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COVID-19: implications of SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (4), 2020
Abstract COVID-19 arrived to Latin America early in March 2020. Currently, strategies are being developed in Colombia focusing on the quarantine and social and economic capital reactivation, whereby the expected results are not being obtained. In this article, we propose to review scientific evidence-bas...

Role of SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism and neuroinvasion in COVID-19 patients disease severity

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (4), 2020
Abstract The disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) spread rapidly from China to the entire world. Approximately one third of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients have neurological disorders, especially those classified as severe cases and that require mechanical ventilation. On the other ha...

Proposal for the management of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy in children

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (4), 2020
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) has become a pandemic with a high case fatality rate that mainly affects adults. Most severely ill adult patients develop a coagulopathy that was not described until recently, and which is currently considered a main cause of death. Everything indicates that a sim...

Cutaneous susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection according to the expression of viral entry factors in the skin

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (4), 2020
Abstract Introduction: Reports of dermatological manifestations in patients with COVID-19 suggest a possible cutaneous tropism of SARS-CoV-2; however, the capacity of this virus to infect the skin is unknown. Objective: To determine the susceptibility of the skin to SARS-CoV-2 infection based on the ex...

Smart cities e pandemia: tecnologias digitais na gestão pública de cidades brasileiras

Resumo A pandemia da COVID-19 vem afetando o modo de vida nas cidades. Em alguns países - como o Brasil - a curva epidemiológica cresce significativamente, exigindo respostas rápidas da administração pública. Esta pesquisa, conduzida em abril de 2020, visa caracterizar a utilização de ferramentas...