CONCLUSION: Clinicians should be aware of the range of symptoms experienced by patients with Sjögren's beyond those of sicca (dry eye and dry mouth) and fatigue. COVID-19 has negatively influenced the self-reported health and well-being of those with
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study of COVID-19 in SLE patients in the Gulf Council Countries (GCCs). A significant difference between COVID-infected and uninfected groups was seen in the SLE disease activity and whether lung was involved in the SLE
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) now arise in the context of heterogeneous human connectivity and population immunity. Through a large-scale phylodynamic analysis of 115,622 Omicron BA.1 genomes
CONCLUSIONS: This review identified that HAPI incidence was high among men who were COVID-19 positive, had longer hospital stays, experienced prone positioning, and had care teams without a skin and wound care expert. Future research should use more
This article presents the 2019 Skin and Wound Survey results, which could assist in identifying gaps in nurses' skin and wound care knowledge and in developing nursing curricula and continuing professional development. The 2019 survey was conducted
Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but aggressive fungal disease with high morbidity and mortality rates that tends to affect patients who are severely immunocompromised. Early recognition of the infection and prompt intervention is
Despite advances in the treatment and mitigation of critical illness caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2, millions of survivors have a devastating, post-acute infection syndrome known as long COVID. A large proportion of patients with long COVID have
CONCLUSIONS: Although the number of samples was low and one cannot conclusively establish that the virus started circulating in Lombardy around September 2019, our findings should stimulate similar research investigating the possibility of undetected