Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 and Endemic Coronaviruses in Urban and Indigenous Children in Colombia
Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-023-00376-9
Fernández Villalobos et al analyzed seroprevalence and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants and endemic coronaviruses in Colombian children from urban and indigenous populations. They find high SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence with comparable...
Overall, antibody titers, but in particular ACE2 binding inhibition, are low within Colombian samples, requiring further investigation to determine any potential clinical significance.
Inclusion of Nutritional Counseling and Mental Health Services in HIV/AIDS Management: a Paradigm Shift
HAs are prone to several health challenges as a result of a deranged immune system culminating in high morbidity and mortality. Depression is a common feature of PLWHA. Depression heightens...
To increase HIV/AIDS management outcomes, the integration of nutrition counseling, dietary supplements, and mental health services should be embraced. Thus, HIV/AIDS care centers should amplify these services. This study provides a reawakening call to focus on incorporating nutritional guides and mental health care in HIV/AIDS management...
Acute Liver Failure Due to Hepatitis a Virus Presented With Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
Source : https://casereports.bmj.com/content/16/10/e254855
Hepatitis A is one of the most common causes of acute viral hepatitis in children. Immunological manifestations involving the nervous system are rare with hepatitis A infection. We report a...
We report a case of a toddler who presented with acute liver failure secondary to hepatitis A infection. The child showed clinical and laboratory improvement initially with conservative management. However, after the initial improvement, she developed acute-onset ptosis along with areflexia.
Changing Patterns in the Burden of Paediatric Injuries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Study in Mozambique’s Central Hospitals
Source : https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-023-10073-x
There is a substantial body of knowledge on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries showing frequent but inconsistent reductions in both volume and pattern. Yet, studies specifically addressing...
During the restrictions implemented to contend the pandemic in Mozambique in 2020, although each restriction period saw a drop in the volume of injury admissions at central hospitals, the pattern of child, injury and outcome characteristics did not change much, except for an excess of home and burn injuries in the first, more restrictive...
Outcomes of Patients With Active Cancers and Pre-Existing Cardiovascular Diseases Infected With SARS-CoV-2
Source : https://cardiooncologyjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40959-023-00187-w
Objective was to determine the impact of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection on patient with concomitant active cancer and CVD. Methods The researchers extracted and analyzed data from the National COVID Cohort...
The study found that patients with both CVD and active cancer suffered relatively worse outcomes when they had acute SARS-CoV-2 infection during early and alpha surges in the United States. These findings highlight the need for improved management strategies and further research to better understand the impact of the virus on vulnerable...