Medicina clinica
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Letter Case Reports Comparative Study
Comparison of telehealth and traditional face-to-face model during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Case Reports Observational Study
Infection and thrombosis associated with COVID-19: Possible role of the ABO blood group.
SARS-CoV-2 infection is clinically very heterogeneous, varying from asymptomatic to severe clinical conditions with a fatal outcome. Some studies suggests that the ABO blood group could be a biological marker of susceptibility for the development of the disease. ⋯ The study suggests a lower susceptibility to infection in group O and a higher risk of complications in group B. Studies with a larger sample size are required in order to obtain significant results.
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Vertebral osteomyelitis: Clinical, microbiological and radiological characteristics of 116 patients.
To describe the clinical, radiological and microbiological characteristics of vertebral osteomyelitis patients, analysing the factors that played a role on their outcome. ⋯ The average patient is middle aged (often male) with a history of subacute back pain, sometimes presenting fever and/or neurological damage on diagnosis. Acute phase reactants are frequently raised. Diabetes mellitus, endocarditis and immunosuppressed patients may have the worst chance of a good outcome, therefore these patients should be more carefully managed (always try to obtain an imaging-guided biopsy, correct antibiotic treatment, and a functional and clinical follow-up).