Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Severe Varicella-Zoster Virus Pneumonia in an Unvaccinated Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
November 2024
Respiratory Medicine, Handa City Hospital, Handa, JPN.
The global prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasing, resulting in an increased use of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors. Several cases of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) pneumonia in patients with RA have been reported. However, to our knowledge, no reports have demonstrated conclusive evidence of VZV reinfection in this patient population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Triad of Primary School Learners (Grades 1-7), Their Parents, and Teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional and Nested Case-Cohort Study.
JMIR Res Protoc
December 2024
HIV and Other Infectious Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as South Africa, there is paucity of data on SARS-CoV-2 infections among children attending school, including seroprevalence and transmission dynamics.
Objective: This pilot study aims to assess (1) the prevalence of self-reported or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 prior infections, COVID-19 symptoms (including long COVID), seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, and general/mental health, (2) longitudinal changes in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, and (3) SARS-CoV-2 acute infections, immune responses, transmission dynamics, and symptomatic versus asymptomatic contacts in a unique cohort of unvaccinated primary school learners, their parents, teachers, and close contacts in semirural primary school settings.
Methods: Learners (grades 1-7) from primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, their parents, and teachers will be invited to enroll into the COVID kids school study (CoKiDSS).
Diagnostic Efficacy of 11 SARS-CoV-2 Serological Assays for COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis and Adjusted Indirect Comparison of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.
Immun Inflamm Dis
December 2024
Department of Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Objective: In the past 5 years, a large number of serological assays for large-scale detection of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen emerged. Serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 were needed to support clinical diagnosis and epidemiological investigations. However, there were limited data on the diagnostic accuracy of these serological assays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors influencing the time to COVID-19 antigen tests negative conversion among students at a Chinese university: a retrospective analysis.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2024
Outpatient Department, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause repeated infections. China experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) after the Chinese government changed its COVID-19 policy in December 2022. However, little is known about the influencing factors, such as a history of previous infection and vaccine dose, and whether these factors affect the time at which the antigen test results become negative for SARS-CoV-2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparing the protection of heterologous booster of inhaled Ad5-nCoV vaccine and hybrid immunity against Omicron BA.5 infection: a cohort study of hospital staff in China.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2024
School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Background: After the exit "zero-COVID" strategy in mainland China by the end of 2022, a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak seeded by Omicron variants occurred. An inhaled adenovirus type-5 vector-based (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!