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Prognostic value of biochemical markers in patients with COVID-19Valor pronóstico de los marcadores bioquímicos en pacientes con COVID-19
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
SARS-CoV-2 is a virus from the coronaviridae family, coronavirus (CoV) subfamily and genus β, it has become an imminent threat to all humanity as it is the causal agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to On the one hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) declares a worldwide health emergency, and on the other, to institute strict control measures to prevent its spread by many governments. Regarding the pathophysiology ...
] Role of Rapid Tests (POCT) in the Diagnosis of SARS-VOC-2, Causal Agent of COVID-19Papel de las pruebas rápidas (POCT) en el diagnóstico del SARS-COV-2, agente causal de COVID-19
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
The gold test to detect SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent that leads to the pandemic of atypical pneumonia (COVID 2019) that first appeared in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China in December 2019 (1), is the RT-qPCR. The standard protocol involves reverse transcription of SARS-CoV-2 RNA into complementary DNA strands (cDNA), followed by the amplification of cDNA specific regions, a procedure that takes several hours to ...
SARS-CoV-2: biochemical aspects and diagnostic methodsSARS-CoV-2: generalidades bioquímicas y métodos de diagnóstico
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
On December 31, 2019, Wuhan Municipal Health Commission (Hubei Province, China) reports on an unusual outbreak of pneumonia cases in the city. Subsequently it is determined that it is a new coronavirus initially designated as 2019-nCoV and later, SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in pneumocytes and macrophages of the respiratory system specifically in the lung parenchyma where the ACE-2 cell receptor resides. ...
Covid-19 vaccines: current status and perspectives for its developmentVacunas para covid-19: estado actual y perspectivas para su desarrollo
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic shows the importance of joint work for the development of vaccines against the virus, these include complete viruses, subunits, attenuated vaccines, viral vectors and nucleic acids, most of the proposals are based on protein subunits. Of the more than 115 candidates reported until April, 73 are in preclinical studies, as of June the most advanced option is in phase II / II, one in phase II, two ...
COVID-19: A Review of the Available Evidence Regarding Pediatric PopulationCOVID-19: una revisión de la evidencia en el ámbito pediátrico
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the adequate selection and appropriate use of previously acquired knowledge from similar historical situations and the one acquired lately amid the pandemic is vital to guarantee correct decision-making regarding the prevention, management and treatment of this disease in the pediatric population. Since the beginning of 2020, attention has shifted to controlling the pandemic and ...
Pneumocystis jirovecii and SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19Pneumocystis jirovecii y SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
Pneumocystis jirovecii, is an opportunistic fungal agent that causes pneumonia (pneumocistosis) that can be fatal in people with immunocomprome status, including HIV patients with CD4+ T lymphocyte count < 200 cels/mm3 and in patients immunocompromised by other aetiologies such as solid organ transplants and cancer, among others. Many people may be healthy carriers of this etiological agent and act as a reservoir ...
COVID-19 infection, a look at environmental factors related to the pandemicInfección por COVID-19, una mirada a los factores ambientales relacionados con la pandemia
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
The global pandemic due to COVID-19 has generated countless alerts and changes in the ways of living and consuming, the environment, health and individual triad is once again the protagonist in this scenario where serious fractures in the public health systems, habitat and food security are seen. As a transverse factor to these elements, environmental contamination became a facilitating effect of the pandemic and ...
Gender Based Violence Manifestations on Lockdown Contexts by COVID-19Expresiones de la violencia basada en género, en el marco del confinamiento por COVID-19
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been a major challenge in search for gender equality and the guarantee for a life without violence for women. Once COVID-19 emergency has begun, lockdown measures — adopted for many countries around the world — has revealed several increases in cases of GBV. The following research carries out a review at academics, ONGs, and formal pronouncements around the incidence of lockdown measures ...
impacts of COVID-19 on violence against women. The case of Bogotá (Colombia)Impactos de la COVID-19 en la violencia contra las mujeres. El caso de Bogotá (Colombia)
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
The literature recognizes that the structural conditions of women's vulnerability derived from the roles associated with care and domestic work and their job insecurity, among others, allow the violence increase against them, which is exacerbated in confinement conditions and social isolation generated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The article studies the mechanisms developed in Bogotá (Colombia) to face violence against ...
SARS-CoV-2: biochemical aspects and diagnostic methodsSARS-CoV-2: generalidades bioquímicas y métodos de diagnóstico
(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, 2020-09-25)
On December 31, 2019, Wuhan Municipal Health Commission (Hubei Province, China) reports on an unusual outbreak of pneumonia cases in the city. Subsequently it is determined that it is a new coronavirus initially designated as 2019-nCoV and later, SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in pneumocytes and macrophages of the respiratory system specifically in the lung parenchyma where the ACE-2 cell receptor resides. ...