The world is amidst a pandemic that is presenting one of the greatest public health challenges of the twenty-first century. A new coronavirus has jumped the interspecies barrier, and it possesses the capability of efficient person-to-person...

La atención obstétrica en el contexto de COVID-19 debe sustentarse con las mejores prácticas clínicas y la evidencia científica disponible más reciente, por lo tanto, el desarrollo de recomendaciones debe estar relacionadas con la investigación...

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), represents
an unprecedented challenge to global public health. At the time of this review, COVID-19 has been diagnosed in
over 40 million...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started as an epidemic in Wuhan in 2019, and has since become a pandemic. Groups from China identified and sequenced the virus responsible for COVID-19, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...

Can a patient diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) be infected again? This question is still unsolved. We tried to analyze local and literature cases with a positive respiratory swab after recovery. We...

Volumen 80 Nro. 4 Año 2020:  COVID-19, vacunas y embarazo. Dra. Mireya González Blanco. Directora/Editora
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Desempeño del índice proteína/creatinina para predecir proteinuria...

Background: In the context of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, an up-to-date review of current challenges in addictions is necessary. While large scale disasters may have an impact on substance use and addictions, the use of some substances is...

At the end of 2019, a new disease, similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) associated with SARS‑CoV was reported in Wuhan, China. It was quickly discovered that the etiological factor of the new disease (COVID‑19) was a previously...

Objectives: We aimed to compare the prevalence of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) among clinical staff in designated COVID-19 units versus that among staff in similar units with no known or suspected COVID-19...

SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted cardiovascular healthcare. Patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality. The virus may affect the heart directly and...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is a global health crisis. Very few studies have reported association between obesity and severity of COVID‐19. In this meta‐analysis, we assessed the association of obesity and outcomes in COVID‐ 19...

A fast and accurate self-testing tool for COVID-19 diagnosis has become a prerequisite to comprehend the exact number of cases worldwide and to take medical and governmental actions accordingly. SARS-CoV-2 (formerly, 2019-nCoV) infection was...

The worldwide outbreak of the severe and acute respiratory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the coronavirus strain SARS-CoV-2 is currently the focal point of discussion due to the suffering this syndrome is causing to...

Background: Diabetes has been found to be one of the leading comorbidities associated with fatality in COVID-19 patients. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) entry is facilitated by interaction with...