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ANALYSIS EXPOSURE INDEX AS AN OPTIMIZATION EFFORT ON EXAMINATION CHEST POSTERIOR ANTERIOR

Journal of Vocational Health Studies, 2020
Background: Radiographers are responsible for producing image quality which can provide accurate diagnostic information by considering the lowest possible radiation dose according to the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle.
Muhammad Irsal, Firdha Adlia Syuhada, Yolanda Pangestu Ananda, Andre Galih Pratama Putra, Muhammad Rizky Syahputera, Syahputera Wibowo, Rizky Kahar   +6 more
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Surgical treatment of tension pneumomediastinum in patients with covid-19 at the field hospital: a case series

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background Tension pneumomediastinum is one of the most serious complications in COVID-19 patients with respiratory distress requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.
Phan Quang Thuan, Pham Phan Phuong Phuong, Huynh Phuong Nguyet Anh, Le Phi Long, Le Minh Khoi   +4 more
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The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the first COVID-19 epidemic wave in South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2023
Objective In this study, we investigated the impact of COVID-19 NPIs in South Africa to understand their effectiveness in the reduction of transmission of COVID-19 in the South African population.
Thabo Mabuka, Nesisa Ncube, Michael Ross, Andrea Silaji, Willie Macharia, Tinashe Ndemera, Tlaleng Lemeke   +6 more
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Homologación de vacunas contra la COVID-19: experiencia y desafíos desde su implementación en Chile

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
El objetivo de este artículo es describir la experiencia en el proceso de homologación de vacunas contra la COVID-19 en Chile durante los años 2021 y 2022, y los principales obstáculos durante su implementación.
Matías Santos-López, Francisco Alvear-Muñoz, Felipe Arévalo-Galdames, Vannia Díaz-Navarrete   +3 more
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Bloodstream Infections in a COVID-19 Non-ICU Department: Microbial Epidemiology, Resistance Profiles and Comparative Analysis of Risk Factors and Patients’ Outcome

Microorganisms, 2022
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by highly resistant pathogens in non-ICU COVID-19 departments pose important challenges. Methods: We performed a comparative analysis of incidence and microbial epidemiology of BSI in COVID-19 vs. non-COVID-
Efthymia Giannitsioti, Christina Louka, Vasiliki Mamali, Elisavet Kousouli, Lemonia Velentza, Vaia Papadouli, Georgios Loizos, Panagiotis Mavroudis, Georgios Kranidiotis, Nektaria Rekleiti, Alexandra Stamati, Ioannis Speggos, Ioannis Daniil, Panagiotis Kouvatsos, Chrysanthi Sidiropoulou, Garifallia Linardaki, Styliani Gerakari, Georgios Chrysos, Katina Themeli-Digalaki, Olympia Zarkotou   +19 more
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Bridging the humanitarian-development divide in a protracted crisis: a case study of the use of a central plant to supply oxygen for COVID-19 case management in South Sudan

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
The rising demand for medicinal oxygen due to the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an underlying chronic shortage of the commodity in Africa. This situation is particularly dire in protracted crises where insecurity, dysfunctional health facilities, poor ...
Olushayo Oluseun Olu, Alex Yao Sokemawu Freeman, Joy Luba Lomole Waya, Argata Guracha Guyo, Benedict Kanu, Michael Tukuru, Sylvester Maleghemi   +6 more
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A 2-month field cohort study of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva of BNT162b2 vaccinated nursing home workers

Communications Medicine, 2022
Saegerman et al. perform saliva SARS-CoV-2 testing in a cohort of nursing home workers in Belgium who are either unvaccinated or have received one or two doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.
Claude Saegerman, Anh Nguyet Diep, Véronique Renault, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Lambert Stamatakis, Wouter Coppieters, Fabienne Michel, Christophe Breuer, Margaux Dandoy, Olivier Ek, Claire Gourzones, Joey Schyns, Emeline Goffin, Frédéric Minner, Keith Durkin, Maria Artesi, Vincent Bours, Fabrice Bureau, Laurent Gillet   +18 more
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Case Report: Successful Treatment of a Child With COVID-19 Reinfection-Induced Fulminant Myocarditis by Cytokine-Adsorbing oXiris® Hemofilter Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundIndirect cardiomyocyte damage-related hyperinflammatory response is one of the key mechanisms in COVID-19-induced fulminant myocarditis. In addition to the clinical benefit of using cytokines absorption hemofiltration, the effectiveness of ...
Phuc H. Phan, Dung T. Nguyen, Nam H. Dao, Ha T. T. Nguyen, An V. Vu, Son T. Hoang, Lam V. Nguyen, Tung V. Cao, Dien M. Tran   +8 more
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Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA Vaccine Protection among Children and Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years against COVID-19 Infection in Qatar

Vaccines, 2023
Qatar was also hit hard by the global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, with the original virus, Alpha variant, Beta variant, Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants, and Delta variant, sequentially.
Khadieja Osman, Jesha Mundodan, Juel Chowdhury, Rejoice Ravi, Rekayahouda Baaboura, Jeevan Albuquerque, Bilal Riaz, Reem Yusuf Emran, Khatija Batoul, Abdul Mahmood Esameldin, Zinah Al Tabatabaee, Hayat Khogali, Soha Albayat   +12 more
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Handwashing and disinfection precautions taken by U.S. adults to prevent coronavirus disease 2019, Spring 2020

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess self-reported hygiene precautions taken by U.S. adults during spring 2020 to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to identify demographic characteristics associated with these hygiene ...
Laura G. Brown, E. Rickamer Hoover, Catherine E. Barrett, Kayla L. Vanden Esschert, Sarah A. Collier, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +5 more
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