There are various reasons for delayed positive nasopharyngeal PCR tests for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) in not only asymptomatic but also severely diseased patients. The pathophysiological attributes are not known. We explore this possibility thro
When Lisette LeJeune, a single mom, living in Houston, Texas, received a positive COVID-19test, she knew she would be in for a hard time.She and both of her kids, who are 14 and 3 years old, tested positive and fell ill in December,2020. Their family members did their best to ...
Unlike previous epidemics, in addressing COVID-19 nearly all international health organizations and national health ministries have treated a single positive result from a PCR-based test as confirmation of infection, even in asymptomatic persons without any history of exposure. This is based on a ...
COVID-19: humanities and social sciences perspectives Sections Figures References Abstract Introduction Materials Methods Regression analysis Results Which songs are back? Audio feature analysis Discussion Conclusion Data availability Notes References Acknowledgements Author information Ethics declarations Additional...
It could be useful to report that, between the test and the retest, both of Helix’s owners, who she lived with, contracted COVID-19 which would lead one to consider that Helix may have been in persistent contact with the smell of the virus. Thus, the possibility that this phenomenon ...
One recent single-center observational study in severely ill and difficult to ventilate COVID–19 patients in Switzerland showed that the number of manual interventions at the ventilator was half of that with conventional ventilation [12]. The second hypothesis tested, therefore, is that automated ...
5). Of note, due to recent changes mandated by our healthcare system's COVID-19 safety precautions, all study procedures from March 2020 until further notice, will be completed remotely using virtual video sessions, consenting, and screening. All participants sign an informed consent form or ...
Of note, 3% of the patients requiring intermittent helmet continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) due to COVID-19 needed interface rotation during the treatment [5]. Even though interface rotation is generally accepted as a mean to improve NIV tolerance while reducing the risk of pressure ...
Supported wellbeing centres established during the COVID-19 pandemic provided high quality rest spaces and access to peer-to-peer psychological first aid for healthcare workers (HCWs). The centres were well accessed and valued by HCWs, but their relation
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