PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

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Viral illnesses like SARS-CoV-2 have pathologic effects on non-respiratory organs in the absence of direct viral infection. We injected mice with cocktails of rodent equivalents of human cytokine storms resulting from SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 or

This study analyzed the critical factors to approach the emergency online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a business school in Latin America. The data were collected through a semi-structured online questionnaire administered to 94 full-time

CONCLUSION: Vaccine hesitancy among the tribal population is driven by a lack of knowledge and awareness. Their economic status, attitudes toward the health system, and accessibility factors may also play a major role in vaccine hesitancy. Extensive

The SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) Delta and Omicron spread globally during mid and late 2021, respectively. In this study, we compare the dissemination dynamics of these VOCs in the Amazonas state, one of Brazil's most heavily affected

Two decades ago a research team clarified that cross-sectional associations of risk perceptions and protective behavior can only test an "accuracy" hypothesis: e.g., people with higher risk perceptions at T(i) should also exhibit low protective

Using the 16HBE 14o- human airway epithelial cell culture model, calcitriol (Vitamin D) was shown to improve barrier function by two independent metrics - increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and reduced transepithelial diffusion of

Measurement of antibody content and function after a viral illness is important for diagnosis and selection of the best convalescent plasma (CP) units for passive immunization. Zhang et al. (mBio 14:e03523-22, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03523

CONCLUSIONS: Triage has been done within the recommended time after patient arrival. However, many patients were staying at the ED for an unacceptably prolonged time. Unavailability of beds at the admission areas, waiting long for senior clinicians'

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a cytokine-mediated acute phase reactant with a recognized role in inflammatory conditions and infectious disease. In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), elevated CRP concentrations in serum were frequently detected and