733 10 20655 https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/79445c7f4484128b7505be46edb36aa8.pdf db7c1efb945fade20999b11d19b5dec3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Macau, a luta contra a Covid-19 no olho do furação Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vera Lucia Raposo Description An account of the resource Objectivo: analisar como a Região Administrativa Especial de Macau lida com a pandemia causada pelo novo coronavírus, SARS-CoV-2. Metodologia: análise das leis vigentes no território, das decisões tomadas e das práticas adoptadas. Resultados: Macau, diferentemente de vários outros países, já possuía legislação específica de combate a crises sanitárias – Lei nº 2/2004 – o que facilitou a adopção de medidas restritivas de direitos e liberdades de forma imediata, e sem indagações quanto à sua legalidade e/ou constitucionalidade. O comportamento social da população e a adopção de medidas voluntárias – uso de máscaras e quarentena voluntária – também foram identificados como factores importantes para enfrentar a doença. Os princípios da precaução e da necessidade podem ser claramente observados na adopção das medidas de saúde pelo governo de Macau. Conclusão: o controlo da pandemia foi conseguido por via de várias medidas – umas de base legal, outras puramente sociais –, que contaram com o apoio da população. Macau é um autêntico case study de como se controla uma pandemia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource covid-19. pandemias. macau Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.17566/ciads.v9i2.666 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medical legislation https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/7b547af9e5f08061ea72a4be55ae8ab4.pdf 79ced6161faec823961f88f49fea5322 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Developmental Landscape of Potential Vaccine Candidates Based on Viral Vector for Prophylaxis of COVID-19 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pobitra Borah, Nizar A. Al-Shar’i, Balakumar Chandrasekaran, Munir A. Al-Zeer, Rajashri Bezbaruah, Bibhuti Bhushan Kakoti, Da’san M. M. Jaradat, Saeid Abu-Romman Description An account of the resource Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2, arose at the end of 2019 as a zoonotic virus, which is the causative agent of the novel coronavirus outbreak COVID-19. Without any clear indications of abatement, the disease has become a major healthcare threat across the globe, owing to prolonged incubation period, high prevalence, and absence of existing drugs or vaccines. Development of COVID-19 vaccine is being considered as the most efficient strategy to curtail the ongoing pandemic. Following publication of genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, globally extensive research and development work has been in progress to develop a vaccine against the disease. The use of genetic engineering, recombinant technologies, and other computational tools has led to the expansion of several promising vaccine candidates. The range of technology platforms being evaluated, including virus-like particles, peptides, nucleic acid (DNA and RNA), recombinant proteins, inactivated virus, live attenuated viruses, and viral vectors (replicating and non-replicating) approaches, are striking features of the vaccine development strategies. Viral vectors, the next-generation vaccine platforms, provide a convenient method for delivering vaccine antigens into the host cell to induce antigenic proteins which can be tailored to arouse an assortment of immune responses, as evident from the success of smallpox vaccine and Ervebo vaccine against Ebola virus. As per the World Health Organization, till January 22, 2021, 14 viral vector vaccine candidates are under clinical development including 10 nonreplicating and four replicating types. Moreover, another 39 candidates based on viral vector platform are under preclinical evaluation. This review will outline the current developmental landscape and discuss issues that remain critical to the success or failure of viral vector vaccine candidates against COVID-19. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Subject The topic of the resource MERS-CoV, vaccines, covid-19, Viral vector, ChAdOx1-S, Ad5-nCoV Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.3389/fmolb.2021.635337 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Biology (General) https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/acefd70075f8cc47184d9eec0db19e63.pdf 6222bd00e78198b8368bf747a3e61806 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for re-activation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance practice after peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yuchi Han, Tiffany Chen, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Chris Lawton, Warren J. Manning, Andrew J. Powell, Bradley D. Allen, Timothy C. Wong, Jennifer Bryant, Erica Dall’Armellina, J. Paul Finn, Marianna Fontana, Marco Francone, Allison G. Hays, Ron Jacob, Karen Ordovas, Purvi Parwani, Sven Plein, Subha V. Raman, Michael Salerno, James C. Carr Description An account of the resource Abstract During the peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, alterations of standard operating procedures were necessary for health systems to protect patients and healthcare workers and ensure access to vital hospital resources. As the peak phase passes, re-activation plans are required to safely manage increasing clinical volumes. In the context of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), re-activation objectives include continued performance of urgent CMR studies and resumption of CMR in patients with semi-urgent and elective indications in an environment that is safe for both patients and health care workers. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource Safety, covid-19, workflow, Cardiovascular magnetic resonance  Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.1186/s12968-020-00654-8 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/15a56504cf317bddda65c5c91d2861c1.pdf 0028fea34bb0c421d26bc32951cd51b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Confidence in the dynamic spread of epidemics under biased sampling conditions Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Brunner, Nicholas Chia Description An account of the resource The interpretation of sampling data plays a crucial role in policy response to the spread of a disease during an epidemic, such as the COVID-19 epidemic of 2020. However, this is a non-trivial endeavor due to the complexity of real world conditions and limits to the availability of diagnostic tests, which necessitate a bias in testing favoring symptomatic individuals. A thorough understanding of sampling confidence and bias is necessary in order make accurate conclusions. In this manuscript, we provide a stochastic model of sampling for assessing confidence in disease metrics such as trend detection, peak detection and disease spread estimation. Our model simulates testing for a disease in an epidemic with known dynamics, allowing us to use Monte-Carlo sampling to assess metric confidence. This model can provide realistic simulated data which can be used in the design and calibration of data analysis and prediction methods. As an example, we use this method to show that trends in the disease may be identified using under 10,000 biased samples each day, and an estimate of disease spread can be made with additional 1,000–2,000 unbiased samples each day. We also demonstrate that the model can be used to assess more advanced metrics by finding the precision and recall of a strategy for finding peaks in the dynamics. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource covid-19, population modeling, Epidemic Sampling Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.7717/peerj.9758 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/c65244aef422159b4a5ebd8971f46322.pdf f4487af15ce9f109458ba090222ea5bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Health-Related Quality of Life and Experiences of Sarcoma Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugenie Younger, Alannah Smrke, Emma Lidington, Sheima Farag, Katrina Ingley, Neha Chopra, Alessandra Maleddu, Yolanda Augustin, Eve Merry, Roger Wilson, Charlotte Benson, Aisha Miah, Shane Zaidi, Anne McTiernan, Sandra J. Strauss, Palma Dileo, Spyridon Gennatas, Olga Husson, Robin L. Jones Description An account of the resource Sarcomas are rare cancers with a spectrum of clinical needs and outcomes. We investigated care experiences and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in sarcoma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients with appointments during the first two months of the UK lockdown were invited to complete a survey. Questions included views on care modifications, COVID-19 worry and psychosocial impact, and EORTC-QLQ-C30 items. 350 patients completed the survey; median age 58 (16–92) years. Care modifications included telemedicine (74%) and postponement of appointments (34%), scans (34%) or treatment (10%). Most felt the quality of care was not affected (72%), however, social life (87%) and emotional wellbeing (41%) were affected. Worry about COVID-19 infection was moderately high (mean 5.8/10) and significantly related to higher cancer-related worry; associated with lower emotional functioning irrespective of treatment intent. Curative patients (44%) with low resilient coping scores had significantly higher COVID-19 worry. Patients who did not know their treatment intent (22%) had significantly higher COVID-19 worry and insomnia. In summary, care experiences were generally positive; however, cancer-related worry, low resilient coping and uncertainty about treatment intent were associated with COVID-19 worry. These patients may benefit from additional psychological support during the pandemic and beyond. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource covid-19, Patient experience, sarcomas, HRQOL Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.3390/cancers12082288 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/a06c34d14c470091e8c9b0eb0c27b540.pdf c7bb5cbbf208612b2e6dbbc9c6b24d93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 and a novel initiative to improve safety by 3D printing personal protective equipment parts from computed tomography Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John J. Coté, John Haggstrom, Ranuga Vivekanandan, Kristin A. Coté, Daniel L. Real, David P. Weber, Anne Cheng, Nicholas G. Dubay, Robin Farias-Eisner Description An account of the resource Abstract Background Powered air-purifying respirators are in short supply and can break down with extended use. Replacement parts can become hard to acquire. The aim of this study was to create an innovative quality improvement proof of concept using rapid prototyping. Methods Here we report three cases of 3D printed powered air-purifying respirator parts. 3D printing was performed on all parts using fused deposition modeling with standard polylactic acid, in the same way that presurgical models would be created. Measurements using an electronic caliper as well as CT scans were used to compare an original part to its corresponding 3D printed parts for accuracy. Results Electronic caliper and computed tomography measurements both showed accuracy consistant with current published norms. Conclusions Ultimately, there will be questions surrounding intellectual property, effectiveness and potential long-term safety for these types of 3D printed parts. Future research should look into the addition of specific nanoparticles from the position of cost, efficacy, safety and improved accuracy. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource covid-19, Personal protective equipment, computed tomography, 3D printing, Powered air-purifying respirator Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.1186/s41205-020-00073-6 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/4c1928468141e89382b30ade020e8c9f.pdf 8583aea3aa37cf1b5fbf6b5f35d7057a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COVID-19 and Other Viral Pneumonias Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nazlı Görmeli Kur, Melih Çamcı Description An account of the resource Objectıve: Distinguishing COVID-19 pneumonia, which shares common symptoms with other respiratory viruses,from other pneumonia types will be of utmost importance for maintaining the sustainability of health services,preventing long waiting times of patients at emergency services, and isolating. We compared patients with COVID19 pneumonia and those with NONCOVID-19 pneumonia with a view to distinguishing COVID-19 pneumonia fromother pneumonias.Methods: Our study retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who were admitted to the emergencyservice of training and research hospital in Ağrı, Turkey between April 1-July 1, 2020. In our study two groups:patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and those with other pneumonias (non COVID-19) were compared in terms ofdemographic characteristics, laboratory data, and thoracic computerized tomography (CT) findings.Results: Our study included 201 patients in the non COVID-19 group and 165 patients in the COVID-19 group. Ananalysis based on the CT findings showed that the rate of ground glass opacities (GGO) was significantly higher inthe COVID-19 group (P < 0.01). The rate of isolated lobar or segmental consolidation was significantly higher in thenon COVID-19 group (P < 0.01). The lesions had a significantly higher rate of bilateral distribution and peripherallocation in the COVID-19 group (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms ofthe mortality rate (P = 0.469).Conclusıon: We believe that in order to differentiate COVID-19 pneumonia from other pneumonias, a rapidthoracic computed tomography scan can be performed in the emergency department to be successfully patientmanagement. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Subject The topic of the resource covid-19, emergency services, viral pneumonias Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.5798/dicletip.887396 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dicle Medical Journal Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dicle University Medical School Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine, Medicine (General) https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/7ac44f667f91e02427f6515d829a1179.pdf 8593a69320c5a7af628378f4d0db6c57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Comparison of Clinical Features and CT Temporal Changes Between Familial Clusters and Non-familial Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shuyi Liu, Huanchu Yuan, Bin Zhang, Wei Li, Jingjing You, Jing Liu, Qingyang Zhong, Lu Zhang, Luyan Chen, Shaolin Li, Yujian Zou, Shuixing Zhang Description An account of the resource Purpose: This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and chest computed tomography (CT) findings of familial cluster (FC) and non-familial (NF) patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.Methods: This retrospective study included 178 symptomatic adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. The 178 patients were divided into FC (n = 108) and NF (n = 70) groups. Patients with at least two confirmed COVID-19 cases in their household were classified into the FC group. The clinical and laboratory features between the two groups were compared and so were the chest CT findings on-admission and end-hospitalization.Results: Compared with the NF group, the FC group had a longer period of exposure (13.1 vs. 8.9 days, p &lt; 0.001), viral shedding (21.5 vs. 15.9 days, p &lt; 0.001), and hospital stay (39.2 vs. 22.2 days, p &lt; 0.001). The FC group showed a higher number of involved lung lobes on admission (3.0 vs. 2.3, p = 0.017) and at end-hospitalization (3.6 vs. 1.7, p &lt; 0.001) as well as higher sum severity CT scores at end-hospitalization (4.6 vs. 2.7, p = 0.005) than did the NF group. Conversely, the FC group had a lower lymphocyte count level (p &lt; 0.001) and a significantly lower difference in the number of involved lung lobes (Δnumber) between admission and discharge (p &lt; 0.001). Notably, more cases of severe or critical illness were observed in the FC group than in the NF group (p = 0.036).Conclusions: Patients in the FC group had a worse clinical course and outcome than those in the NF group; thus, close monitoring during treatment and follow-ups after discharge would be beneficial for patients with familial infections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Subject The topic of the resource coronavirus infections, pneumonia, tomography, x-ray computed, familial cluster Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.3389/fmed.2021.630802 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Medicine (General) https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/d40af2546904ac79078c78c6de1be399.pdf bc76ad1c7e21d6dc10784564bcaa1775 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Expected immune recognition of COVID-19 virus by memory from earlier infections with common coronaviruses in a large part of the world population [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Johannes M. Dijkstra, Keiichiro Hashimoto Description An account of the resource SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus agent of the COVID-19 pandemic causing high mortalities. In contrast, the widely spread human coronaviruses OC43, HKU1, 229E, and NL63 tend to cause only mild symptoms. The present study shows, by in silico analysis, that these common human viruses are expected to induce immune memory against SARS-CoV-2 by sharing protein fragments (antigen epitopes) for presentation to the immune system by MHC class I. A list of such epitopes is provided. The number of these epitopes and the prevalence of the common coronaviruses suggest that a large part of the world population has some degree of specific immunity against SARS-CoV-2 already, even without having been infected by that virus. For inducing protection, booster vaccinations enhancing existing immunity are less demanding than primary vaccinations against new antigens. Therefore, for the discussion on vaccination strategies against COVID-19, the available immune memory against related viruses should be part of the consideration. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.12688/f1000research.23458.1 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biotemas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Science, Medicine https://www.socictopen.socict.org/files/original/3d61a946f718e491fa977a8f614217d3.pdf 67a13c0f03f19c2b23558aec034de0fc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SARS-CoV-2 RNA Persistence in Naso-Pharyngeal Swabs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maria Luisa Danzetta, Laura Amato, Francesca Cito, Alessandra Di Giuseppe, Daniela Morelli, Giovanni Savini, Maria Teresa Mercante, Alessio Lorusso, Ottavio Portanti, Ilaria Puglia, Federica Monaco, Claudia Casaccia, Annapia Di Gennaro, Lilia Testa, Giacomo Migliorati, Nicola D’Alterio, Paolo Calistri Description An account of the resource Since February 2020, Italy has been seriously affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To support the National Health Care system, naso-pharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs collected from suspected cases of Teramo province, Abruzzo region, are tested at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale, for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Out of 12,446 tested individuals, 605 returned positive results at least once, with prevalence significantly higher in men. A reduction of the level of viral RNA in the first swabs per each positive patient collected over time was also observed. Moreover, 81 patients had at least one positive sample and two final negative tests: positivity in swabs lasted from 14 to 63 days, with a median value of 30 days. This shows the potential for the virus to coexist with patients for a long time, although we highlighted intermittent positivity in several cases. The evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological situation and knowledge on viral shedding should be closely monitored, to interpret the findings correctly and adjust accordingly the surveillance activities. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource coronavirus, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, nasopharyngeal swab, qPCR, Abruzzo Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 10.3390/microorganisms8081124 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Epidemiology and Health Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Korean Society of Epidemiology Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Biology (General)