5 results match your criteria: "5Institute of Tropical Medicine[Affiliation]"
Clinical Profile and Treatment of COVID-19 Patients: Experiences from an Ethiopian Treatment Center.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
December 2020
5Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
COVID-19 is not well studied in Africa. Understanding the clinical profile and management of COVID-19 will help to plan better prevention and treatment strategies taking the local context into consideration. In this study, we described the clinical profile, treatment used, and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in one of the COVID-19 treatment centers of Ethiopia, Boru Meda Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 Screening for Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Infectious Diseases Referral Hospital in Manila, the Philippines.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
September 2020
2School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
COVID-19 is an emerging disease threatening the lives of patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) alike. In this article, we present initial results of COVID-19 screening performed among the hospital staff of an infectious diseases referral hospital in Manila, the Philippines. Of 324 HCWs tested, eight were positive; only one was exposed to COVID-19 patients, whereas seven others belonged to two different departments.
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- Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (SANCC) is a serious brain infection, and a pilot study was conducted in two northern Peruvian villages to implement noninvasive screening methods.* -
- The screening involved a urine antigen test followed by brain MRI for those with high antigen levels, identifying eight SANCC cases among 978 participants, including many who showed no symptoms.* -
- The study found a prevalence rate of 0.8% for SANCC, higher than previously thought, and suggested a positive predictive value of 62% for the urine test; further research is needed to see if early detection improves outcomes.*
Correction to: First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report.
Trop Med Health
May 2020
San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s41182-020-00203-0.].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFirst COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report.
Trop Med Health
April 2020
San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is responsible for more fatalities than the SARS coronavirus, despite being in the initial stage of a global pandemic. The first suspected case in the Philippines was investigated on January 22, 2020, and 633 suspected cases were reported as of March 1. We describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, both admitted to the national infectious disease referral hospital in Manila.
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