Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510250
A Comparative Study of Acinetobacter Infections in COVID and Non-COVID Patients
Rayeesa Faheem Syed, MBBS, MS, Sadhana Yelamanchili, MD, FRCPath and Srinivas Thati, MBBS, MS, MRCS, FRCS
Article Type: Case Series Study | First Published: February 10, 2022
Acinetobacter species are associated with high mortality, with A. baumannii being associated with a significant number of hospitals acquired infections worldwide. Multidrug resistance makes it challenging to control or treat these infections. Aim of this study is to evaluate the risk factors and compare the clinical outcomes of Acinetobacter infections in a tertiary care hospital, in COVID and non COVID patients. A retrospective observational study was conducted. A list of all cases with positiv...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510249
What are the Missed Opportunities in Prevention Interventions for HBV, HCV and HIV among Key Populations along the Northern Transport Corridor in Kenya?
Joseph Mwangi, Timothy Muasya, Eva Mwai, Joyceline Kinyua, Dama Olungae, Rency Lel, Lihana Raphael, Judy Chege, Alex Maiyo, Nancy Lagat, Lucy Kanyara, Oira Robert, Sheila Kageha, Vincent Okoth, Elijah Songok and Khamadi Samoel
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 05, 2022
Viral infections including HIV, HBV and HCV are important public health concern. Due to shared risk factors, mode of transmission and chronicity, prevention of these infections is likely to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the viruses. While a number of prevention interventions are available and have been rolled out globally, a number of factors account for continued transmission of these three viral infections. Estimates indicate that close to 600 million people are infected with ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510248
Black Fungus Development in SARS-COVID-19 Patients
Danilo Coco and Silvana Leanza
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: February 04, 2022
Mucormycosis refers to a fungal infection resulting from fungus that belong to the order Mucorales and was first described in 1885 by Paltauf. Being the third most prevalent opportunistic fungal infection after candidiasis and aspergillosis, it causes significant endothelial damage by invading the vascular wall. Multiorgan failure and sepsis develop owing to its spread toward the brain. It usually has poor prognosis and it is impacted by the time it takes to diagnose and most significantly the p...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510247
Post-COVID 19 and Neuropathic Pain
Sinan ELIAÇIK, Funda UYSAL TAN and Aysel KOCAGÜL ÇELIKBAŞ
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 03, 2022
In this study, we compared neuropathic pain in post-COVID patients with a healthy control group who did not have COVID-19. We aimed to draw attention to neuropathic pain in the post-COVID period. A total of 169 individuals participated in the study. 89 cases constituted the post- COVID group and 80 cases constituted the control group. In our case series, patients were in the post-COVID period and the control groups were assessed with the Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) and Self-Leeds Assessment of...