CONCLUSIONS: In patients with acute COVID-19 infection, prehospital blood glucose levels do not seem to be associated with acute medical unit admission. An increased risk of 30-day mortality was however found in COVID-19 patients who presented high
CONCLUSIONS: Swedish-speaking Twitter users in this study had negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines, particularly booster vaccines. We identified attitudes toward vaccines and misinformation, indicating that social media monitoring can help
The COVID-19 pandemic led to relocation and reconstruction of health care resources and systems, and to a decrease in healthcare utilization, and this may have affected the treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, and psychosocial well-being of patients with
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has a large impact worldwide and is known to particularly affect the older population. This paper outlines the protocol for external validation of prognostic models predicting mortality risk after presentation with
The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic characteristics that affect job stress and job satisfaction in 454 healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, midwives, technicians, and other healthcare personnel) working with COVID-19
CONCLUSION: ACE2 may provide appropriate strategies for the management of symptoms that relate to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 in most immunocompromised or immunosuppressed patients. Visualization of ACE2 action can be achieved through microscopy to
CONCLUSION: The FU profile describes mostly non-urgent and inappropriate attendance at the ED, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study represents an important tool for strengthening preventive policies outside the hospital setting. The
CONCLUSIONS: The mortality rate in males was higher compared to females. The symptoms and risk factors associated with mortality varied between the genders.
We demonstrate that cholesterol-modified polyethylene glycol has antiviral activity, exerted by anchoring to plasma membranes and sterically inhibiting viruses from entering cells. These polymers distribute sparsely on cell membranes even at binding