PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Covid-19 skepticism and public health norms during refugee assistance: does skepticism always lead to poor safety protocol adherence?

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: The existence of skepticism about COVID-19 does not always lead to an unwillingness to take protective measures to avoid infection. The mechanisms underlying the relationship between skepticism and adherence to health-protective

COVID-19 readmissions during the first three epidemic periods in Orihuela, Spain: incidence, risk factors and letality

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of patients admitted due to COVID-19 are readmitted, and they carry a high letality. Diabetes mellitus, acute kidney failure, not being a candidate for ICU admission, and not being prescribed corticosteroids on

Canadian COVID-19 host genetics cohort replicates known severity associations

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The HostSeq initiative recruited 10,059 Canadians infected with SARS-CoV-2 between March 2020 and March 2023, obtained clinical information on their disease experience and whole genome sequenced (WGS) their DNA. We analyzed the WGS data for genetic

COVID-19 in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients during three years of the pandemic: a multicenter study in Brazil

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are at -increased risk for severe COVID-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate the burden of COVID-19 in a cohort of HSCT recipients. This retrospective study evaluated a cohort of adult

Child Health Nurses' Acceptance and Use of a Novel Telehealth Platform: A Mixed-Method Study

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Telehealth appointments in the healthcare sector have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing patients' access to services. However, research exploring nurse perceptions of implemented telehealth services in the community sector is limited

Clinical Performance of the Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 in a Thai Community Hospital at the Thailand-Myanmar Border

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: This RT-LAMP assay showed good diagnostic performance in the hospital setting. It can increase laboratory capacity for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing and has the potential for use as an alternative or a backup assay at the point of need

COVID-19 impact, resilience, and child quality of life: A dyadic analysis

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

COVID-19 public health measures caused significant disruptions to child and caregivers' mental and physical well-being, including quality of life (QoL). However, in samples outside the United States (U.S.), greater resilience has been linked to lower

Corrigendum: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Czech citizens: how do depression and anxiety symptoms influence cognitive, behavioral, and emotional changes?

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

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Clinical characteristics and immunogenicity after Omicron breakthrough infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: A longitudinal observational study

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The clinical and immunological features after breakthrough infection (BTI) during Omicron wave in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (CHB) are still unclear. A total of 101 patients with CHB from our previous coronavirus disease 2019

Chatbots and COVID-19: Taking Stock of the Lessons Learned

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00 AM

While digital innovation in health was already rapidly evolving, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the generation of digital technology tools, such as chatbots, to help increase access to crucial health information and services to those who were