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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was declared in 2020. The shortage of diagnostic tests limited monitoring of the first wave of the pandemic. This study estimates and describes the wave in Navarre (Spain). Methods: Enhanced epidemiological surveillance, seroepidemiological survey estimates and mortality registries were used to characterise the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic from February … Read more
Background: Whereas first-line bronchial artery embolisation (BAE) is considered standard of care for the management of severe haemoptysis, it is unknown whether this approach is warranted for non-severe haemoptysis. Research question: To assess the efficacy on bleeding control and the safety of first-line BAE in non-severe haemoptysis of mild abundance. Study design and methods: This … Read more
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness was evaluated in close contacts of cases diagnosed during January-April 2021. Among 20,961 contacts, 7,240 SARS-CoV-2 infections were confirmed, with 5,467 being symptomatic and 559 leading to hospitalisations. Non-brand-specific one and two dose vaccine effectiveness were respectively, 35% (95% confidence interval (CI): 25 to 44) and 66% (95% CI: 57 to 74) … Read more
Seroepidemiology of chronic hepatitis B and C in the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe. Gelu-Simeon M, Pillas V, Deloumeaux J, Delacroix-Maillard H, Saint-Georges G, Do Amaral L, Borel M, Laurent M, Gordien E, Saillard E. 1000 ice-Simeon et al. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Jan 21;7:55. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-55. BMC Res Notes. 2014. PMID: 24447457 Free PMC … Read more
The study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) in 214 police and members of the armed forces (Mage = 29.33 years, SD = 11.28). The one-dimensionality and satisfactory reliability of OCS were confirmed with confirmatory factor analysis, Item Response Theory analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and McDonald’s omega. … Read more
Purpose: The Mother and Child COVID-19 study is a cohort recruiting pregnant women and their children in Cantabria, North of Spain, during COVID-19 pandemic in order to ascertain consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant women and their descendants. This article reports the cohort profile and preliminary results as recruitment is still open. Participants: Three subcohorts … Read more
Purpose: The occurrence of arthralgia and myalgia during treatment with bevacizumab (Bev) has been described but not spontaneously reported. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of arthralgia in patients treated with Bev and identify the risk factors. Methods: In this observational prospective study, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to patients at the initiation of Bev … Read more
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis –. 2021 Jan 11. – doi: 10.1007 / s10096-021-04154-0. Online ahead of print. – Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Infectiology, Hospital de l’Archet, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France. [email protected]. 2 Internal medicine, Hôpital de l’Archet, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France. 3 Bacteriology, Laboratory of Medical Biology … Read more