Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was first described during a 2002–2003 global outbreak of severe pneumonia associated with human deaths and person-to-person disease transmission. The etiologic agent was initially identified as a coronavirus…
During outbreaks of infectious diseases or in cases of severely ill patients, it is imperative to identify the causative agent. This report describes several events in which virus isolation and identification by electron microscopy were critical to…
Com dimensões continentais, o Brasil contém espaços rurais heterogêneos, onde são encontradas formas diversas de organização social, econômica e de acesso à terra, por sua vez relacionadas à forma de colonização do país e à política fundiária que…
The pandemic novel coronavirus infection, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has affected at least 190 countries or territories, with 465,915 confirmed cases and 21,031 deaths. In a containment-based strategy, rapid, sensitive and specific testing…
The pandemic novel coronavirus infection, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has affected at least 190 countries or territories, with 465,915 confirmed cases and 21,031 deaths. In a containment-based strategy, rapid, sensitive and specific testing…
Maureen Czick,1 Christine Shapter,2 Robert Shapter3 1University of Connecticut, Department of Anesthesia, Farmington, CT, USA; 2 University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA; 3Independent Consultant ( Medical Research, Medical Communications,…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the decision-making process regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) into focus. The aim of this study is to compare rates of Do-Not-Attempt CPR (DNACPR) documentation in older hospitalised patients before and…