In 2020, almost overnight, the paradigm for healthcare interactions changed in Ontario. To limit person-to-person transmission of COVID-19, the norm of in-person interactions shifted to virtual care. While this shift was part of broader public health
Limited data exist on acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its risk factors, and the outcomes from lower and middle-income countries. We determined the epidemiology of AKI and its outcomes in a
CONCLUSION: This study provides valuable insights into the interplay between COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, suggesting that the measures taken for COVID-19 were effective in reducing the spread of viral respiratory infections, aiding future
Despite evidence showing the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines on managing possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI) in Kenya, the initial implementation revealed sub-optimal community
CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotic prescribing changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with overall decreases in antibiotic initiation, broad-spectrum agents, and prolonged antibiotic courses with inter-physician variability. These findings present
In India, transgender women, often referred to as hijra or kinnar, remain a marginalized group and encounter interpersonal and structural barriers that subject them to social exclusion, discrimination, lack of access to education and health care, and
This is the almost 2-year-long course of a 16-year-old male without significant psychiatry history who abruptly developed symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and psychosis following a confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The frequency of co-infections with bacterial or fungal pathogens has constantly increased among critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the pandemic. Candidemia was the most frequently reported invasive fungal co