Is there a correlation between antibiotic use and the severity or post-infection conditions of COVID-19 and other viral infections?

Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed medications in modern medicine; besides treating bacterial infections, they may often be utilized for prophylactic purposes, including during select viral infections. It has been shown that 74.9% of COVID-19 patients received antibiotics as a part of their treatment regimen during the pandemic.

Nutritional Behavior in European Countries during COVID-19 Pandemic-A Review.

COVID-19 is highly linked with hyperinflammation and dysfunction of the immune cells. Studies have shown that adequate nutrition, a modifiable factor affecting immunity and limiting systemic inflammation, may play an adjunct role in combating the negative consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Due to the global lockdown conditions, the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed, among others, to restrictions on fresh food availability and changes in lifestyle and eating behaviors.

G6PD deficiency-does it alter the course of COVID-19 infections?

Despite the existence of well-founded data around the relationship between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), current research around G6PD-deficient patients with viral infections, and limitations as a result of their condition, are inadequate. Here, we analyze existing data around immunological risks, complications, and consequences of this disease, particularly in relation to COVID-19 infections and treatment. The relationship between G6PD deficiency and elevated ROS leading to increased viral load suggests that these patients may confer heightened infectivity.

Risk Factors Predisposing to Angina in Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Retrospective Analysis.

No hemodynamically significant atherosclerotic plaques are observed in up to 30% of patients reporting angina and undergoing coronary angiography. To investigate risk factors associated with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD), we analyzed the medical records of, consecutively, 136 NOCAD subjects and 128 patients with significant stenosis in at least one coronary artery (the OCAD group). The blood concentrations of the TC (4.

Severe hyponatremia as the first sign of late-onset Schmidt's syndrome: A case report.

Background: Schmidt's syndrome (SS) is a rare endocrine disorder (14-20:1000000), which consists of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) and autoimmune Addison's disease (aAD), and usually occurs in young adults. Here, we report a unique case of late-onset SS manifesting initially with isolated severe hyponatremia and present the hazardous outcomes of preliminary misdiagnosis.

Case Presentation: A 78-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of diarrhea, emesis and disturbances in consciousness.

The ground-level ozone concentration is inversely correlated with the number of COVID-19 cases in Warsaw, Poland.

COVID-19, which is a consequence of infection with the novel viral agent SARS-CoV-2, first identified in China (Hubei Province), has been declared a pandemic by the WHO. As of September 10, 2020, over 70,000 cases and over 2000 deaths have been recorded in Poland. Of the many factors contributing to the level of transmission of the virus, the weather appears to be significant.

[Hyponatremia in the light of the most recent guidelines - diagnostics and differential diagnosis].

Hyponatremia is still considered as a challenge of today's medicine. It is an independent factor responsible for the increased mortality among hyponatremic population and its clinical expression might be made up of threatening neurological symptoms, e.g.

Chicken Anti-Campylobacter Vaccine - Comparison of Various Carriers and Routes of Immunization.

Campylobacter spp, especially the species Campylobacter jejuni, are important human enteropathogens responsible for millions of cases of gastro-intestinal disease worldwide every year. C. jejuni is a zoonotic pathogen, and poultry meat that has been contaminated by microorganisms is recognized as a key source of human infections.