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Front Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Medical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Introduction: Northern Iran is one of the regions of the country most affected by COVID-19. The aim of the current study was to examine the demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of suspected and laboratory-confirmed patients <18 years of age hospitalized over two years (during six waves of SARS-CoV-2).
Methods: This retrospective cohort study examined hospitalized patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection in Babol, northern Iran.
South Afr J HIV Med
November 2024
Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Definition of chest X-ray (CXR) features associated with laboratory-confirmed pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) among HIV-positive adults is needed to improve diagnosis in high-burden settings.
Objectives: Our primary objective was to identify CXR features associated with confirmed PCP diagnosis and severe PCP (defined by hypoxia, intensive care unit referral/admission, and/or in-hospital death). We also explored the performance of logistic regression models, incorporating selected clinical and CXR predictors, for PCP diagnosis and severe PCP.
Front Oral Health
November 2024
Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Background: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease, and its symptoms may be affected by the upper airways of adolescents.
Objective: To investigate the effect of parameters of adolescents' upper airways on COVID-19 symptom severity.
Methods: This retrospective study was performed from January to March 2022 at the Hospital of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
November 2024
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Virologia, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.
Since its emergence in 2019, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide and consumed public health resources. However, the world still has to address the burdens of other infectious diseases that continue to thrive. Countries in the tropics and neotropics, including Brazil, are affected by annual, cyclic dengue epidemics.
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October 2024
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Muntinlupa, Philippines.
We report a case of a 31-year-old Filipino male with travel history to several European countries in July 2022. He developed five non-tender, well-defined, umbilicated pustules with erythematous borders on the upper lip, left gluteal area, bilateral knees, and left ankle. Skin punch biopsy findings were suggestive of a viral infection.
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