Washing hands and the face may reduce COVID-19 infection

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19

The correlation between H. pylori infection and COVID-19

SARS CoV-2 and H. pylori are pathogens associated with the most common viral and bacterial infections globally. The co-infection of pathogenic bacteria and SARS CoV-2 represented  a true health challenge. The current study aimed to estimate the incidence of H. pylori in patients with COVID-19. For this purpose, 130 patients with RT-PCR confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection as well as 130 apparently he...

On washing hands.

Reducing perioperative infection is as simple as washing your hands.

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS have long focused on patient safety, particularly in airway management, neurologic injury, and cardiac outcomes. More recently, anesthesiologists have begun to recognize their role in infection prevention as well. Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) increase morbidity and mortality, pain, cost, and duration of stay. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the C...

Comorbidity Affecting the Severity of COVID-19 Infection in Iraq

Aims: COIVD-19 Patients suffering from other diseases such as diabetic mellitus, asthma and obstructive pulmonary disease have increased morbidity and mortality rates resulting in more hospitalization and intensive therapy unit admissions. The study aimed to characterise and investigate the clinical pattern and the severity of symptoms in COVID-19 patients and to study its relationship with the...