COVID-19 Compared with Other Viral Diseases: Novelties, Progress, and Challenges

Wang, Lidong; Alexander, Cheryl Ann

doi:10.29333/ejgm/8575

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“…Some factors, on the other hand, are closely related to the disease: for example, a similar presentation to pneumonia may have shaped antibiotic consumption, given the mortality risk of bacterial pneumonia [ 75 , 76 , 77 ]. As the differential diagnosis of bacterial versus viral pneumonia in critically ill and hospitalized patients is challenging [ 78 ], clinical assessment and laboratory tests are essential to help discern the necessity of antibiotics and withhold unnecessary prescriptions [ 79 ].…”

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The Hidden Cost of COVID-19: Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections

Micheli,

Sangiorgi,

Catania

et al. 2023

Microorganisms

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Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest growing public health threats and a worldwide priority. According to the WHO, drug-resistant diseases may cause 10 million deaths a year by 2050 and have a substantial impact on the global economy, driving up to 24 million people into poverty. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fallacies and vulnerability of healthcare systems worldwide, displacing resources from existing programs and reducing funding for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) fighting efforts. Moreover, as already seen for other respiratory viruses, such as flu, COVID-19 is often associated with superinfections, prolonged hospital stays, and increased ICU admissions, further aggravating healthcare disruption. These events are accompanied by widespread antibiotic use, misuse, and inappropriate compliance with standard procedures with a potential long-term impact on AMR. Still, COVID-19-related measures such as increasing personal and environmental hygiene, social distancing, and decreasing hospital admissions could theoretically help the AMR cause. However, several reports have shown increased antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. This narrative review focuses on this “twindemic”, assessing the current knowledge of antimicrobial resistance in the COVID-19 era with a focus on bloodstream infections and provides insights into the lessons learned in the COVID-19 field that could be applied to antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Hidden Cost of COVID-19: Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections

Micheli,

Sangiorgi,

Catania

et al. 2023

Microorganisms

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“…[10] citing FEMA (The Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States: FEMA) mentions that an organized and participatory community sought to contribute in three aspects: (1) understands what its needs are and solves them, (2) empowers its citizens, and (3) identifies the strengths they have, to make them grow. An example was given during the rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina, since, when resources were scarce, citizens began to use social networks to alert about available and scarce resources creating a database [11].…”

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“…On March 16, 2020, because of SARS-CoV-2 arrival to Peru, was declared the state of national emergency in all territory. Known as the worst respiratory pathogen capable of community transmission registered until now [1], the Covid-19 also called, cause country lockdown and a lot of productive and commercial activities close, quarantine was release to avoid virus spread on all Peruvian regions. The population was affected seriously, sanitary crisis increased because of medicines and care device shortages (mask and shield face protecting, mechanical fans, etc.)…”

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Civil Initiatives To Face The Pandemic Using Social Networks, Caused By Covid-19

Flórez¹,

M²,

Palomino³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Prospective and Tren

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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus as a pandemic. This generated sanitary control measures such as the use of quarantine for the population, prohibition of commercial and industrial activities where there is an agglomeration of many people, among others to avoid the spread of the virus through contagion. It is in this context that various citizen initiatives distributed in Peru appear, some of them aimed at mitigating the conditions of economic and health vulnerability in which the population was. The information collection time was established between October 2 and October 9, 2020, the results found that the Peruvian Northern Region has created more initiatives than other ones and the Eastern Macro Region fewer ones. Most initiatives are related to the health sector and food distribution. A good organization and coordination between residents and entities can achieve the formation of support groups to face crises in communities, 50% of food initiatives were carry by nongovernmental organizations as Bank of Food and Aid Action, supporting popular pots and soup kitchen to the poorest population of Peru. Most initiatives are related to the health sector and food distribution. 50% of food initiatives were carried by nongovernmental organizations like the Bank of Food and Aid Action, supporting popular pots and soup kitchens to the poorest population of Peru. The Northern, Central, and Southern Macro Regions were the ones with the highest percentage of economic initiatives to support e-commerce utilizations by small businesses, local stores, and services.

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“…Additionally, each viral infection has its own parameters of disease progression [4,5]. This, in turn, makes it impossible to establish universal rules for preventing an epidemic.…”

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confidence: 99%

Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Different Strains of the COVID-19 Virus Based on the GeoSER(D) Model

Vyklyuk,

Nevinskyi,

Chopyak

et al. 2023

Preprint

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The paper proposed a modification of the GeoSER(D) model previously developed by us by detailing the age structure of the population, personal schedule on weekdays and working days, and individual health characteristics of the agents, this made it possible to build a more realistic model of the functioning of the city and its residents. The developed model made it possible to simulate the spread of 3 types of the strain of the COVID-19 virus, and to analyze the adequacy of this model in the case of unhindered spread of the virus among city residents. The paper showed that SARS COV 2 spreads mainly from contacts in workplaces and transport, and schoolchildren and preschool children are the consequence, not the initiator of the epidemic. Fluctuations in the dynamics of various indicators of the spread of SARS COV 2 associated with the difference in the daily schedule on weekdays and weekends. It has been shown that people's daily schedules strongly influence the spread of SARS COV 2. For the more contagious "rapid" strains of SARS COV 2 (omicron), immunocompetent people become a significant source of infection. For the less contagious "slow strains" (alpha) of SARS COV 2, the most active source of infection is immunocompromised individuals (pregnant women). The more contagious – "fast" strain of the SARS COV 2 virus (omicron) spreads faster in public transport. For less contagious – "slow" strains of the virus (alpha), the greatest infection occurs due to work and educational contacts.

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COVID-19 Compared with Other Viral Diseases: Novelties, Progress, and Challenges

Cited by 10 publications

References 63 publications

The Hidden Cost of COVID-19: Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections

The Hidden Cost of COVID-19: Focus on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections

Civil Initiatives To Face The Pandemic Using Social Networks, Caused By Covid-19

Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Different Strains of the COVID-19 Virus Based on the GeoSER(D) Model

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