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Atención de Pacientes en Tratamiento de Ortodoncia Durante la Pandemia COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). Presentación de un Algoritmo

RESUMEN: Los coronavirus son una familia de virus que se encuentran ampliamente distribuidos en la naturaleza en animales y humanos. El nuevo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causa la enfermedad COVID-19, la cual se originó en Wuhan, China y se caracteriza por su alta tasa de contagio entre personas, por lo cua...

SARS-CoV-2 Modelo de Inoculación en la Cavidad Oral. Revisión de la Literatura

RESUMEN: El virus SARS-CoV-2 ingresa al organismo de un individuo susceptible a través de la cavidad oral, nasal o de la mucosa conjuntival; busca ensamblarse por medio de su glicoproteína de superficie o espiga con los receptores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina 2 que en boca los encontramos ...

Protocolo de Higiene Oral para Establecimientos de Larga Estadía para Adultos Mayores en Estado de Pandemia COVID-19. Prevención de Neumonía por Aspiración

RESUMEN: ¿Por qué es importante la salud oral en la prevención de enfermedades respiratorias en tiempos de pandemia? La razón es simple, cualquier enfermedad respiratoria en la persona mayor, podría eventualmente activar alarma de COVID-19 positivo, pudiendo ser esta ocasionada por otro motivo, sin ...

Mouthwashes and Nasal Sprays as a Way to Prevent the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions of people around the world. Due to its large accumulation in the nasopharyngeal region and transmission through respiratory fluids, its spread among people is extremely high. Considering the needed time for treatments and vaccine development, the research...

Olfactory and taste disorders in COVID-19: a systematic review

Abstract Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19, and it is responsible for the largest pandemic since the 1918 H1N1 influenza outbreak. The classic symptoms of the disease have been well defined by the World Health Organization; however, olfactory/gustatory disorders have been reported in so...

Uses and limits of the clinical laboratory in the COVID-19 pandemic: a didactic review

SUMMARY The world is currently experiencing an unprecedented pandemic of a new disease, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has unusual clinical and immunological presentations. This is especially true regarding the choice and interpretation of laboratory test results. In this review, we have provi...

Impact of COVID-19 on clinical practice, income, health and lifestyle behavior of Brazilian urologists

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on clinical practice, income, health and lifestyle behavior of Brazilian urologists during the month of April 2020. Materials and Methods A 39-question, web-based survey was sent to all urologist members of the Brazilian Society of Urology. We as...

Facing up COVID-19: what cannot be relativized in nursing higher education

ABSTRACT Objective: to present reflective arguments on the measures to accelerate the training of nurses and their early insertion in the health system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: an analytical and theoretical-reflective text, based on the central construct of "Nursing knowledge", whose theor...

Best practices in newborn care in COVID-19 times: an integrative review

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify scientific evidence on best practices in newborn care, from the delivery room to the home, in COVID-19 times. Method: an integrative review conducted in April 2020 at National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PubMed), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Al...