Increasing numbers of pregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 are being reported around the world. The majority of neonates delivered to pregnant women infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 have been negative for the virus, but a small number have tested positive for infection. It is important to determine whether vertical transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 occurs and the mechanisms for its development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There have been few cohorts of neonates with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) reported. As a result, there remains much to be learned about mechanisms of neonatal infection including potential vertical transmission, best methods of testing, and the spectrum of clinical findings. This communication describes the epidemiology, diagnostic test results and clinical findings of neonatal COVID-19 during the pandemic in Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCisplatin (CP) is a remarkably effective Pt-based anticancer drug, but it also exhibits severe toxic side effects, including nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity, and CP nephrotoxicity is a major constraint for the treatment of solid tumors. This study was designed to evaluate the electrolyte and biochemical changes in dogs with acute kidney injury (acute renal failure) following administration of CP as a chemotherapeutic agent to exhibit broad efficacy in solid tumors. A total of 10 adult male dogs were selected (treated dogs = 7 and control dogs = 3).
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