Strategic purchasing in times of public health emergency: lessons from COVID-19
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PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care
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Sleeping monsters: chronic infections in COVID-19 pathogenesis
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We each harbor several chronic infections that can reactivate in response to various stressors and cause serious disease. In this forum article, we consider the reactivation of chronic microbial infections in the context of COVID-19.
Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome precipitated by immunosuppressive therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 pneumonia
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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed clinical and public health challenges worldwide. The use of corticosteroids has become an evidence-based practice to reduce the hyperinflammatory process involved in severe COVID-19 disease. However, this can result in
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) indicators as predictors of mortality among patients hospitalised with COVID-19 disease in the Lothian Region, Scotland during the first wave: a cohort study
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CONCLUSIONS: SIMD as an aggregate measure of deprivation was not predictive of mortality in our cohort when other exposure measures were accounted for. However, we identified a two-fold increased risk of mortality in patients residing in areas with
Successful endodontic treatment reduces serum levels of cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers-high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, asymmetric dimethylarginine, and matrix metalloprotease-2
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CONCLUSIONS: hs-CRP, ADMA and MMP-2 can be regarded as prognostic biomarkers of successful Re-RCT and PS as they reduced at 2 year recall in cases which showed evidence of clinical and radiographic success. The successful treatment of chronic apical
Serial SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Titers in Vaccinated Dialysis Patients: Prevalence of Unrecognized Infection and Duration of Seroresponse
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CONCLUSIONS: Among patients receiving maintenance dialysis, about 1 in every 3 SARS-CoV-2 infections was undiagnosed. Given this population's vulnerability to COVID-19, ongoing infection control measures are needed. A 3-dose primary mRNA vaccine
Scholarly Productivity of US Medical Schools Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that scientific output increased during the pandemic at most medical schools, despite significant barriers to research experienced by individual investigators. Further attention is needed to enhance equity in
Shifting paradigms: protocol implementation to reduce length of stay for bariatric surgery following the pandemic at a high volume bariatric center
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CONCLUSION: SDD and NDD in carefully selected bariatric surgery patients is feasible with good outcomes. With ERAS protocols as a foundation and a multidisciplinary approach, this can be achieved in spite of pressures placed on bariatric units by the
Slow data public health
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Surveillance and research data, despite their massive production, often fail to inform evidence-based and rigorous data-driven health decision-making. In the age of infodemic, as revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, providing useful information for
Social vulnerability and new mobility disability among adults with polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed SARS-CoV-2: Michigan COVID-19 recovery surveillance study
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CONCLUSIONS: Mitigating the effects of social vulnerabilities requires additional resources and attention to support affected individuals.