La pandemia de COVID 19 y sus implicaciones en la concepción, diseño e instrumentación didáctica de la educación médica superior cubana by José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, María Lina Valdés Gómez

“…La actual pandemia de COVID 19 producida por el virus SARS-CoV2, dada su condición de proceso emergente, presenta una serie de características clínicas, evolutivas y epidemiológicas que permiten catalogarla como fenómeno complejo. …”
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The length of price&reimbursement negotiation procedures in Italy in the period 2021-2023 was independent from the price of medicines by Raffaella Cocciolo, Paola Turella, Daniela Pilunni, Pierluigi Navarra

“…Biosimilars, generics, gene therapies, Sars-Cov-2 vaccines and medicines with no negotiated price at the datalock of December 2023 were excluded from the analysis. …”
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Plasmaféresis terapéutica y fármacos biotecnológicos: Experiencia clínica en pacientes con COVID-19 en Cuba. by Idamis Fernandez Jure

“…Metodología: Estudio prospectivo longitudinal, monocéntrico para evaluar el efecto de  la plasmaféresis terapéutica y los productos biotecnológicos Itolizumab,  Jusvinza, HeberFERON®, Intacglobin en pacientes con empeoramiento de la enfermedad COVID 19; mayores  de 18 años de edad diagnosticados con SARS-CoV-2 por PCR-RT, a través del comportamiento de  marcadores inflamatorios según los resultados de laboratorio como el lactato deshidrogenasa, las enzimas hepáticas, la proteína C reactiva; frecuencia de las sesiones de plasmaféresis terapéuticas,  entre otros. …”
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Monitoring for respiratory viruses among wild canids, Texas by Lyudmyla V. Marushchak, Laura A. Pulscher, Judith U. Oguzie, Diego B. Silva, Kenneth A. Waldrup, Douglas M. Watts, Gregory C. Gray

“…The cross-species transmission of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and avian influenza underscores the need for novel respiratory virus surveillance at the human-animal interface. …”
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TMPRSS2 as a Key Player in Viral Pathogenesis: Influenza and Coronaviruses by Gilmara Barros de Lima, Everton Nencioni, Fábio Thimoteo, Camila Perea, Rafaela Fuzaro Alves Pinto, Sergio Daishi Sasaki

“…This enzyme promotes viral infection by cleaving viral glycoproteins, which helps viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A enter cells more effectively. …”
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Spatial and temporal variability of hyporheic invertebrate community within a stream reach of the River Bača (W Slovenia) by Nataša Mori, Anton Brancelj

“…(Plecoptera), Chironomidae (Diptera), Acanthocyclops vernalis (Fischer, 1853) and Diacyclops languidus (G. O. Sars, 1863) were the most abundant in the samples. …”
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Management of Anaesthesia for a High-Risk Aerosol-Generating Procedure in a Paediatric Patient with COVID-19 by Gezy Giwangkancana, Ezra Oktaliansyah, R. Ayu Hardianti Saputri

“…Nevertheless, the possibility of a paediatric patient requiring surgery, especially high-risk aerosol-generating surgery on the airway, while having the SARS-CoV-2 infection may potentially result in problems during the perioperative period due to concerns regarding patient, family, and staff safety. …”
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Research on blood donation and supply of red blood cell products to medical institutions under the spread of COVID-19 disease in Japan by Tomohide Mishiba, Shinji Takeoka

“…Due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infectious disease (COVID-19), blood donation events had to be cancelled, and there were concerns about a decrease in the number of blood donors from late February 2020 in Japan. …”
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Las características dinámicas de la salud mental en adultos peruanos durante la cuarentena por COVID-19 by Cristian Antony Ramos Vera

“…<p><strong>Fundamento</strong>: La pandemia actual por SARS-CoV-2 contabiliza más de un millón de contagios, y ha causado la muerte, hasta ahora, a más de 300 000 personas. …”
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Stress, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance among healthcare professional during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of 72 meta-analyses. by Mohammed Al Maqbali, Ahmad Alsayed, Ciara Hughes, Eileen Hacker, Geoffrey L Dickens

“…The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has significantly impacted the psychological and physical health of a wide range of individuals, including healthcare professionals (HCPs). …”
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Modeling vaccination prioritization strategies for post-pandemic COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea accounting for under-reporting and age-structure by Geunsoo Jang, Jihyeon Kim, Robin N. Thompson, Hyojung Lee

“…Even though the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is now over, the potential for substantial numbers of cases and deaths due to novel SARS-CoV-2 variants remains. In the Republic of Korea, a strategy of vaccinating individuals in high-risk groups annually began in October 2023. …”
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Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Blood Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hassan Nourmohammadi, Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi, Amir Adibi, Seyed Mohammad Amin Hashemipour, Mohsen Abdan, Moloud Fakhri, Zahra Abdan, Diana Sarokhani

“…Determining the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in blood donors makes the control of virus circulation possible in healthy people and helps implement strategies to reduce virus transmission. …”
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Data-independent LC-MS/MS analysis of ME/CFS plasma reveals a dysregulated coagulation system, endothelial dysfunction, downregulation of complement machinery by Massimo Nunes, Mare Vlok, Amy Proal, Douglas B. Kell, Etheresia Pretorius

“…To build on these findings, and to identify potential biomarkers that can be related to pathophysiology, we measured differences in protein expression in platelet-poor plasma (PPP) samples from 15 ME/CFS study participants and 10 controls not previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, using DIA LC-MS/MS. We identified 24 proteins that are significantly increased in the ME/CFS group compared to the controls, and 21 proteins that are significantly downregulated. …”
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Acciones de vigilancia y control ante un caso de COVID-19 en el Policlínico José Luis Chaviano de Cienfuegos, Cuba by Dania Lázara Pedraza Alejo, Morayma Almeida Morales, Javier Alejandro Hernández Sánchez, Berena Hidalgo Cruz, Alain González Gil, Imandra María García Méndez

“…El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la secuencia práctica epidemiológica de un caso de COVID-19 en un paciente del Área de salud I del municipio de Cienfuegos, confirmado al SARS-CoV-2, del sexo masculino, con 35 años de edad, de color de piel negra y sin antecedentes de enfermedades concomitantes, quien se encontraba sin sintomatología. …”
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Re-presentations to the emergency department initial presentation with COVID-19: Insights from the omicron wave by Daniella Audish, George Braitberg, Anselm Wong

“…Background: Relapsing symptoms post-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) infection, particularly with variants like Omicron, remain poorly understood and cumulative mortality rates are in the millions worldwide. …”
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Diversity of reverse-transcriptase-containing viruses through global metagenomics by Kaiyang Zheng, Yantao Liang, Yan Zhang, David Páez-Espino, Hongbing Shao, Yeong Yik Sung, Wen Jye Mok, Li Lian Wong, Shi Wang, Andrew McMinn, Min Wang

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Enfermedad periodontal como factor agravante de los pacientes con la COVID-19 by Yaday Guerra Duarte, Mirkey Estrada Castillo, Clara Doncel Pérez

“…A finales de diciembre del 2019, fue reportado en Wuhan, China, un nuevo virus causante de una neumonía atípica, denominado SARS-CoV-2, cuya enfermedad se nombró COVID-19. Posteriormente se demostró que los pacientes con comorbilidades asociadas (enfermedades cardiovasculares, cerebrovasculares, vasculares periféricas y diabetes mellitus) evolucionaban de forma tórpida e incluso a la muerte. …”
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Serum HDL and their subfractions are impaired in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) by Antonietta Giannattasio, Alice Castaldo, Michela Grieco, Monica Gelzo, Gustavo Cernera, Giuseppe Castaldo, Vincenzo Tipo

“…Abstract Background Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a severe post-COVID condition due to a delayed hyperimmune response to SARS-CoV-2. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are pivotal players in inflammatory and immune modulation through the remodeling of their subfractions. …”
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Vaccinating in Different Settings: Best Practices from Italian Regions by Carlo Signorelli, Flavia Pennisi, Anna Carole D’Amelio, Michele Conversano, Sandro Cinquetti, Lorenzo Blandi, Giovanni Rezza

“…The objective of this study was to analyze the different approaches to vaccine administration implemented by several Italian regions since the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: After careful qualitative review of information gathered from scientific articles, official reports (grey literature), contact with regional health authorities, and local health departments, five vaccination strategies across several Italian regions focusing on alternative vaccine providers and/or settings were identified. …”
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An integrated methodological framework for the validation and verification of clinical testing by qRT-PCR by Carolina Cardona-Ramírez, Cruz Elena Enríquez-Valencia, Gina Méndez-Callejas, Giovanna Meza Barreto, Gabriel Andrés Tafur-Gómez, Danny Wilson Sanjuanelo-Corredor

“…This paper outlines a practical method for validating quantitative-qualitative techniques used to detect genetic material through qRT-PCR, specifically focusing on SARS-CoV-2 testing and adhering to ISO/IEC 17025:2018 accreditation standards. …”
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