Age-stratified infection fatality rate of COVID-19 in the non-elderly population

AM Pezzullo, C Axfors, DG Contopoulos-Ioannidis… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The largest burden of COVID-19 is carried by the elderly, and persons living in nursing
homes are particularly vulnerable. However, 94% of the global population is younger than …

Clinical usefulness of testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies

H Alexopoulos, IP Trougakos, MA Dimopoulos… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the COVID-19 pandemic era, antibody testing against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has proven an invaluable tool and herein we highlight some of …

Electrochemical immunosensors based on zinc oxide nanorods for detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in convalescent and vaccinated …

FA Nunez, ACH Castro, VL de Oliveira… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Even after over 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, research on rapid, inexpensive, and
accurate tests remains essential for controlling and avoiding the global spread of SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and approaches to establishing multi-pathogen serosurveillance: Findings from the 2023 Serosurveillance Summit

AC Carcelen, AC Kong, S Takahashi… - … American Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiplex-based serological surveillance is a valuable but underutilized tool to understand
gaps in population-level exposure, susceptibility, and immunity to infectious diseases …

Comparative epidemiology of five waves of COVID-19 in Mexico, March 2020–August 2022

IJ Ascencio-Montiel, OD Ovalle-Luna… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) is the largest health
care provider in Mexico, covering about 48% of the Mexican population. In this report, we …

SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rate after the first epidemic wave in Mexico

L Torres-Ibarra, A Basto-Abreu… - International journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Estimates of SARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rates (IFRs) in develo**
countries remain poorly characterized. Mexico has one of the highest reported COVID-19 …

Comparable diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD and N-specific IgG tests to determine pre-vaccination nation-wide baseline seroprevalence in Mexico

J Martínez-Barnetche, M Carnalla, C Gaspar-Castillo… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A major challenge for develo** countries during the COVID-19 pandemic is affordable
and adequate monitoring of disease progression and population exposure as the primary …

Comparing the evolutionary dynamics of predominant SARS-CoV-2 virus lineages co-circulating in Mexico

HG Castelán-Sánchez, L Delaye, RPD Inward… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Abstract Over 200 different SARS-CoV-2 lineages have been observed in Mexico by
November 2021. To investigate lineage replacement dynamics, we applied a phylodynamic …

Decrease in COVID-19 adverse outcomes in adults during the Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 waves, after vaccination in Mexico

L Domínguez-Ramírez, I Solis-Tejeda… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mexico, one of the countries severely affected by COVID-19, accumulated more than 5. 1 all-
cause excess deaths/1,000 inhabitants and 2.5 COVID-19 confirmed deaths/1,000 …

Seroprevalence trends of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated risk factors: a population-based study

S Tancredi, A Chiolero, C Wagner, ML Haller… - Infection, 2023 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to assess the seroprevalence trends of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in
several Swiss cantons between May 2020 and September 2021 and investigate risk factors …