Articles Tagged With: infection
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Two Possible Mechanisms of Disease in COVID-19
COVID-19 infection may be associated with an increased risk of blood clotting and related thrombotic events, but there are insufficient data to support indiscriminately discontinuing medications that play a critical role in the management of chronic cardiovascular disease.
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Guillain-Barré, Miller Fisher Syndrome, and Associated Disorders in Patients with COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, investigators in multiple countries are reporting patients with myriad cranial and peripheral nerve disorders that have some, but not all, features of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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The Effect of Coronaviruses on the Central Nervous System
Known coronaviruses can enter the central nervous system by different pathophysiologic mechanisms. Neurological presentations linked to the novel SARS-CoV-2 include encephalopathy, encephalitis, cranial neuropathies, Guillain-Barré syndrome and other neuropathies, and ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
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Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
Neurological symptoms and impairments have been found in one-third of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 from countries that have reported these observations so far. This is a rapidly evolving consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Regional Collaboration May Improve the Ethical Response to Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is raising profound ethical questions, including whether different socioeconomic groups and rural facilities are receiving equitable care and resources as their better-positioned counterparts.
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CMS Moves to Enforce Infection Control in Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new emphasis on infection control in nursing homes and has fast-tracked a regulation to enforce COVID-19 reporting.
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Tech-Driven Nursing Intervention Helps Prevent STIs, Improves Care
A technology-enhanced community health nursing intervention proved useful as a method for preventing gonorrhea and chlamydia infections. It also helped patients improve management of pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Masking Our Anxiety; Is it Luck or Genetics? Neurologic Infection from SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19 and Children
In China, children of all ages have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and seem to follow a relatively mild clinical course.
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COVID-19: What Providers Should Know
The disease associated with COVID-19 is now a significant event in world history, with uncertain but likely major consequences for individuals, families, healthcare workers, health systems, and the global economy. There remains a great deal to learn.