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ReviewJournal of infection and public health2021

Novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection: Microbiologic perspectives and anatomic considerations for sanctuary sites.

Onyemaechi O Azu, Samuel O Olojede, Sodiq K Lawal, Saheed O Oseni, Carmen O Rennie, Ugochukwu Offo, Edwin C S Naidu

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Review in Journal of infection and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Onyemaechi O AzuDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Namibia, Private Bag, Windhoek, 13301, Namibia. Electronic address: oazu@unam.na.
Samuel O OlojedeDiscipline of Clinical Anatomy, School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Sodiq K LawalDiscipline of Clinical Anatomy, School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Saheed O OseniDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL 33314, USA.
Carmen O RennieDiscipline of Clinical Anatomy, School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Ugochukwu OffoDepartment of Pre-Clinical Sciences, University of Limpopo, South Africa.
Edwin C S NaiduDiscipline of Clinical Anatomy, School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZAFlorida Atlantic University · USUniversity of Limpopo · ZAUniversity of Namibia · NA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA significant chunk of global life - the economy, sports, aviation, academic, and entertainment activities - has significantly been affected by the ravaging outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) with devastating consequences on morbidity and mortality in many countries of the world.

methodsThis review utilized search engines such as google scholar, PubMed, ResearchGate, and web of science to retrieve articles and information using keywords like "Coronavirus", "SARS-CoV-2", "COVID-19", "Origin of coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2", "microbiology of coronavirus", "microbiology of SARS-CoV-2", COVID-19", "Coronavirus reservoir sites", "Anatomic sanctuary sites and SARS-CoV-2", biological barriers and coronavirus", biological barrier and SARS-CoV-2".

resultsWhile this pandemic has caught the global scientific community at its lowest level of preparedness, it has inadvertently created a unified and wholesome approach towards developing potential vaccine (s) candidates by escalating clinical trial protocols in many countries of Europe, China and the United States. Interestingly, viral pathobiology continues to be an evolving aspect that potentially shows that the management of the current outbreak may largely depend on the discovery of a vaccine as the administration of known antiviral drugs are proving to offer some respite. Unfortunately, discontinuation and longtime administration of these drugs have been implicated in endocrine, reproductive and neurological disorders owing to the development of pathological lesions at anatomical sanctuary sites such as the brain and testis, as well as the presence of complex biological barriers that permit the entry of viruses but selective to the entrance of chemical substances and drugs.

conclusionThis review focuses on the microbiologic perspectives and importance of anatomical sanctuary sites in the possible viral rebound or reinfection into the system and their implications in viral re-entry and development of reproductive and neurological disorders in COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsDisease OutbreaksHumansMalePandemicsAntiviral AgentsAnatomical sanctuary sitesBrainMicrobiologySARS-CoV-2TestisViral reinfection

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