ABSTRACT The Republic of Panama has the second most unequally distributed wealth in Central America, has recently entered the list of countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and has one of the largest testing rate per inhabitant in the region and consequently the highest incidence rate of COVID-19, ...
ABSTRACT Objective. To analyze the effectiveness of social distancing in the United States (U.S.). Methods. A novel cell-phone ping data was used to quantify the measures of social distancing by all U.S. counties. Results. Using a difference-in-difference approach results show that social distancing h...
Amorim Filho, Luiz;
Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann;
Mateos, Sheila de Oliveira Garcia;
Leon, Antonio Carlos Monteiro Ponce de;
Medronho, Roberto de Andrade;
Veloso, Valdiléa Gonçalves;
Lopes, Josiane Iole França;
Porto, Luis Cristovão de Moraes Sobrino;
Chieppe, Alexandre;
Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro.
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...
Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre,
Betacoronavirus/inmunología,
Donantes de Sangre/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiología,
COVID-19,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/sangre,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/inmunología,
Estudios Transversales,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Inmunoglobulina M/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/sangre,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
Neumonía Viral/inmunología,
Prevalencia,
Análisis de Regresión,
SARS-CoV-2,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the dietary characteristics of participants in the NutriNet Brasil cohort immediately before and during the covid-19 pandemic. METHODS Our data stem from an adult cohort created to prospectively investigate the relationship between diet and morbidity and mortality from ch...
Betacoronavirus,
Brasil,
COVID-19,
Estudios de Cohortes,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Dieta/tendencias,
Morbilidad,
Enfermedades no Transmisibles/mortalidad,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
SARS-CoV-2
ABSTRACT Chloroquine (CQ) and its analog hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were recently included in several clinical trials as potential prophylactic and therapeutic options for SARS-COV-2 infection/covid-19. However, drug effectiveness in preventing, treating, or slowing the progression of the disease is still ...
Antimaláricos/efectos adversos,
Antimaláricos/farmacocinética,
Antimaláricos/farmacología,
Betacoronavirus/efectos de los fármacos,
COVID-19,
Cloroquina/efectos adversos,
Cloroquina/farmacocinética,
Cloroquina/farmacología,
Contraindicaciones de los Medicamentos,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hidroxicloroquina/efectos adversos,
Hidroxicloroquina/farmacocinética,
Hidroxicloroquina/farmacología,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/tratamiento farmacológico,
Medición de Riesgo,
SARS-CoV-2
ABSTRACT In February 2020, a Chinese cargo ship docked at the Port of Santos with reports of crew members with a feverish and respiratory condition. A team was gathered to verify the existence of suspected cases of COVID-19 inside the vessel and define its clearance. All 25 crew members were interviewed,...
Brasil,
COVID-19,
China/etnología,
Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles/métodos,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/prevención & control,
Brotes de Enfermedades/prevención & control,
Indonesia/etnología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pandemias/prevención & control,
Neumonía Viral/prevención & control,
Navíos
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To apply the THOR 2 multi-criteria support system to select the Brazilian navy's most suitable hospital care vessel (NAsH) to support the fight against the covid-19 pandemic. METHODS: We used the first three stages of the Soft Systems Methodology for structuring and modeling of the ...
INTRODUCCIÓN: La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 ha sido reportada en la población pediátrica; sin embargo, existe limitada información en países de América Latina y El Caribe. OBJETIVOS: Describir la frecuencia de casos, defunciones, incidencia acumulada y letalidad atribuida a COVID-19 en niños ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare excess mortality by district quintiles according to the Human Development Index (HDI) in Metropolitan Lima, the capital of Peru, and analyze the socioeconomic factors associated with excess mortality within the context of COVID-19. METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of ...
Causas de Muerte,
COVID-19/epidemiología,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Distribución por Edad,
COVID-19/mortalidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Pandemias,
Perú/epidemiología,
Pobreza,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Objetivo: Descrever a experiência de um grupo tutorial do PET-Saúde
Interprofissionalidade na confecção de procedimento operacional padrão (POP)
referente à triagem de risco, de pacientes diabéticos em um centro especializado,
durante a pandemia por Covid-19. Método: Trata-se de uma proposta de p...
