False-negative results of initial RT-PCR assays for COVID-19: a systematic review

I Arevalo-Rodriguez, D Buitrago-Garcia… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background A false-negative case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection is defined as a person with suspected infection and an initial …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus (COVID 19) infection in pregnancy

EI Ortiz, E Herrera, A De La Torre - Colombia médica, 2020 - scielo.org.co
Abstract Coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) is an airways infection caused by the new
coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which has been quickly disseminated all over the world …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 convalescent plasma composition and immunological effects in severe patients

Y Acosta-Ampudia, DM Monsalve, M Rojas… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Convalescent plasma (CP) has emerged as a treatment for COVID-19. However, the
composition and mechanism of action are not fully known. Therefore, we undertook a two …

COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: the urgent need to reconsider the indiscriminate use of immunosuppressive drugs

AJ Rodriguez-Morales, R Sah… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease 8 2 journals. sagepub. com/home/tai caring for
patients with COVID-19, the empiric overuse of corticosteroids has been associated with …

[HTML][HTML] The global challenges of the long COVID-19 in adults and children

AJ Rodriguez-Morales… - Travel Medicine and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During the last three and a half years (2020–2023), the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for mortality in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Bolivia: An analysis of the first 107 confirmed cases

JP Escalera-Antezana, NF Lizon-Ferrufino… - Infez Med, 2020 - researchgate.net
SUMMARY livia, we found that at bivariate analyses, age (≥ 60 years old), hypertension,
chronic heart failure, diabetes, and obesity, as well as the requirement of ICU, were …

[HTML][HTML] Is Colombia an example of successful containment of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic? A critical analysis of the epidemiological data, March to July 2020

F De la Hoz-Restrepo, NJ Alvis-Zakzuk… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Colombia detected its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on
March 2, 2020. From March 22 to April 25, it implemented a national lockdown that …

Factors associated with admission to the intensive care unit and mortality in patients with COVID-19, Colombia

JE Machado-Alba, LF Valladales-Restrepo… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of people
worldwide, and several sociodemographic variables, comorbidities and care variables have …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with rheumatic diseases in Latin America

DG Fernández-Ávila, J Barahona-Correa… - Rheumatology …, 2022 - Springer
The objective of our study was to describe knowledge, attitudes and practices of Latin-
American rheumatology patients regarding management and follow-up of their disease …

Assessment and management of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection: A systematic review

JJ Barboza, D Chambergo-Michilot… - Travel medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 can be asymptomatic in a substantial proportion of patients. The
assessment and management of these patients constitute a key element to stop …