PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

A Review of the Resurgence of Measles, a Vaccine-Preventable Disease, as Current Concerns Contrast with Past Hopes for Measles Elimination

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

On 22 February 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that, following the recent resurgence of measles cases in Europe, more than half the world's countries could expect significant measles outbreaks this year. Measles is a highly

Anticipated scarcity and stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of perceived threat, childhood SES and materialism

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Previous research has shown that perceived existential threat experienced during or shortly after the first wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic, engendered anticipated scarcity and stockpiling behavior. However, the relationship between anticipated

A social network analysis of college students' online learning during the epidemic era: A triadic reciprocal determinism perspective

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The way in which college students learn online has dramatically altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the triadic reciprocal determinism (TRD) theory, this study aimed to identify the key factors influencing college students' online learning

An outbreak within an outbreak: The impact of Infection Prevention and Control strategies on hospital-acquired infections and the occurrence of multi-drug resistant organisms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: We observed a very significant rise in HAIs in the COVID-19 ICU during the third wave compared with the first, with almost three times as many patients developing HAIs. Unsurprisingly, it was associated with a longer mean stay in ICU and

A multicenter study on respiratory pathogen detection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Objective: To analyze the status of respiratory pathogen detection and the clinical features in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP). Methods: A prospective, multicenter study was conducted to collect clinical data, including medical

A proposed analytical approach to estimate excess daily mortality rates in Ecuador

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Adjusting for population size and time, the hardest-hit country due to the COVID-19 pandemic was Ecuador. The mortality excess rate shows that the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread rapidly in Ecuador, especially in the coastal region. Our results

A Virtual Case Presentation Platform: Protocol Study

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Gaining practical experience is indispensable for medical students. Therefore, when medical students were prevented access to hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, there was an urgent need to find a solution that would allow medical

Association of PADI2 and PADI4 polymorphisms in COVID-19 host severity and non-survival

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the haplotypic combination of GTACC and some individual genotypes of PADI2 and PADI4 contribute to the subjects' susceptibility for severity and death by COVID-19.

Antivirals for the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 in South Africa

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

While the majority of COVID-19 cases in South Africa (SA) are mild, patients with severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalisation present with significant morbidity and mortality and place a substantial burden on healthcare services. Given the low vaccine

A legal mapping of 48 WHO member states' inclusion of public health emergency of international concern, pandemic, and health emergency terminology within national emergency legislation in responding to health emergencies

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 4:00 AM

WHO has determined a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) seven times, and beyond this nomenclature declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Under the International Health Regulations (IHR), and through their operationalisation in the