ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus which has proven to be highly contagious. Specific viral dynamics and immune response to the virus are yet to be fully defined and determining the sensitivity and specificity of the available testing methods is still a work in progress. This study examines the publish...
In the near future, the overlap of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and dengue epidemics is a concrete threat in tropical regions. Co-epidemics of COVID-19 and dengue could be an overwhelming challenge for health systems in low- and middle-income countries. In this work, we investigated potential sero...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among blood donors in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Data were collected on 2,857 blood donors from April 14 to 27, 2020. This study reports crude prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, population weighted prev...
A fines de diciembre de 2019, un nuevo coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) fue identificado como el agente causal de una nueva enfermedad respiratoria llamada COVID-19 por la OMS. Sus síntomas incluyen fiebre, tos seca y dificultad respiratoria. Estos síntomas en general son leves, aunque, pueden ser fatales en a...
Resumo O artigo discute a complexidade da pandemia destacando as várias dimensões, intrínsecas e extrínsecas envolvidas no desenvolvimento das vacinas contra o SARS-CoV-2, com ênfase nos dois produtos mais avançados no campo dos testes clínicos. São eles, a vacina desenvolvida pela Universidade d...
Introducción. Streptococcus pneumoniae es el principal agente de las neumonías consolidantes de causa bacteriana. En 2012, se introdujo la vacuna contra neumococo de 13 serotipos al Calendario Nacional en Argentina para niños inmunocompetentes a partir de los dos meses de edad (2 + 1). Objetivo. Anali...
