Analysis of Severe Illness After Postvaccination COVID-19 Breakthrough Among Adults With and Without HIV in the US
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36397
Abstract: Key Points Question In 2021, among fully vaccinated people with breakthrough COVID-19 illness, was the risk of severe illness higher for people with HIV (PWH) compared with people without HIV (PWoH)? Findings In this cohort… read more here.
Keywords: without hiv; pwh; illness; risk severe ... See more keywords
Sex-bias in COVID-19-associated illness severity and mortality in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100519
Abstract: Abstract Background Whether there is sex-bias within the adverse outcomes associated with COVID-19 in the cancer population is unknown. In this regard, several published studies have examined this question, but the results are inconclusive and… read more here.
Keywords: death; covid; sex; cancer ... See more keywords
Risk profiles of severe illness in children with COVID-19: a meta-analysis of individual patients
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DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01429-2
Abstract: We prepared a meta-analysis on case reports in children with COVID-19, aiming to identify potential risk factors for severe illness and to develop a prediction model for risk assessment. Literature retrieval, case report selection, and… read more here.
Keywords: risk; asymptomatic mild; risk factors; children covid ... See more keywords
Severe illness associated with reported use of synthetic cannabinoids: a public health investigation (Mississippi, 2015)
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1485927
Abstract: Abstract Study objectives: In April 2015, a multistate outbreak of illness linked to synthetic cannabinoid (SC) use was unprecedented in magnitude and severity. We identified Mississippi cases in near-real time, collected information on cases to… read more here.
Keywords: public health; mississippi; health; mab chminaca ... See more keywords
Screening adults with tuberculosis for severe illness at notification: programme experience from Gujarat, India.
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trac060
Abstract: BACKGROUND National tuberculosis (TB) programmes in high-burden countries do not systematically assess severity at diagnosis followed by referral for inpatient care. Due to limited capacity, comprehensive assessment of all TB patients is not practical. In… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculosis; india; illness notification; notification ... See more keywords
Rare case of meningococcal sepsis-induced testicular failure, primary hypothyroidism and hypoadrenalism: Is there a link?
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224437
Abstract: Severe illness can lead to multiple transient endocrinopathies. In adult patients, neuroendocrine alterations include sick euthyroid syndrome, an increase in corticosteroid levels, increase in prolactin levels, decreased insulin growth factor 1 levels and hypogonadism. We… read more here.
Keywords: meningococcal sepsis; severe illness; primary hypothyroidism; case ... See more keywords
Cross-sectional analysis to explore the awareness, attitudes and actions of UK adults at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045309
Abstract: Objectives This study explored the impact of COVID-19 on people identified as at high risk of severe illness by UK government, and in particular, the impact of lockdown on access to healthcare, medications and use… read more here.
Keywords: risk; high risk; health; risk severe ... See more keywords
GI symptoms and fever increase the risk of severe illness and death in patients with COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321751
Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health problem globally. Fever is the most common symptom. Besides fever, GI symptoms has also been reported in patients with COVID-19, such as diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal… read more here.
Keywords: death; symptoms fever; patients covid; risk severe ... See more keywords
Revelations from the Clinic: Protective Behaviors and Perceptions among People at High Risk for Severe Illness from COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1177/21501327211014722
Abstract: Objectives The CDC has warned of increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness among those with certain preexisting conditions. Protective behaviors such as social distancing and mask-wearing have been shown effective at curbing infection rates. These… read more here.
Keywords: risk; high risk; risk severe; protective behaviors ... See more keywords
Modifiable lifestyle factors and severe COVID-19 risk: a Mendelian randomisation study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12920-021-00887-1
Abstract: Background Lifestyle factors including obesity and smoking are suggested to be correlated with increased risk of COVID-19 severe illness or related death. However, whether these relationships are causal is not well known; neither for the… read more here.
Keywords: risk; lifestyle factors; covid; mendelian randomisation ... See more keywords
Exposure to a severe illness prototype, perceptions of severity, and coping responses
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DOI: 10.12681/psy_hps.25598
Abstract: Στόχος αυτής της πeιραματικής μeλέτης ήταν να eξeταστeί η σχέση της έκθeσης στο «πρότυπο ασθένeιας» του καρκίνου του πνeύμονα μe την αντίληψη για τη σοβαρότητα της ασθένeιας αυτής, την αναγνώριση της ασθένeιας, καθώς και τις… read more here.
Keywords: prototype perceptions; severe illness; illness prototype; exposure severe ... See more keywords