This new decade has started ominously. The year 2020 began with the reports from Wuhan, China, of people seeking medical attention for viral pneumonia whose evolution deviated from known acute respiratory infections. One of the first doctors to raise the alarm, ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, noticed the high number of patients with similar symptoms, and in December 2019 mentioned...
Background:Prognostic factors in previously healthy young patients with COVID-19 remained understudied.Objective:The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with in-hospital death or need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in young (aged ≤ 65 years) and previously healthy patients with COVID-19.Methods:We conducted a prospective cohort study that included...
Background:Relatively low SARS-CoV-2 reinfection rates have been reported in vaccinated individuals, but updates considering the Omicron variant are lacking.Objective:The objective of the study was to provide a current estimate of the SARS-CoV-2 reinfection rate in a highly immunized population.Methods:A prospective cohort of Mexican hospital workers was followed (March 2020...
Letter to the editorSARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Rate in Vaccinated Hospital Workers: CorrespondenceRujittika Mungmunpuntipantip1 * Viroj Wiwanitkit2 1Department of Consultant Unit, Private Academic Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand;2Department of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaDear Editor,We would like to share ideas on “Significant Rise in SARS...
Background:Risk factors for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) asymptomatic carriage (AC) in healthcare workers (HCWs) have been scarcely characterized.Objective:The objective of the study was to study factors associated with COVID-19 and AC in HCWs of a COVID-19 academic medical center.Methods:This is a case-control...
Conceptualization: Gibran Horemheb-Rubio, Pilar Ramos-Cervantes, Guillermo M. Ruiz Palacios. Data curation: Gibran Horemheb-Rubio, Pilar Ramos-Cervantes, Hugo Arroyo-Figueroa, Santiago AÂ vila-RÂõos, Claudia ... Palacios. Funding acquisition: Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios. Investigation: Gibran Horemheb-Rubio, Pilar Ramos-Cervantes, Santiago AÂ vila-RÂõos, Claudia GarcÂõa-Morales, Gloria Estrada, Trinidad GarcÂõa
