INTRODUCTION: In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Canadian provinces and territories enacted public health measures to reduce virus spread, leading most child care centers across the country to limit or halt in-person service delivery
CONCLUSION: The study showed an overall high rate of non-albicans Candida, with the predominance of C. parapsilosis and C. glabrata, representing a therapeutic challenge. AF resistance rate was high which emphasizes the importance of continuing
Genomic epidemiology has proven to be a useful tool for investigating pandemic outbreaks and tracking pathogen spread and evolution. This study describes the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 strains in N. Macedonia during a period of one year, encompassing
CONCLUSION: Almost all patients developed complications which, however, did not evolve towards more severe expressions of the disease. These data suggest that even in this new phase of the pandemic, vaccination may exert a potential role to reduce
The global demand for masks has increased significantly owing to COVID-19 and mutated viruses, resulting in a massive amount of mask waste of approximately 490,000 tons per month. Mask waste recycling is challenging because of the composition of
CONCLUSIONS: The effectiveness of the trained scent dog method is comparable to or in some cases superior to the real-time RT-PCR test and the RAG test. Trained scent dogs can be effectively utilized to provide quick (seconds to minutes)