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Universal masking during covid-19 pandemic - current evidence and controversies

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT The emergence of coronavirus disease 19 pandemic and novel research on the high transmissibility of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has raised controversies over the use of face masks to prevent community transmission. Specific regulations need to be fulfilled to use...

Impact of comorbidities in mexican SARS-COV-2-positive patients: a retrospective analysis in a national cohort

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak is a significant challenge for health-care systems around the world. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the impact of comorbidities on the case fatality rate (CFR) and the development of adverse events in patients positive for ...

Infusion of convalescent plasma is associated with clinical improvement in critically ill patients with Covid-19: a pilot study

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The ideal treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 has yet to be defined, but convalescent plasma (CoPla) has been successfully employed. Objective: The objective of the study was to study the safety and outcomes of the administration of CoPla to individuals with severe COVID-19...

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients diagnosed with covid-19 in a tertiary care center in Mexico City: a prospective cohort study

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Regional information regarding the characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 is needed for a better understanding of the pandemic. Objective: The objective of the study to describe the clinical features of COVID-19 patients diagnosed in a tertiary-care center ...

Proyección de la propagación del COVID -19 en Colombia

Rev. MED; 28 (1), 2020
Resumen: Los coronavirus son una amplia familia de virus que logran causar enfermedades tanto en animales como en humanos. En los humanos, se sabe que varios coronavirus ocasionan infecciones respiratorias que consiguen ir desde el resfriado común hasta enfermedades más complicadas como el síndrome re...

An update on COVID-19 for the otorhinolaryngologist - a Brazilian Association of Otolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery (ABORL-CCF) Position Statement

Abstract Introduction: We are facing a pandemic with a great impact worldwide, as a result of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The medical community is still getting to know behavior of this virus and the consequences from a population point of view. All this knowledge is extremely ...

Development of a hyperimmune equine serum therapy for COVID-19 in Argentina

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (supl.3), 2020
The disease named COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is currently generating a global pandemic. Vaccine development is no doubt the best long-term immunological approach, but in the current epidemiologic and health emergency there is a need for rapid and effective solutions. Convalescent pla...