapidly growing evidence base, we implemented a living guideline …
[HTML][HTML] Clinical course and molecular viral shedding among asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a community treatment center in …
S Lee, T Kim, E Lee, C Lee, H Kim, H Rhee… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited information about the clinical course and viral load in
asymptomatic patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …
asymptomatic patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …
Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial
M Loeb, N Dafoe, J Mahony, M John, A Sarabia… - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Data about the effectiveness of the surgical mask compared with the N95 respirator
for protecting health care workers against influenza are sparse. Given the likelihood that …
for protecting health care workers against influenza are sparse. Given the likelihood that …
[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of aggregate data from randomised controlled trials
DA Jolliffe, CA Camargo, JD Sluyter… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background A 2017 meta-analysis of data from 25 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of
vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) revealed …
vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) revealed …
Aging, frailty and age-related diseases
The concept of frailty as a medically distinct syndrome has evolved based on the clinical
experience of geriatricians and is clinically well recognizable. Frailty is a nonspecific state of …
experience of geriatricians and is clinically well recognizable. Frailty is a nonspecific state of …