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Vaccine development and therapeutic design for 2019‐nCoV/SARS‐CoV‐2: Ch…
The ongoing outbreak of the recently emerged 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), which has seriously threatened global health security, is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) with high morbidity and mortality. Despite the burden of the disease worldwide, still, no licensed vaccine or any specific drug against 2019‐nCoV is available. Data from several countri…
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Factors Associated With Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Initial reports on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in children suggested that very young age and comorbidities may increase risk of severe evolution, but these findings remained to be confirmed. We aimed to analyze the clinical spectrum of hospitalized pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and predictors of severe disease evolution.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predic…
To characterize the demographic and clinical features of pediatric severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) syndromes and identify admission variables predictive of disease severity
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Efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in older people
Several vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are on the cusp of regulatory approval. eir safety and efficacy in older people is critical to their success. Even though care home residents and older people are likely to be amongst the first to be vaccinated, these patient groups are usually excluded from clinical trials. Data from several Phase II trials have given cause for op…
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Age and frailty in COVID-19 vaccine development
Older adults, particularly those who are frail or living in long-term care facilities, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Vaccines that are safe and effective in this population have been eagerly anticipated. In The Lancet, Maheshi Ramasamy and colleagues present results of the safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in older adults (those older t…
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Review of current typhoid fever vaccines, cross protection against paratyphoi…
Typhoid and paratyphoid fever remain a global health problem, which – in nonendemic countries – are mainly seen in travelers, particularly in VFRs (visiting friends and relatives), with occasional local outbreaks occurring. A rise in anti-microbial resistance emphasizes the role of preventive measures, especially vaccinations against typhoid and paratyphoid fever for travelers visiting end…
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Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common and most severe acute paralytic neuropathy, with about 100 000 people developing the disorder every year worldwide. Under the umbrella term of Guillain-Barré syndrome are several recognisable variants with distinct clinical and pathological features. The severe, generalised manifestation of Guillain-Barré syndrome with respiratory failure aff ects 2…
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Guillian-Barre syndrome as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythem…
A number of neurological entities have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Gullian-Barre syndrome (GBS) as a presenting feature of SLE remains uncommon with just 9 cases reported in the last half-century with the first case reported in 19641-9 (Table 1). We report a young female presenting with GBS in whom SLE and WHO class V lupus nephritis (LN) was subsequently diagnosed.…
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Management of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most common, immune-mediated acute polyneuropathy characterized by variable degree of motor weakness, often presenting with quadriparesis. GBS with respiratory failure requiring endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation is common, affecting approximately 30% of patients. In addition, they present with sensory features, cranial nerve involvement, …
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A Case of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis Presenting With Signs and Sympto…
Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is primarily a disorder of childhood, which is characterized by hemoptysis, iron deficiency anemia, and diffuse parenchymal infiltrates on chest x-ray secondary to recurrent attacks of alveolar hemorrhage. It can be diagnosed by showing hemosiderin laden macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after other specific causes of diffuse alveolar hemorrhag…
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