Substance Use in Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America: A Systematic Review and a Call for Reports by Jeel Moya-Salazar, Elizabeth Nuñez, Alexis Jaime-Quispe, Nahomi Zuñiga, Isabel L Loaiza-Barboza, Edison A Balabarca, Karina Chicoma-Flores, Betsy Cañari, Hans Contreras-Pulache

“…Methods: We searched 8 databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScientDirect, Web of Science, Cochrane, Scielo, LILACS and Latindex), 4 public prepublication servers (SocArXiv, medRxiv, bioRxiv and Preprints) and Google scholar from 1/9/2019 to 11/1/2021. …”
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Common methodological pitfalls in ICI pneumonitis risk prediction studies by Yichen K. Chen, Sarah Welsh, Ardon M. Pillay, Benjamin Tannenwald, Kamen Bliznashki, Emmette Hutchison, John A. D. Aston, Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, James H. F. Rudd, James Jones, Michael Roberts, Michael Roberts

“…The nature and prevalence of different methodological approaches has not been thoroughly examined in prior systematic reviews.MethodsThe PubMed, medRxiv and bioRxiv databases were used to identify studies that aimed at risk factor discovery and/or risk prediction model development for ICI-induced pneumonitis (ICI pneumonitis). …”
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Meta-analysis of the normal diffusion tensor imaging values of the peripheral nerves in the upper limb by Ryckie G. Wade, Fangqing Lu, Yohan Poruslrani, Chiraag Karia, Richard G. Feltbower, Sven Plein, Grainne Bourke, Irvin Teh

“…We searched PubMed, Embase, medRxiv and bioRxiv for studies which reported the findings of DTI of the upper limb in healthy adults. …”
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Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against Omicron infection and severe events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design studies by Shangchen Song, Zachary J. Madewell, Mingjin Liu, Ira M. Longini, Yang Yang

“…BackgroundA rapidly growing body was observed of literature evaluating the vaccine effectiveness (VE) against Omicron in test-negative design studies.MethodsWe systematically searched papers that evaluated VE of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines on PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Embase, Scopus, bioRxiv, and medRxiv published from November 26th, 2021, to June 27th, 2022 (full doses and the first booster), and to January 8th, 2023 (the second booster). …”
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Desafíos de las publicaciones científicas en la pandemia por el nuevo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) by Carolina Scasso, Julio Medina

“…En este artículo de opinión abordamos varios tópicos: 1) el acceso libre, a fin de compartir la literatura científica relevante de forma abierta y rápida; 2) el impacto de los repositorios más conocidos de preprints, como medRxiv, aRxiv, bioRxiv y ChemRxiv; 3) la utilización de inteligencia artificial aplicada al análisis de datos, por ejemplo COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) o SciSight; 4) las estrategias para mantener el rigor científico, ya sea a través de una curaduría abierta por la comunidad científica o a través de Outbreak Science Rapid PREreview de la Wellcome Trust, o el 2019 Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium (NCRC); 5) finalmente, abordamos los dilemas de la revisión por pares que busca mejorar la transparencia de este proceso. …”
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Systematic review of seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and appraisal of evidence, prior to the widespread introduction of vaccine programmes in the WHO European Region, Janua... by Anthony Nardone, Richard Pebody, Lorenzo Subissi, Isabel Bergeri, Aisling Vaughan, Erika Duffell, Gudrun S Freidl, Diogo Simão Lemos, M Valenciano, Eeva K Broberg, Pasi Penttinen, Maria Keramarou

“…Objectives Systematic review of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies undertaken in the WHO European Region to measure pre-existing and cumulative seropositivity prior to the roll out of vaccination programmes.Design A systematic review of the literature.Data sources We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and the preprint servers MedRxiv and BioRxiv in the WHO ‘COVID-19 Global literature on coronavirus disease’ database using a predefined search strategy. …”
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Real-world effectiveness and factors associated with effectiveness of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis by Shiyao Xu, Jincheng Li, Hongyuan Wang, Fuzhen Wang, Zundong Yin, Zhifeng Wang

“…Methods We selected published or preprinted articles from PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, medRxiv, BioRxiv, and the WHO COVID-19 database by 31 August 2022. …”
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Experiences and needs of front-line nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis by Shenglan Ding, Shuhua Deng, Yilan Zhang, Qingxia Wang, Zhiping Liu, Jing Huang, Xiaorong Yang

“…This study aimed to explore front-line nurses' experiences and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic through a qualitative meta-synthesis.MethodsSeven databases were searched from 1 December 2019 to 20 January 2022, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane COVID-19 study register, CINAHL, PsycINFO, MedRxiv, and bioRxiv. The quality of included studies was appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) qualitative research appraisal tool. …”
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Humoral Response in Hemodialysis Patients Post-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Literature by Kin Israel Notarte, Jesus Alfonso Catahay, Princess Juneire Peligro, Jacqueline Veronica Velasco, Abbygail Therese Ver, Jonathan Jaime Guerrero, Jin Liu, Giuseppe Lippi, Stefanie W. Benoit, Brandon Michael Henry, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

“…A systematic search of the literature was performed through MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases, as well as medRxiv and bioRxiv preprint servers up to 10 January 2023. Cohort and case-control studies were included if they reported an immune response in one group of patients undergoing hemodialysis who received mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination compared with another group of patients receiving the same vaccine but not on hemodialysis. …”
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Long-COVID Symptoms in Individuals Infected with Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: A Systematic Review of the Literature by César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Kin Israel Notarte, Princess Juneire Peligro, Jacqueline Veronica Velasco, Miguel Joaquín Ocampo, Brandon Michael Henry, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Juan Torres-Macho, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano

“…The MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science databases, as well as the medRxiv and bioRxiv preprint servers, were searched up to 25 October 2022. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Individuals with COVID-19 and Tuberculosis during the Pre-Vaccination Period of the Pandemic: A Systematic Review by Tulip A. Jhaveri, Celia Fung, Allison N. LaHood, Andrew Lindeborg, Chengbo Zeng, Rifat Rahman, Paul A. Bain, Gustavo E. Velásquez, Carole D. Mitnick

“…We conducted an initial search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, WHO coronavirus database, medRxiv, bioRxiv, preprints.org, and Google Scholar using terms relating to COVID-19 and tuberculosis. …”
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Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review by Jessica Longhini, Chiara Marzaro, Silvia Bargeri, Alvisa Palese, Andrea Dell’Isola, Andrea Turolla, Paolo Pillastrini, Simone Battista, Greta Castellini, Chad Cook, Silvia Gianola, Giacomo Rossettini

“…Methods We conducted an umbrella review searching PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Cochrane Library, MedRxiv, Rxiv and bioRxiv databases up to February 5th, 2023. We included all SRs that evaluated the efficacy of interventions when wearable devices were used to measure physical activity in adults aged over 18 years. …”
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IL-5Rα marks nasal polyp IgG4- and IgE-expressing cells in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease by Buchheit, Kathleen M, Dwyer, Daniel F, Ordovas-Montanes, Jose, Katz, Howard R, Lewis, Erin, Vukovic, Marko, Lai, Juying, Bankova, Lora G, Bhattacharyya, Neil, Shalek, Alex K, Barrett, Nora A, Boyce, Joshua A, Laidlaw, Tanya M

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Toward the understanding of topographical and spectral signatures of infant movement artifacts in naturalistic EEG by Georgieva, Stanimira, Lester, Suzannah, Noreika, Valdas, Yilmaz, Meryem Nazli, Wass, Sam, Leong, Victoria

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A systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia in infectious diseases, including COVID-19: a call to actio... by Yuan, K, Zheng, Y-B, Wang, Y-J, Sun, Y-K, Gong, Y-M, Huang, Y-T, Chen, X, Liu, X-X, Zhong, Y, Su, S-Z, Gao, N, Lu, Y-L, Wang, Z, Liu, W-J, Que, J-Y, Yang, Y-B, Zhang, A-Y, Jing, M-N, Yuan, C-W, Zeng, N, Vitiello, MV, Patel, V, Fazel, S, Minas, H, Thornicroft, G, Fan, T-T, Lin, X, Yan, W, Shi, L, Shi, J, Kosten, T, Bao, Y-P, Lu, L

“…We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, OVID, Medline, Cochrane databases, bioRxiv and medRxiv to identify studies that reported the prevalence of depression, anxiety or insomnia during infectious disease epidemics, up to August 14<sup>th</sup>, 2020. …”

Publication and Impact of Preprints Included in the First 100 Editions of the CDC COVID-19 Science Update: Content Analysis by Jeremy Otridge, Cynthia L Ogden, Kyle T Bernstein, Martha Knuth, Julie Fishman, John T Brooks

“…ResultsOf the 275 preprints included in the CDC COVID-19 Science Update during the study period, most came from three servers: medRxiv (n=201, 73.1%), bioRxiv (n=41, 14.9%), and SSRN (n=25, 9.1%), with 8 (2.9%) coming from other sources. …”
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Potentially Asymptomatic Infection of Monkeypox Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Prakasini Satapathy, Parimala Mohanty, Subhanwita Manna, Muhammad A. Shamim, Priyanka Prasad Rao, Arun Kumar Aggarwal, Jagdish Khubchandani, Aroop Mohanty, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Bijaya Kumar Padhi, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Ranjit Sah

“…<b>Methods:</b> In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we performed an extensive literature search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, EMBASE, EBSCOHost, Cochrane, and preprint servers (medRxiv, arXiv, bioRxiv, BioRN, ChiRxiv, ChiRN, and SSRN) and assessed all published articles till September 2022. …”
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Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alvina Widhani, Anshari Saifuddin Hasibuan, Retia Rismawati, Suzy Maria, Sukamto Koesnoe, Muhammad Ikrar Hermanadi, Youdiil Ophinni, Chika Yamada, Kuntjoro Harimurti, Aldean Nadhyia Laela Sari, Evy Yunihastuti, Samsuridjal Djauzi

“…Research articles were obtained from an initial search up to 26 September 2022 from PubMed, Embase, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, MedRxiv, bioRxiv, SSRN, EuroPMC, and the Cochrane Center of Randomized Controlled Trials (CCRCT). …”
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Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis in mRNA COVID-19-vaccinated and unvaccinated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kumanan Wilson, Paul J Villeneuve, Nisrine Haddad, Daniel Krewski, Christopher A Gravel, James A G Crispo, Abdallah Alami, Nawal Farhat, Donald Mattison, Patrick J Farrell, Santiago Perez-Lloret

“…Objective To summarise the available evidence on the risk of myocarditis and/or pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, compared with the risk among unvaccinated individuals in the absence of COVID-19 infection.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Web of Science and WHO Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease), preprint repositories (medRxiv and bioRxiv), reference lists and grey literature were searched from 1 December 2020 until 31 October 2022.Study selection Epidemiological studies of individuals of any age who received at least one dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, reported a risk of myo/pericarditis and compared the risk of myo/pericarditis to individuals who did not receive any dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently conducted screening and data extraction. …”
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Prevalence and clonal diversity of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal infections: A systematic review of 128 articles across 30 countries. by Ya Hu, Yongqiang Yang, Yu Feng, Qingqing Fang, Chengcheng Wang, Feifei Zhao, Alan McNally, Zhiyong Zong

“…We searched multiple databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane, bioRxiv, and medRxiv) to identify studies that have reported data of neonatal CRKP infections up to June 30, 2022. …”
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