Listar por tema "SARS-CoV-2"
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Activities and perceived risk of transmission and spread of sars-cov-2 among specialists and residents in a third level university hospital in Spain
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021)This study aims to identify factors related with SARS-CoV-2 infection in physicians and internal residents during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic at a tertiary hospital in Spain, through a cross-sectional descriptive perception ... -
COVID-19 Comes 40 Years After AIDS - Any Lesson?
(AIDS Reviews, 06/2020)The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has hit health-care systems and societies in an unprecedented manner. In 1981, the first cases of AIDS were reported and wide diagnostic ... -
Down’s syndrome and COVID-19: risk or protection factor against infection? A molecular and genetic approach
(Neurological sciences, 2021)Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of learning difficulties and intellectual disabilities. DS patients often present with several congenital defects and chronic diseases, including immunity disorders. ... -
Electrocatalytic Palladium Nanoclusters as Versatile Indicators of Bioassays: Rapid Electroanalytical Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
(Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023)Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is considered the gold standard for pathogen detection. However, improvement is still required, especially regarding the possibilities of decentralization. Apart from other ... -
Emergence and spread of b.1.1.7 lineage in primary care and clinical impact in the morbi-mortality among hospitalized patients in madrid, spain
(MDPI AG, 2021)In December 2020, UK authorities warned of the rapid spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 var-iant, belonging to the B.1.1.7 lineage, known as the Alpha variant. This variant is characterized by 17 mutations and 3 deletions. The ... -
Estudio de algunos aspectos sobre las vacunas frente al SARS-CoV-2
(Academia de Ciencias Medicas de Bilbao, 2021)Una vez que se demuestra que una vacuna es segura y eficaz, deben ser aprobadas por los organismos nacionales de reglamentación y fabricarse con arreglo a normas precisas y distribuirse. La OMS está colaborando con todos ... -
Is SARS-CoV-2 the only cause of long-COVID?
(AIDS Reviews, 2022)Around 10% of adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 that survive a first episode of COVID-19 appear to experience long-term clinical manifestations. The signs and symptoms of this post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) include ... -
Main differences between the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Madrid, Spain
(International journal of infectious diseases, 2021)Background: The emergence and rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents a major challenge to health services, and has disrupted social and economic activities worldwide. ... -
New sars-cov-2 variants challenge vaccines protection
(AIDS Reviews, 2021)By the end of February 2021, roughly 115 million people worldwide had been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and more than 2.5 million had died. Uneasily, the coronavirus disease ... -
Oral antivirals for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection
(AIDS Reviews, 2022)Vaccines and antivirals are the classical weapons deployed to contain, prevent, and treat life-threatening viral illnesses. Specifically, for SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccines protect against severe COVID-19 disease manifestations ... -
Phenol red as electrochemical indicator for highly sensitive quantification of SARS-CoV-2 by loop-mediated isothermal amplification detection
(Talanta, 2024)The current COVID-19 pandemic has made patent the need for rapid and cost-effective diagnostic tests, crucial for future infectious outbreaks. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a promising and decentralized ... -
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for viral infections other than HIV
(Infezioni in Medicina, 2022)The battle against human viral infections has histori-cally relied on two medical strategies, namely vaccines to protect from contagion and antivirals to treat infected patients. In the absence of vaccines, antivirals have ... -
Protection against COVID-19 in African population: Immunology, genetics, and malaria clues for therapeutic targets
(Virus research, 2021)Background: There is a marked discrepancy between SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa. Main: SARS-CoV-2 stimulates humoral and cellular immunity systems, as well as mitogen-activated protein ... -
Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dentists in Latin America’s Epicenter: São Paulo, Brazil
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of stress and anxiety symptoms among dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A structured questionnaire was sent ... -
SARS-CoV-2: A Promising Path in Salivary Diagnosis
(Open Dentistry Journal, 2020)Since March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; previously provisionally named 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) disease (COVID-19) as ... -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Setting-specific Transmission Rates: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Background: Understanding the drivers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission is crucial for control policies, but evidence of transmission rates in different settings remains limited. ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 Management Policies Tailored to Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: Policy Analysis (vol 7, e20699, 2021)
(JMIR public health and surveillance, 2021)In “The Impact of COVID-19 Management Policies Tailored to Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: Policy Analysis” (JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021;7(4):e20699), the authors noted one error. The academic degree of author ... -
The Importance of Understanding the Stages of COVID-19 in Treatment and Trials
(AIDS reviews, 2021)COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, continues to be a major health problem since its first description in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Multiple drugs have been tried to date in the treatment of COVID-19. Critical to treatment ... -
The opioid epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on HIV and HCV control
(NLM (Medline), 2021)The opioid epidemic is a tragedy in the United States. In the 12-month period that ended in April 2021, more than 100,000 US citizens died of drug overdose, up almost 30% from the 78,000 deaths in the prior year.
