Articles: covid-19.
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Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Jan 2025
Investigation of the rs7041 variable of vitamin D-connector protein gene relation with pancreatic involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.
This study aims to examine whether the presence of mutation exists in the vitamin D-connector protein gene rs7041 variant of the pancreatitis table for patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019. ⋯ Coronavirus disease 2019 patients were determined that the rs7041 halves in the vitamin D-connector protein gene could be prone to pancreatitis formation. Different populations and work with more patient groups are needed to verify the results of the study.
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Internal medicine journal · Jan 2025
Clinical practice in an age of medical misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Medical misinformation (false health or medical-related information) has seen a rapid increase in volume recently, with the global surge in social media usage and further exacerbation by the COVID-19 pandemic. This may put more lives at stake, as misinformation is an often-cited reason that people make dangerous health choices, engage in harmful practices and reject beneficial health treatments. In this article, we explore the drivers and consequences, as well as suggest several strategies at the personal, educational and systemic level, for physicians to guide and communicate with patients who subscribe to medical misinformation.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jan 2025
Observational StudyFrequency and Patterns of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms among Ventilated Patients During the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic.
To determine the frequency of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial isolates in respiratory specimens obtained from ventilated patients admitted to critical care units at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), along with COVID-19-positive cases. ⋯ Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative rods, Gram-positive cocci, Coronavirus disease, Tracheal aspirate.