COVID-19 key resources
Introduction
There are so many COVID-19 resources that it can be overwhelming. This page just has some core resources for busy clinicians, along with reasons they might be useful. Always consult your affiliated health service or government department first. Feedback & suggestions are welcome. Tip – right click on a link to open in a new tab.
Summaries
Resource |
Why use? |
| DynaMed, UpToDate and BMJ Best Practice |
Clinically aligned overviews Easily go to relevant area of interest (e.g. prognosis) Update tab (DynaMed) or button (Best Practice) shows recent changes to guidance |
| Guidelines | Extensive listing of guidelines by specialty and country |
| Oxford Rapid Reviews | Reviews of various Covid topics, updated regularly |
| National Evidence Taskforce | Australian Living guidelines and decision flowcharts |
Trending
Resource |
Why use? |
| Covid-19 Primer |
Provides trending papers, terms, topics etc Scroll down past the pink graph to view these Daily briefing available |
| Faculty of 1000 | Articles recommended (and why) can be viewed |
| ResearchGate |
Use Most Read and Most Recommended tabs No login required |
Ahead of print
Resource |
Why use? |
| MedRxiv / BioRxiv / SSRN |
Provides trending papers, terms, topics etc Scroll down past the pink graph to view these Daily briefing available NOTE – not peer reviewed |
| PrePrint Google Search | Search multiple ahead of print resources at once with Google |
| OutbreakScience |
Reviews of preprint articles NOTE – ORCID login required |
Clinical trials
Resource |
Why use? |
| Trials at a glance | Directory of sites providing trials information |
| MetaEvidence |
View left panel for interventions with information NOTE – experimental service |
Searching
Resource |
Why use? |
| WHO Global Literature |
Covid specific collection with many useful limits (left hand panel) Simple search syntax (e.g. ti:PCR AND ti:diagnos*) Includes articles not found in PubMed |
| LitCovid |
Filter to specific topics (e.g. Treatment) by using the menu at the topic of the page RSS alerts possible |
| PubMed Live Searches |
One click PubMed searches on 35+ topics Create alerts for these topics Use the base Covid-19 search as a starting point for your own searches |
More
Resource |
Why use? |
| Coviz |
Covid specific collection with many useful limits (left hand panel) Simple search syntax (e.g. ti:PCR AND ti:diagnos*) Includes articles not found in PubMed |
| Research Data |
Filter to specific topics (e.g. Treatment) by using the menu at the topic of the page RSS alerts possible |
| Semantic Scholar |
One click PubMed searches on 35+ topics Create alerts for these topics Use the base Covid-19 search as a starting point for your own searches |
| Technology Resources for COVID-19 |
Directory of software and online platforms |
| Lens |
As well as articles, it is strong on patents which can hold useful information not available elsewhere |
| Scite |
AI used to suggest whether a citing article is supportive or contradicting Quickly view the text in the paper where the article was cited for context NOTE – Chrome browser extension |
| Sinequa search |
Watch short video |
This page is accurate as of 1 May 2020 and will be updated as required.