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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales at a quaternary public hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Ascertaining the clinical and molecular paradigm shift following COVID-19

Oct 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4721.ijcm-26-6425
Nitesh BrijlalCorresponding author

Background Extensive carbapenem use has resulted in an increasing occurrence of difficult-to-treat resistant gram-negative bacteria (DTR-GNB), such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CREs). The international antimicrobial resistance (AMR) landscape was profoundly impacted due to varying antib…

Knowledge And Preventive Practice Towards Covid-19 Infection Among Pregnant Women In Public Hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022

Sep 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862x.jwrh-23-4601
Samrawit Ali JemalCorresponding author

Background The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has created massive challenges to public health worldwide. Pregnant women are an immune-depressed status which makes pregnant women generally more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and severe illness. The present preventive measure practices have gaps. Theref…

A Data Mining Methodology for Detecting Conspiracy Theories from Scientific Articles: The Covid-19 Case

Jun 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-23-4586
Raúl IseaCorresponding author

The goal is to do a text mining analysis of all scientific publications and find out what journal and what aspects are studying about the conspiracy theories of Covid-19. For this purpose, all publications available in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database were consulted…

The Impact of Chest Computed Tomography in A Covid-19 Reference Hospital - First Wave - Distrito Federal - Brazil

Sep 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4328
Gleim Dias De SouzaCorresponding author

Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of chest CT for the diagnosis of COVID-19 associated with the clinical presentation and in relation to the PCR-RT. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value, gender, age group and degree of lung involvement will b…

What Could Represent the Mantissa of the Registered Covid-19 Cases?

Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4108
Raúl IseaCorresponding author

In this work we present how it is possible to visualize the different coronavirus outbreaks from the calculation of the mantissa from the daily record of cases by Covid-19.This curve can also indicate the speed of propagation of the disease from the calculated infection rate. These conclusions are d…

Post-Covid-19 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in a 27-year-old girl: Case Report

Feb 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-22-4092
Léhleng AGBACorresponding author

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic, multifocal, demyelinating, autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). It usually occurs after a systemic infection, usually viral, including certain coronavirus infections. A 27-year-old girl presented with complaint…

The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Surgical Practice in Nigeria

Feb 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4078
Toye Gabriel OlajideCorresponding author

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on healthcare worldwide. Surgeons are at increased occupational risk of contracting COVID-19. The impact of the disease on surgical practice will continue to evolve. We assessed the impact of the disease on surgical practice and training in…

A Theory on the Impact of Copper and Micronutrients Against COVID-19 in Humans

Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4837.ijip-21-4015
Caitlin A. Connor DAOM PGDip AMP EHP-CCorresponding author

Copper (Cu) has a strong impact on the function of the immune system through several different pathways. These impacts include helping the function of monocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages, and enhancing Natural Killer cells’ activities. Cu also has a role in antimicrobial properties and inflammat…

RETRACTED: Profile of Children with Covid 19 Infection in our Set Up

Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3951
kaur BaljinderCorresponding author Dept of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala..

This article has been retracted on July 20, 2022. VIEW THE RETRACTION NOTICE (https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-25-5866) In December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now named as SARS-CoV-2, caused a series of acute atypical respiratory diseases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The disease caus…

Chirps Amidst Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Transmission and Prevention in Ethiopia in 2020

Apr 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3741
Sahilu AssegidCorresponding author

Background Ethiopia confirmed its 1st case of COVID-19 on Friday 13th February 2020. The burden increased dramatically by August/2020. The conditions that led to this rise were not reviewed. Objective To exploreCOVID-19 related phenomena in Ethiopia during 2019-2020. Materials and Methods Review of…

Topic: Assesses the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Social-Economic Situation in Africa

Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3671
Ebrima K. CeesayCorresponding author

Assesses the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the social and economic situation in Africa. The data use in this paper was generated from online survey questionnaire, in which the participants were asked about certain questions in which covid-19 affect their social-economic live. The questionnaire was…

Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Clinical Improvement and Mortality Among Patients with COVID-19 Admitted to Four General Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3652
Mohammed AlghamdiCorresponding author

Background The use of hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic raised significant concerns as regards safety and efficacy in hospitalized patients. The objective was to examine the effect of hydroxychloroquine on clinical improvement and mortality among hospitalized patients wit…

Perceived Effect of Knowledge Level and Socio-Demographics on COVID-19 Risk Exposure: the Africa Experience

Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3620
Obioma AzuonwuCorresponding author Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Bacteriology / Virology / Parasitology Unit, Rivers State University, Nkpolu – Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

COVID-19 remains a global public health emergency till date. It is eminent that the transmission of the disease is subjective to people’s readiness to implement public health preventative strategies and these are often related to knowledge. Proper public knowledge about COVID-19 plus its predisposin…

Adopting High Fat Diets for Fat Loss and Improving Brain Health.

Oct 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3581
Vaishnavi NashteCorresponding author

With an increased intake of processed carbohydrates and refined sugars, the obesity rate has shot up in the past decade giving rise to mental and physical health problems. These individuals are also the most vulnerable to a number of other diseases including the current pandemic of Covid-19. This pa…

Physical Exercise as a Means of Managing Covid-19; an Insight Review

Sep 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2283.jsem-20-3539
Awoke TibebuCorresponding author

The following document provides important information that everybody know about physical exercise as a means of managing COVID-19. It addresses the health benefits of physical exercise on our body’s immune system, and stress reduction. Already today in the entire world, coronavirus is now the leadin…

COVID-19 Vaccine Development: Insights, Prospects and Challenges

Aug 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-8862.jvat-20-3513
Jainish PatelCorresponding author

This paper explores the trends, issues and challenges confronting the successful vaccine development for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Right from the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic, no drugs or vaccine has been developed nor approved for treating those down with COVID-19. This yea…

A quick Look at the Registered Cases of Covid-19 Throughout the World

Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3453
Raul IseaCorresponding author

The present work analyzes the registered cases of Covid-19 throughout the world according the data registered at Johns Hopkins University. We selected 15 countries to analyze their data. In alphabetical order the countries are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, India, It…

Biomedical Infophysical Models of Filtering Ghost Airflows by Wearing Masks and Maintaining Social Distancing to Prevent COVID-19 and Reopen All Systems after Shutdowns (Lockdowns)

Jun 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3426
Kang ChengCorresponding author

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed more than 400 thousand and infected more than 7 million people in the whole world as of 06/10/2020. Many open systems, such as educations, transportations, entertainments, sports or foods, have been completely or partially locked down in many regions of the world to…

Mental Health in The Context of The COVID 19 Pandemic

May 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3367
Ravinder YadavCorresponding author

We explore the global evidence of major health crisis potential impacts and the factors influencing the mental health outcomes among the population during the outbreak of COVID-19. Preparation measures for a COVID-19 focus on rapid quarantine of social isolation and economic concerns have risen meta…

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