CONCLUSION: Aggressive IPC measures with CPI, cultures for environments and surveillance, decontamination of TTMs, and bathing were effective in successfully controlling C. auris outbreak.
INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on outcome in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with ischemic stroke during the first wave in Italy. Few data are available on outcome stratified by sex.
CONCLUSIONS: The prognosis of Covid-19 is more favorable in premenopausal women compared with postmenopausal women. Age, postmenopausal status and serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate are important predictors of the severity of Covid-19 for
Plus-strand RNA viruses are proficient at remodeling host cell membranes for optimal viral genome replication and the production of infectious progeny. These ultrastructural alterations result in the formation of viral membranous organelles and may
CONCLUSIONS: Previous work using self-report data has suggested that important increases in heavy gaming may occur during pandemics because of containment and closure ("lockdown") procedures. This study contrasts with the previous evidence base and
Patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1 (APS-1) caused by autosomal recessive AIRE deficiency produce autoantibodies that neutralize type I interferons (IFNs)^(1,2), conferring a predisposition to life-threatening COVID-19
Background The concept of "health security" is often used to motivate public health responses, yet the ethical values that underpin this concept remain largely unexamined. The recent Australian responses to COVID-19 serve as an important case study
The aim of this study was to assess space-time clustering of suicide in Argentina between 2017 and 2020. A spatio-temporal scan statistic using a space-time permutation model was employed to retrospectively detect clusters of total suicides by sex
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) play a crucial role in mucosal protection and tissue homeostasis. However, the early mucosal defense mechanisms against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus have not been fully understood