The potential for masks to act as fomites in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been suggested but not demonstrated experimentally or observationally. In this study, we aerosolized a suspension of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva and used a vacuum pump to pull
COVID-19 is still around, and in the most severe cases can rapidly progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome. When mechanical ventilation fails to improve oxygenation, we desperately shift our management to venovenous extracorporeal membrane
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that three-drug combination may decrease LOS in severe COVID-19 patients when compared to two-drug therapy. However, the trend was not supported by statistical analysis. Remdesivir may not be clinically beneficial
CONCLUSIONS: We found a significant association between the occurrence of an "episode of concern" in a NH and some of its organizational characteristics and the epidemic magnitude in the area. These results can be used to improve the epidemic
Antibody discovery is bottlenecked by the individual expression and evaluation of antigen-specific hits. Here, we address this bottleneck by developing a workflow combining cell-free DNA template generation, cell-free protein synthesis, and binding
CONCLUSIONS: Varicella incidence and healthcare resource use were largely affected by the routine immunization program and infection prevention measures against COVID-19, while these impacts on herpes zoster were relatively small. Our study indicates
CONCLUSION: Blended learning is an effective teaching method for preclinical endodontic courses. It could be more useful than traditional learning methods for the course's theoretical content. Additionally, the students preferred to continue learning
CONCLUSION: Acute Decompensated HF with concurrent COVID-19 infection is associated with higher in-hospital mortality, with higher in-hospital mortality outcome observed among COVID 19 infection with concurrent AD-HFrEF.