Publications by authors named "Helena Mertes"
Although the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is lasting for more than 1 year, the exposition risks of health-care providers are still unclear. Available evidence is conflicting. We investigated the prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the staff of a large public hospital with multiple sites in the Antwerp region of Belgium.
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- * The patient, a 73-year-old woman, was successfully treated for the splenic abscess with antibiotics and minimally invasive drainage instead of the typical splenectomy.
- * This case suggests that not all splenic abscesses require surgery, challenging previous treatment norms as the patient made a full recovery.