Articles: pandemics.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Jun 2022
Observational StudyPost-COVID-19 complications in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients: the Silesian complications of the COVID-19 (SILCOV-19) database.
Due to the extent of the pandemic, high prevalence and severity of complications in the early post‑recovery period are expected. ⋯ The abnormal platelet parameters, functional and radiological findings in the lungs, and insomnia were the most frequent short‑term COVID‑19 complications in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients. Considering the number of patients who have had COVID‑19 worldwide, a high burden of the post-COVID‑19 complications might be expected.
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This study examines outcomes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during the Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variant waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel.
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Timely, accurate, and comprehensive estimates of SARS-CoV-2 daily infection rates, cumulative infections, the proportion of the population that has been infected at least once, and the effective reproductive number (Reffective) are essential for understanding the determinants of past infection, current transmission patterns, and a population's susceptibility to future infection with the same variant. Although several studies have estimated cumulative SARS-CoV-2 infections in select locations at specific points in time, all of these analyses have relied on biased data inputs that were not adequately corrected for. In this study, we aimed to provide a novel approach to estimating past SARS-CoV-2 daily infections, cumulative infections, and the proportion of the population infected, for 190 countries and territories from the start of the pandemic to Nov 14, 2021. This approach combines data from reported cases, reported deaths, excess deaths attributable to COVID-19, hospitalisations, and seroprevalence surveys to produce more robust estimates that minimise constituent biases. ⋯ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, J Stanton, T Gillespie, and J and E Nordstrom.