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Why psychiatric treatment must not be neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting people with severe mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: considerations for low- and middle-income countries using telehealth case management

The impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian mental health through vicarious traumatization

Calcineurin inhibitors revisited: A new paradigm for COVID-19?

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (4), 2020
Abstract The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause mild, moderate or severe disease (COVID-19). In severe disease, there is hyperinflammation causing severe symptoms. Severe COVID-19 is an immunological phenomenon, rather than a direct viral damage disease. Therapies for ...

A predictive score for COVID-19 diagnosis using clinical, laboratory and chest image data

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (4), 2020
Abstract Objectives Differential diagnosis of COVID-19 includes a broad range of conditions. Prioritizing containment efforts, protective personal equipment and testing can be challenging. Our aim was to develop a tool to identify patients with higher probability of COVID-19 diagnosis at admission. Met...

Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (4), 2020
Abstract COVID-19 public health responses such as social distancing and community containment measures protocols are critical to preventing and containing the spread of coronavirus. Brazil accounts for almost half of Latin American HIV cases and Rio de Janeiro is the city with the second largest number o...

Neurological consultations and diagnoses in a large, dedicated COVID-19 university hospital

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (8), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: More than one-third of COVID-19 patients present neurological symptoms ranging from anosmia to stroke and encephalopathy. Furthermore, pre-existing neurological conditions may require special treatment and may be associated with worse outcomes. Notwithstanding, the role of neurolog...