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Concordance of chest ct and nucleic acid testing in diagnosing coronavirus disease outside its district of origin (Wuhan, China)

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the concordance between CT and nucleic acid testing in diagnosing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside its district of origin (Wuhan, China). METHODS: Twenty-three consecutive patients with COVID-19, confirmed by nucleic acid testing, were enrolled from two de...

Overcoming barriers to providing comprehensive inpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clinics; 75 (), 2020

Severe clinical spectrum with high mortality in pediatric patients with COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To assess the outcomes of pediatric patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with or without multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 471 samples collected from 371 patients (age<18 years) suspected of hav...

COVID-19 in solid organ transplantation patients: A systematic review

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapidly progresses to severe acute respiratory syndrome. This review aimed at collating available data on COVID-19 infection in solid organ transplantation (SOT) patients. We performed a systematic review of SOT patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coron...

Epidemiologic Surveillance in an academic hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil: the key role of epidemiologic engagement in operational processes

Clinics; 75 (), 2020

Adverse outcomes in SAR-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and SARS virus related pregnancies with probable vertical transmission

JBRA Assist Reprod; 24 (3), 2020
The global severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on all aspects of daily life and healthcare. Information on the infection risks for pregnant women and their offspring have so far been limited to small case series, until a lar...

Susceptibility of the elderly to SARS-COV-2 infection: ace-2 overexpression, shedding, and antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE)

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
The world is currently facing a serious SARS-CoV-2 infection pandemic. </mac_aq>This virus is a new isolate of coronavirus, and the current infection crisis has surpassed the SARS and MERS epidemics</mac_aq> that occurred in 2002 and 2013, respectively. SARS-CoV-2 has currently infected more ...