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COVID-19 diagnostic and management protocol for pediatric patients

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
This review aims to verify the main epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory-related, and therapeutic aspects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in critically ill pediatric patients. An extensive review of the medical literature on COVID-19 was performed, mainly focusing on the critical care of pediatric ...

Management of inflammatory bowel disease patients in the COVID-19 pandemic era: a Brazilian tertiary referral center guidance

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
The world is fighting the COVID-19 outbreak and health workers, including inflammatory bowel diseases specialists, have been challenged to address the specific clinical issues of their patients. We hereby summarize the current literature in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients duri...

How should health systems prepare for the evolving COVID-19 pandemic? Reflections from the perspective of a Tertiary Cancer Center

Clinics; 75 (), 2020

Evolução de indicadores e capacidade de atendimento no início da epidemia de COVID-19 no Nordeste do Brasil, 2020

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 29 (3), 2020
Resumo Objetivo descrever a evolução dos indicadores e a capacidade de atendimento em saúde na fase inicial da epidemia de COVID-19 na região Nordeste do Brasil. Métodos estudo descritivo com base em boletins epidemiológicos sobre os casos de COVID-19, até 1º de abril de 2020, divulgados pelo...

COVID-19 in Piauí: initial scenario and perspectives for coping

Adults at high-risk of severe coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion and total number of the general adult population who may be at higher risk of severe Covid-19 in Brazil. METHODS We included 51,770 participants from a nationally representative, household-based health survey (PNS) conducted in Brazil. We estimated the pr...

Does vitamin D play a role in the management of Covid-19 in Brazil?

ABSTRACT The study discusses the possible role of adequate vitamin D status in plasma or serum for preventing acute respiratory infections during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our arguments respond to an article, published in Italy, that describes the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in older Italian women ...