Several oral lesions related to COVID-19 have been described in the scientific literature. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighs importance of supportive protocols, which can reduce the inflammation and aid in tissue repair in severe cases. Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) alone or in combination with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) can be used to manage orofacial lesions in confirmed cases of COVID-19. Here, we sought to describe the clinical presentation and specificities of three cases in which aPDT and PBMT were used to manage orofacial lesions in patients with COVID-19. The laser protocols were effective with improvement of the orofacial lesions within a few days.
The western mesoregion of the state of Santa Catarina (SC), Southern Brazil, was heavily affected as a whole by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2021. This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading patterns in the SC state from March 2020 to April 2021 using genomic surveillance. During this period, there were 23 distinct variants, including Beta and Gamma, among which the Gamma and related lineages were predominant in the second pandemic wave within SC. A regionalization of P.1-like-II in the Western SC region was observed, concomitant to the increase in cases, mortality, and the case fatality rate (CFR) index. This is the first evidence of the regionalization of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission in SC and it highlights the importance of tracking the variants, dispersion, and impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the public health systems.
A Lei nº 8.080 dispõe sobre as condições para a promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde, a organização e o funcionamento dos serviços correspondentes e a Portaria GM nº 154 cria os Núcleos de Apoio a Saúde da Família (NASF). Temos nas diretrizes do NASF a proposta de ruptura do sistema biomédico vigente através da interdisciplinaridade no cuidado de saúde. O objetivo deste trabalho é caracterizar o cuidado interdisciplinar e intersetorial nas equipes do Núcleo de Apoio a Saúde da Família – NASF através de uma revisão de literatura sistemática na base de dados Pubmed. Observou-se que a Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) é a porta de entrada da Atenção Básica e quando necessário deve referenciar a demanda para atendimento dos profissionais que compõem as equipes do NASF. Ainda existe dificuldade no entendimento do que é multidisciplinaridade e interdisciplinaridade de um modo geral aos envolvidos. Para isso a educação permanente e qualificação profissional resultam em uma melhor interpretação e resolutividade das demandas, onde os envolvidos devem estar atentos a ponto ter claro as mudanças, suas obrigações individuais e coletivas.
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