PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Severe blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) is associated with vision loss and ocular morbidity; hence, early diagnosis and treatment are crucial. Retrospective data collection using electronic patient and billing database records of all patients <18 years of age with severe BKC between March 2010 and March 2022 was performed at the Eye Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Severe BKC was defined as including corneal inflammation, new vessel formation, scarring, thinning and...

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater poses people's concerns regarding the potential risk in water bodies receiving wastewater treatment effluent, despite the infectious risk of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater being speculated to be low. Unlike well

Successful recruitment into randomized trials and interventions is essential to advance scientific knowledge to improve health. This rapid assessment study explored how the COVID-19 pandemic affected participant recruitment overall, identified how it

Only corticosteroids have confirmed mortality benefits in coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). Rational use of costlier drugs with questionable benefits poses a great concern to hospital pharmacies in low middle-income countriesAim: The present

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Despite multiple challenges, nearly all nursing homes tried to implement many different approaches to address residents' social needs, with some (eg, having an assigned family contact, use of tablets and phones)

IMPORTANCE: SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in ongoing, relapsing, or new symptoms or other health effects after the acute phase of infection; termed post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or long COVID. The characteristics, prevalence

CONCLUSION: Authors speculate that the change in environment and program delivery method, peer influence, and shift in power relations between patient and staff may have resulted in improved experiences. This report provides insights to adopt a

Several vaccines have been produced in 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic to control the infection outbreak. This study demonstrated the success of vaccination in controlling COVID-19 cases and deaths in a small city (41 424 people) with a low

We evaluated the performance of rapid antigen (RAg) and antibody (RAb) microfluidic diagnostics with serial sampling of 71 participants at six visits over two months following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Rapid tests showed strong agreement with laboratory