CONCLUSIONS: Elevated D-dimer correlated significantly with severity of disease and LOS, while prolonged PT only correlated with disease severity. Our data suggest that D-dimer at presentation may predict a pediatric patient's need for ICU care or
INTRODUCTION: The WHO 2030 Immunization Agenda (IA-2030) harmonizes immunization activity plans at community, national, regional and global levels. Additionally, medical societies play an important role. The Latin American Group of Experts on Infant
INTRODUCTION: The WHO 2030 Immunization Agenda (IA-2030) harmonizes immunization activity plans at community, national, regional and global levels. Additionally, medical societies play an important role. The Latin American Group of Experts on Infant
CONCLUSION: A decrease in time between diagnosis and systemic treatment of patients with colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic was observed. Yet, even with this improvement, the time to begin treatment remains greater than the recommended by
CONCLUSIONS: Based on current trends, the presence of ophthalmology residency programs on social media will likely continue expanding, with major social platforms becoming a vaster source of information for ophthalmology residency applicants.
CONCLUSION: The median delay between cancer symptoms' onset and ENT specialist consultation was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in our centre. Our results suggest an 11% decrease in diagnostic procedures performed independently, a decrease in
CONCLUSION: Greater reader disagreement occurred during COVID than prepandemic with no reader bias as both initial and study readers called more false positives among COVID cases than controls. More overcalling occurred during COVID with colitis and
Rapid and accurate measurements of immune protein markers are essential for diagnosis and treatment in all clinical settings. The recent pandemic has revealed a stark need for developing new tools and assays that could be rapidly used in diverse
BACKGROUND: Rapid antigen tests (RATs) were crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information provided by the test manufacturer in product package inserts, also known as instructions for use (IFUs), is often the only data available to clinicians