Two Weeks of “COVID-19” Search on PubMed.gov

Two Weeks of “COVID-19” Search on PubMed.gov

Authors

  • Antonio Liu Department of Neurology, Adventist Health White Memorial, Los Angeles, USA

Keywords:

search, PubMed.gov, COVID-19

Abstract

Background and aim: Letter to Editor, report the amount of literature generated over two weeks on PubMed.gov related to COVID-19

Methods: reporting the daily number of “hits” from “COVID-19” search on PubMed.gov

Results: There were 66988 entries on PubMed.gov on the search word “COVID-19” on October 24, 2020. The average daily increase in number of entries was 335.

Conclusions: point out the fact that the literature volume is increasing in an exponential manner (www.actabiomedica.it)

References

Chan J, Oo S, Chor C, et al. COVID-19 and literature evidence: should we publish anything and everything? Acta Biomed. 2020 Sep 7;91(3):e2020020. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i3.9827.

Liu A. Letter to the Editor: Exponential increase in COVID-19 related publications compared to other pandemic diseases. Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2020 Oct 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10424.

Gianola S, Jesus T, Bargeri S, et al. Characteristics of academic publications, preprints, and registered clinical trials on the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 2020 Oct 6;15(10):e0240123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240123.

Duong L, Xu P, Liu A. Meningoencephalitis without respiratory failure in a young female patient with COVID-19 infection in Downtown Los Angeles, early April 2020. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Jul;87:33. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.024

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Published

27-11-2020

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Section

CORRESPONDENCE - SPECIAL COVID19

How to Cite

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Liu A. Two Weeks of “COVID-19” Search on PubMed.gov. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 27 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];91(4):e2020199. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/11016