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Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on healthcare systems around the world, including in Latin America. In Colombia, there have been over 23,000 confirmed cases and 100 deaths since 2022, with the highest number of cases occurring in females and the highest number of deaths in males. T...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10385172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37512147 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071336 |
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author | Dueñas, Diana Daza, Jorge Liscano, Yamil |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on healthcare systems around the world, including in Latin America. In Colombia, there have been over 23,000 confirmed cases and 100 deaths since 2022, with the highest number of cases occurring in females and the highest number of deaths in males. The elderly and those with comorbidities, such as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory diseases, have been particularly affected. Coinfections with other microorganisms, including dengue virus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have also been a significant factor in increasing morbidity and mortality rates in COVID-19 patients. It is important for surveillance systems to be improved and protocols to be established for the early detection and management of coinfections in COVID-19. In addition to traditional treatments, alternatives such as zinc supplementation and nanomedicine may have potential in the fight against COVID-19. It is also crucial to consider the social, labor, educational, psychological, and emotional costs of the pandemic and to address issues such as poverty and limited access to potable water in order to better prepare for future pandemics. |
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spelling | pubmed-103851722023-07-30 Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review Dueñas, Diana Daza, Jorge Liscano, Yamil Medicina (Kaunas) Review The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on healthcare systems around the world, including in Latin America. In Colombia, there have been over 23,000 confirmed cases and 100 deaths since 2022, with the highest number of cases occurring in females and the highest number of deaths in males. The elderly and those with comorbidities, such as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and respiratory diseases, have been particularly affected. Coinfections with other microorganisms, including dengue virus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have also been a significant factor in increasing morbidity and mortality rates in COVID-19 patients. It is important for surveillance systems to be improved and protocols to be established for the early detection and management of coinfections in COVID-19. In addition to traditional treatments, alternatives such as zinc supplementation and nanomedicine may have potential in the fight against COVID-19. It is also crucial to consider the social, labor, educational, psychological, and emotional costs of the pandemic and to address issues such as poverty and limited access to potable water in order to better prepare for future pandemics. MDPI 2023-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10385172/ /pubmed/37512147 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071336 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Dueñas, Diana Daza, Jorge Liscano, Yamil Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review |
title | Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review |
title_full | Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review |
title_fullStr | Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review |
title_short | Coinfections and Superinfections Associated with COVID-19 in Colombia: A Narrative Review |
title_sort | coinfections and superinfections associated with covid-19 in colombia: a narrative review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10385172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37512147 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071336 |
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