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    Sars-Cov-2 Infection in Patients on Long-Term Treatment with Macrolides in Spain: A National Cross-Sectional Study

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    The aim of this study was to know the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 in patients treated with long-term macrolides and to describe the factors associated with worse outcomes. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Primary Care setting. Patients with macrolides dispensed continuously from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020, were considered. Main outcome: diagnosis of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Secondary outcomes: symptoms, severity, characteristics of patients, comorbidities, concomitant treatments. A total of 3057 patients met the inclusion criteria. Median age: 73 (64–81) years; 55% were men; 62% smokers/ex-smokers; 56% obese/overweight. Overall, 95% of patients had chronic respiratory diseases and four comorbidities as a median. Prevalence of COVID-19: 4.8%. This was in accordance with official data during the first wave of the pandemic. The most common symptoms were respiratory: shortness of breath, cough, and pneumonia. Additionally, 53% percent of patients had mild/moderate symptoms, 28% required hospital admission, and 19% died with COVID-19. The percentage of patients hospitalized and deaths were 2.6 and 5.8 times higher, respectively, in the COVID-19 group (p < 0.001). There was no evidence of a beneficial effect of long-term courses of macrolides in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection or the progression to worse outcomes in old patients with underlying chronic respiratory diseases and a high burden of comorbidity

    LA U INVESTIGA: Revista Científica. Facultad Ciencias de la Salud. Volumen 1.

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    La U Investiga: Revista Científica. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Volumen 1.Seguridad e inocuidad del implante subdermico de etonogestrel 68mg en pacientes que cursan el puerperio inmediato. Estudio analítico de embarazadas adolescentes atendidas en el servicio de ginecología del Hospital San Vicente de Paúl. Disfuncionalidad de la red de Salud para la atención materna en Quiroga – Imbabura – Ecuador. Diagnóstico de la medicina tradicional indígena en la Provincia de Napo – Ecuador. Prevalencia del síndrome de burnout en fisioterapeutas de la Provincia de Imbabura. Evaluación de factores de riesgo de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles en la población de la comunidad de Carpuela – Imbabura. Situación laboral de los egresados de enfermería de la Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra – Ecuador. Comparación del uso de la harina de semilla de amaranto y otros tipos de harina en la elaboración de panes tradicionales del Ecuador. Resultados del programa Ecuador Ejercítate en mujeres adultas de la ciudad de Otavalo
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