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A multi-center retrospective analysis of healthcare workers after COVID-19: Epidemiological and clinical features
(Marmara University, 2022)
Objective: Concerns regarding the high-level risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) increased after COVID19 was declared as a pandemic in March 2020. Inadequate infection control owing to a shortage of personal ...
Tocilizumab treatment in severe COVID-19: A multicenter retrospective study with matched controls
(Springer Heidelberg, 2022)
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) associated pneumonia may progress into acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Some patients develop features of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). Elevated levels of IL-6 were ...
Analysis of the involvement of the thyroid gland using computed tomography in patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection: A retrospective study
(Verduci Editore s.r.l, 2021)
OBJECTIVE: SARS-CoV-2 primarily infects the respiratory tract and leads to severe pneumonia by binding to the ACE-2 receptor. The virus can also interact with ACE-2 receptors expressed in other tissues as in thyroid. This ...
Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions in COVID-19 patients: From a different perspective
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021)
Purpose: The prevalence of sensory disorders (smell and/or taste) in affected patients has shown a high variability of 5% to 98% during the COVID-19 outbreak, depending on the methodology, country, and study. Loss of smell ...
A single center cohort of 40 severe COVID-19 patients who were treated with convalescent plasma
(Tübitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2020)
Background/aim: A SARS-Cov2 infection which was first arised from Wuhan in December 2019 and named as COVID-19. Still there lacks either a specific treatment or a vaccine to treat COVID-19. Convalescent plasma (CP) was ...