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Burden of covid-19 in the pediatric population at hospital central de maputo, mozambique, october 2020 to october 2022

Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte; Miranda, Emerson; Ussivane, Édio; Chissaque, Assucênio; António, Luciana; Campos, Fernanda; Pololo, Ramígio; Iahaia, Fátima; Gatambire, Aline; Ráice, Fátima; Djedje, Marlene; Salência, Judite; Maholela, Plácida; Gonçalves, Luzia; Inlamea, Osvaldo; de Deus, Nilsa.

Viruses; 16 (7), 2024

The epidemiology and characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in the hospitalized Mozambican pediatric population are scarce. We aimed to assess the burden of COVID-19 in the pediatric population at Hospital Central de Maputo and identify comorbidities and factors associated with death among hospitalized COVID-19 c...

COVID-19/mortality, Comorbidity, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19/epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Thinness/epidemiology

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Review Association between Intestinal Parasite Infections and Proxies for Body Composition: A Scoping Review

Intestinal parasite infections and undernutrition are major health problems in lowand middle-income countries (LMIC). According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1.5 billion people, or 24% of the world’s population, are infected with soiltransmitted helminths, the largest group of intestina...