Last Updated : December 9, 2024
The following is a sample of search strings for topics related to COVID-19. These strings have been developed and peer-reviewed by Research Information Specialists at Canada's Drug Agency. However, they have not been validated against a gold standard set of articles. Note, too, that the vocabulary and subject headings surrounding these topics are continuously changing. Individuals using these strings are therefore responsible for ensuring they are accurate, complete, and up to date. Specific PubMed links are included wherever possible.
COVID-19
Respiratory Pandemics (Including COVID-19, SARS, and MERS)
Ethics (Customized for Pandemics)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Patient Isolation
Telehealth
Physical/Social Distancing Measures (Including Self-Isolation, Lockdown, Closures, Travel Bans, and Reopening)
Decontamination
Health Care Workers
Last edited: September 2, 2021
Last edited: September 2, 2021
COVID-19 [mh] OR COVID-19 Testing[mh] OR COVID-19 Vaccines[mh] OR SARS-CoV-2[mh] OR spike glycoprotein, COVID-19 virus [Supplementary Concept] OR ((Coronavirus OR Betacoronavirus OR Coronavirus Infections) AND (Disease Outbreaks OR Epidemics OR Pandemics[mh])) OR nCoV[tiab] OR nCoV[tt] OR 2019nCoV[tiab] OR 2019nCoV[tt] OR 19nCoV[tiab] OR 19nCoV[tt] OR COVID19*[tiab] OR COVID19*[tt] OR COVID[tiab] OR COVID[tt] OR SARS-CoV-2[tiab] OR SARS-CoV-2[tt] OR SARSCOV-2[tiab] OR SARSCOV-2[tt] OR SARS-COV2[tiab] OR SARS-COV2[tt] OR SARSCOV2[tiab] OR SARSCOV2[tt] OR SARS coronavirus 2[tiab] OR SARS coronavirus 2[tt] OR Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2[tiab] OR Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2[tt] OR ((severe acute respiratory syndrome[tiab] OR severe acute respiratory syndrome[tt]) AND (corona virus 2[tiab] OR corona virus 2[tt])) OR new coronavirus[tiab] OR (new[tt] AND coronavirus[tt]) OR novel coronavirus[tiab] OR novel coronavirus[tt] OR novel corona virus[tiab] OR (novel[tt] AND corona virus[tt]) OR novel CoV[tiab] OR (novel[tt] AND CoV[tt]) OR novel HCoV[tiab] OR (novel[tt] AND HCoV[tt]) OR (("19″[tiab] OR "19"[tt] OR "2019"[tiab] OR "2019"[tt] OR Wuhan[tiab] OR Wuhan[tt] OR Hubei[tiab] OR Hubei[tt]) AND (coronavirus*[tiab] OR coronavirus*[tt] OR corona virus*[tiab] OR corona virus*[tt] OR CoV[tiab] OR CoV[tt] OR HCoV[tiab] OR HCoV[tt])) OR longCOVID*[tiab] OR longCOVID*[tt] OR postCOVID*[tiab] OR postCOVID*[tt] OR postcoronavirus*[tiab] OR postcoronavirus*[tt] OR postSARS*[tiab] OR postSARS*[tt] OR ((coronavirus*[tiab] OR coronavirus*[tt] OR corona virus*[tiab] OR corona virus*[tt] OR betacoronavirus*[tiab] OR betacoronavirus*[tt]) AND (outbreak*[tiab] OR outbreak*[tt] OR epidemic*[tiab] OR epidemic*[tt] OR pandemic*[tiab] OR pandemic*[tt] OR crisis[tiab] OR crisis[tt])) OR ((Wuhan[tiab] OR Wuhan[tt] OR Hubei[tiab] OR Hubei[tt]) AND (pneumonia[tiab] OR pneumonia[tt]))
AND
2019/10/31:3000/12/31[Date – Publication]
Last edited: September 2, 2021
Last edited: September 2, 2021
( ( KEY ( coronavirus OR betacoronavirus OR “coronavirus infections” ) AND KEY ( “disease outbreaks” OR epidemics OR pandemics ) ) OR ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( ncov* OR 2019ncov OR 19ncov OR covid19* OR covid OR sars-cov-2 OR sars-cov2 OR sarscov-2 OR sarscov2 OR "SARS coronavirus 2" OR “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2” OR “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2” ) ) OR ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( ( new W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( new W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( new W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( new W/3 cov ) OR ( new W/3 hcov ) OR ( novel W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( novel W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( novel W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( novel W/3 cov ) OR ( novel W/3 hcov ) OR ( 19 W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( 19 W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( 19 W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( 19 W/3 cov ) OR ( 19 W/3 hcov ) OR ( 2019 W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( 2019 W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( 2019 W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( 2019 W/3 cov ) OR ( 2019 W/3 hcov ) OR ( wuhan W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( wuhan W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( wuhan W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( wuhan W/3 cov ) OR ( wuhan W/3 hcov ) OR ( hubei W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( hubei W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( hubei W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( hubei W/3 cov ) OR ( hubei W/3 hcov ) OR ( china W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( china W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( china W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( china W/3 cov ) OR ( china W/3 hcov ) OR ( chinese W/3 coronavirus* ) OR ( chinese W/3 “corona virus*” ) OR ( chinese W/3 betacoronavirus* ) OR ( chinese W/3 cov ) OR ( chinese W/3 hcov ) ) ) OR ( TITLE-ABS-KEY (longCOVID* OR postCOVID* OR postcoronavirus* OR postSARS*) ) OR ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( ( coronavirus* W/3 pandemic* ) OR ( coronavirus* W/3 epidemic* ) OR ( coronavirus* W/3 outbreak* ) OR ( coronavirus* W/3 crisis ) OR ( “corona virus*” W/3 pandemic* ) OR ( “corona virus*” W/3 epidemic* ) OR ( “corona virus*” W/3 outbreak* ) OR ( “corona virus*” W/3 crisis ) OR ( betacoronavirus* W/3 pandemic* ) OR ( betacoronavirus* W/3 epidemic* ) OR ( betacoronavirus* W/3 outbreak* ) OR ( betacoronavirus* W/3 crisis ) ) ) OR ( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( ( wuhan W/5 pneumonia ) OR ( hubei W/5 pneumonia ) ) ) ) AND ( PUBYEAR > 2018 )
Last edited: September 3, 2021
Last edited: September 3, 2021
COVID-19 [mh] OR COVID-19 Testing[mh] OR COVID-19 Vaccines[mh] OR SARS-CoV-2[mh] OR spike glycoprotein, COVID-19 virus [Supplementary Concept] OR ((Coronavirus OR Betacoronavirus OR Coronavirus Infections) AND (Disease Outbreaks OR Epidemics OR Pandemics[mh])) OR nCoV[tiab] OR 2019nCoV[tiab] OR 19nCoV[tiab] OR COVID19*[tiab] OR COVID[tiab] OR SARS-CoV-2[tiab] OR SARSCOV-2[tiab] OR SARS-COV2[tiab] OR SARSCOV2[tiab] OR SARS coronavirus 2[tiab] OR new coronavirus[tiab] OR novel coronavirus[tiab] OR novel corona virus[tiab] OR novel CoV[tiab] OR novel HCoV[tiab] OR (("19"[tiab] OR "2019"[tiab] OR Wuhan[tiab] OR Hubei[tiab]) AND (coronavirus*[tiab] OR corona virus*[tiab] OR CoV[tiab] OR HCoV[tiab])) OR longCOVID*[tiab] OR postCOVID*[tiab] OR postcoronavirus*[tiab] OR postSARS*[tiab] OR ((coronavirus*[tiab] OR corona virus*[tiab] OR betacoronavirus*[tiab]) AND (outbreak*[tiab] OR epidemic*[tiab] OR pandemic*[tiab] OR crisis[tiab])) OR ((Wuhan[tiab] OR Hubei[tiab]) AND pneumonia[tiab]) OR SARS virus[mh] OR severe acute respiratory syndrome[mh] OR middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus[mh] OR SARSCoV*[tiab] OR Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome*[tiab] OR sudden acute respiratory syndrome*[tiab] OR SARS like[tiab] OR MERSCoV*[tiab] OR Middle East Respiratory[tiab] OR camel flu[tiab] OR EMC 2012[tiab] OR ((SARS[tiab] OR MERS[tiab]) AND (virus*[tiab] OR coronavirus*[tiab] OR betacoronavirus*[tiab] OR CoV[tiab] OR CoV2[tiab] OR HCoV[tiab] OR pandemic[tiab] OR epidemic[tiab] OR outbreak*[tiab] OR infect*[tiab] OR respiratory[tiab] OR pathogen*[tiab])) OR Pandemics[majr] OR pandemic*[ti] OR ((flu[tiab] OR influenza*[tiab]) AND (pandemic*[tiab] OR epidemic*[tiab]))
Last edited: April 21, 2020
Last edited: April 23, 2020
Ethics[mh] OR Privacy[mh] OR Jurisprudence[mh] OR Morals[mh] OR Paternalism[mh] OR Prejudice[mh] OR Social Values[mh] OR Stereotyping[mh] OR Social Stigma[mh] OR Medical Geography[mh] OR Medically Underserved Area[mh] OR Health Services Accessibility[mh] OR Healthcare Disparities[mh] OR Medical Overuse OR Disclosure[mh] OR Human Rights[mh] OR Coercion[mh] OR Mandatory Programs[mh] OR Social Problems[mh] OR LJ[sh] OR ES[sh] OR ((healthcare[ti] OR health care[ti] OR nonclinical[ti] OR non clinical[ti] OR community based[ti] OR public health[ti] OR preventive care[ti]) AND (access[ti] OR deliver*[ti] OR distribution*[ti] OR system*[ti])) OR ((healthcare[ot] OR health care[ot] OR nonclinical[ot] OR non clinical[ot] OR community based[ot] OR public health[ot] OR preventive care[ot]) AND (access[ot] OR deliver*[ot] OR distribution*[ot] OR system*[ot])) OR ethic[tiab] OR ethics[tiab] OR ethical[tiab] OR ethically[tiab] OR moral[tiab] OR morals[tiab] OR bioethic*[tiab] OR ethic[ta] OR ethics[ta] OR ethical[ta] OR moral[ta] OR morals[ta] OR bioethic*[ta] OR legal*[tiab] OR liabilit*[tiab] OR litigation*[tiab] OR constitutional[tiab] OR justice[tiab] OR law[tiab] OR laws[tiab] OR jurisprudence[tiab] OR complicit*[tiab] OR legal*[ta] OR liabilit*[ta] OR litigation*[ta] OR constitutional[ta] OR justice[ta] OR law[ta] OR laws[ta] OR jurisprudence[ta] OR complicit*[ta] OR lawsuit*[tiab] OR lawyer*[tiab] OR lawmaker*[tiab] OR human right*[tiab] OR civil right*[tiab] OR prejudice*[tiab] OR stigma[tiab] OR stigmas[tiab] OR stigmatization[tiab] OR stigmatize[tiab] OR stigmatise[tiab] OR stigmatisation[tiab] OR stereotyp*[tiab] OR inequalit*[tiab] OR equalit*[tiab] OR inequit*[tiab] OR equit*[tiab] OR disparit*[tiab] OR fair[tiab] OR fairness[tiab] OR unfair[tiab] OR unfairness[tiab] OR distributive justice[tiab] OR precautionary principle[tiab] OR solidarity[tiab] OR ((care[tiab] OR treatment[tiab]) AND (duty[tiab] OR obligat*[tiab])) OR (social*[tiab] AND (responsib*[tiab] OR obligat*[tiab] OR justice[tiab])) OR psychological[ti] OR psychosocial[ti] OR socioeconomic[ti] OR socio-economic[ti] OR psychosexual[ti] OR psychological[ot] OR psychosocial[ot] OR socioeconomic[ot] OR socio-economic[ot] OR psychosexual[ot] OR ((social[tiab] OR psychological[tiab] OR psychosocial[tiab] OR socioeconomic[tiab] OR socio-economic[tiab] OR psychosexual[tiab]) AND (impact*[tiab] OR burden*[tiab])) OR communitarian*[tiab] OR beneficence[tiab] OR nonmaleficence[tiab] OR maleficence[tiab] OR accountability[tiab] OR privacy[tiab] OR confidential*[tiab] OR ((informed[tiab] OR presumed[tiab] OR shared[tiab] OR parent*[tiab] OR guardian*[tiab] OR family[tiab] OR families[tiab] OR child*[tiab] OR pediatric[tiab] OR paediatric[tiab] OR adolescent*[tiab] OR youth[tiab]) AND (consent[tiab] OR choice[tiab] OR decision making[tiab] OR assent[tiab] OR dissent[tiab])) OR coercion[tiab] OR persuasion[tiab] OR information provision[tiab] OR ((conflict[tiab] OR financial[tiab] OR industry[tiab]) AND interest*[tiab]) OR (industry[tiab] AND (funding[tiab] OR involvement[tiab] OR sponsor*[tiab])) OR autonomy[tiab] OR transparency[tiab] OR overdiagnos*[tiab] OR over-diagnos*[tiab] OR underscreen*[tiab] OR under-screen*[tiab] OR overtreat*[tiab] OR over-treat*[tiab] OR underserved[tiab] OR Resource Allocation OR Health Care Rationing[mh] OR Surge Capacity[majr] OR scarcity[ti] OR scarce[ti] OR ration[ti] OR rationing[ti] OR allocat*[ti] OR shortage[ti] OR shortages[ti] OR shortfall*[tiab] OR backlog*[tiab] OR (capacity[ti] AND (surge[ti] OR surges[ti] OR surging[ti] OR resourc*[ti] OR build*[ti]))
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LitCovid Ethics Search Results
ethic OR ethics OR ethical OR ethically OR bioethics OR privacy OR prejudice OR prejudiced OR disclosure OR coercion OR stigma OR stigmas OR stigmatize OR stigmatized OR stigmatization OR stigmatizing OR stigmatise OR stigmatised OR stigmatisation OR stigmatising OR stereotype OR stereotypes OR stereotyping OR stereotyped OR inequality OR inequalities OR equality OR inequity OR inequities OR equity OR disparity OR disparities OR fair OR fairness OR unfair OR unfairness OR solidarity OR beneficence OR nonmaleficence OR maleficence OR accountability OR confidentiality OR persuasion OR autonomy OR transparency OR underserved OR scarcity OR scarce OR ration OR rationing OR allocation OR allocating OR shortfall OR shortfalls OR backlog OR backlogs OR shortage OR shortages OR accessibility OR law OR laws OR lawsuit OR lawsuits OR jurisprudence OR lawyer OR lawyers OR lawmaker OR lawmakers OR legislation OR legislative OR legal OR liability OR litigation OR justice OR duty OR obligation
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Last edited: April 21, 2020
Protective Devices OR Ear Protective Devices[mh] OR Eye Protective Devices[mh] OR Gloves, Protective[mh] OR Masks OR Personal Protective Equipment OR Protective Clothing OR Respiratory Protective Devices[mh] OR personal protect*[tiab] OR PPE[tiab] OR PPEs[tiab] OR protective device*[tiab] OR protective layer*[tiab] OR protective equipment[tiab] OR safety equipment[tiab] OR protective shield*[tiab] OR safety shield*[tiab] OR protective gear[tiab] OR safety gear[tiab] OR respiratory protect*[tiab] OR respiratory filter*[tiab] OR ((protect*[tiab] OR safe*[tiab]) AND (glasses[tiab] OR eyeglasses[tiab] OR eyewear[tiab] OR cap[tiab] OR caps[tiab] OR garment*[tiab] OR clothing[tiab] OR clothes[tiab] OR apron*[tiab] OR suit[tiab] OR suits[tiab] OR shoe*[tiab] OR attire[tiab])) OR head protect*[tiab] OR protective head*[tiab] OR face protect*[tiab] OR facial protect*[tiab] OR foot protect*[tiab] OR protective foot[tiab] OR hand protect*[tiab] OR eye protect*[tiab] OR protective eye*[tiab] OR mouth protect*[tiab] OR protective mouth*[tiab] OR skin protect*[tiab] OR protective skin[tiab] OR facepiece*[tiab] OR face piece*[tiab] OR mask[tiab] OR masks[tiab] OR facemask*[tiab] OR faceshield*[tiab] OR face shield*[tiab] OR respirator[tiab] OR respirators[tiab] OR FFP1[tiab] OR FFP2[tiab] OR FFP3[tiab] OR ((surgical[tiab] OR respiratory[tiab] OR protect*[tiab] OR facial[tiab] OR face[tiab] OR N99[tiab] OR N95[tiab] OR N 99[tiab] OR N 95[tiab]) AND mask*[tiab]) OR ((N99[tiab] OR N95[tiab] OR N 99[tiab] OR N 95[tiab] OR FFP[tiab] OR P100[tiab]) AND respiratory[tiab]) OR coverall*[tiab] OR boot[tiab] OR boots[tiab] OR donning[tiab] OR donned[tiab] OR doff[tiab] OR doffing[tiab] OR doffed[tiab] OR face cover*[tiab] OR facial cover*[tiab] OR glove[tiab] OR gloves[tiab] OR gloving[tiab] OR gown[tiab] OR gowns[tiab] OR gowning[tiab] OR goggle*[tiab] OR head cover*[tiab] OR headwear[tiab] OR hood[tiab] OR hoods[tiab] OR overshoe*[tiab] OR shoe cover*[tiab] OR smock[tiab] OR smocks[tiab] OR visor[tiab] OR visors[tiab]
Last edited: April 6, 2020
Last edited: April 6, 2020
Hospitals, Isolation[mh] OR Patient Isolation[mh] OR Patient isolators[mh] OR Quarantine[mh] OR (isolation[tiab] AND (contact[tiab] OR practice*[tiab] OR room*[tiab] OR respiratory[tiab] OR strict[tiab] OR measure*[tiab] OR precaution*[tiab] OR facilit*[tiab] OR prioritization[tiab] OR prioritisation[tiab] OR patient*[tiab] OR reverse[tiab])) OR ((contact[tiab] OR droplet[tiab] OR universal[tiab] OR transmission-based[tiab]) AND precaution*[tiab]) OR superisolation[tiab] OR isolette[tiab] OR quarantin*[tiab] OR quarantaine[tiab] OR barrier nursing[tiab] OR lazaret*[tiab] OR ((isolation[tiab] OR isolator*[tiab]) AND (Cross Infection/pc[mh] OR Disease Outbreaks/pc[mh] OR Coronavirus Infections/pc[mh] OR cross infection[tiab] OR nosocomial*[tiab] OR infection control*[tiab] OR outbreak*[tiab] OR hospital acquired[tiab] OR healthcare associated[tiab] OR health care associated[tiab]))
Last edited: September 2, 2021
Last edited: September 2, 2021
Last edited: July 6, 2020
Note: Designed to be combined with COVID-19 set.
Last edited: July 20, 2020
Note: Not an exhaustive list. Add in specialties as necessary.