International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2021
Observational StudyCharacteristics of healthcare workers infected with COVID-19: A cross-sectional observational study.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new emerging infectious disease, first identified in China in December 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study describes the characteristics of healthcare workers (HCWs) who tested positive for COVID-19 in a tertiary care hospital in Oman. ⋯ HCWs are at an increased risk of COVID-19 in the workplace. The strengthening of infection control measures to prevent exposures from infected patients and colleagues and to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is a necessity.
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2021
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among health care workers in a New York City hospital: A cross-sectional analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City (NYC) has endured the greatest burden of COVID-19 infections in the US. Health inequities in South Bronx predisposed this community to a large number of infectious cases, hospitalizations, and mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) are at a high risk of exposure to the infection. This study aims to assess seroprevalence and the associated characteristics of consenting HCWs from an NYC public hospital. ⋯ Seroprevalence among HCWs was high compared to the community at the epicenter of the pandemic. Further studies to evaluate sustained adaptive immunity in this high-risk group will guide our response to a future surge.
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2021
What factors drive the satisfaction of citizens with governments' responses to COVID-19?
This research scrutinizes the important factors influencing the satisfaction of citizens concerning their governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic based on an open-sourced survey of 14 countries. ⋯ The results herein offer some suggestions to governments when initiating policies to balance public health, livelihoods, and economic support.
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2021
Different pattern of the second outbreak of COVID-19 in Marseille, France.
To describe the characteristics of COVID-19 patients seen in March-April and June-August 2020 in Marseille, France with the aim to investigate possible changes in the disease between these two time periods. ⋯ Patients in the two periods did not present marked age and sex differences, but markers of severity were undoubtedly less prevalent in the summer period, associating with a 10 times decrease in the lethality rate.
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Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an interleukin-6 receptor antagonist, which has been used for the treatment of severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia (SSP), which aims to ameliorate the cytokine release syndrome (CRS) induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, there are no consistent data about who might benefit most from it. ⋯ TCZ is well tolerated in patients with SSP, but it has a limited effect on the evolution of cases with high oxygen support needs.