Abstract:Background:The current COVID-19 pandemic has put all health units in crisis. The easy transmissibility facilitated the fast spread to all countries, and Guatemala was not the exception. By May 2020 almost 229 thousand cases were reported, with 3.2% of case fatality. Among the principal mortality risks factors there are: advance age, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, etc. Due to the systemic injury associated with moderate to severe SARS-CoV2, the clinic presentation is not limited to fever and lung le… Show more
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