Objectives: This study sought to assess the prevalence of persistent COVID-19-related symptoms in patients with mild, severe, and critical disease. Methods: We conducted a bidirectional cohort observational study that included all adult patients ≥ 18 years, admitted to Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat between July 2020 an …
COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with high short-term morbidity and mortality. Lungs are the main organs affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the long-term, the pulmonary sequelae related to COVID-19 are expected to rise significantly leading to an extended impact on community health and health care facilities. A …
The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV). As of 15 November 2020, more than 54 million people have been infected, and more than one million deaths have been report …
Reactivation of Latent Tuberculosis is an important source of active infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thus, testing for latent TB is one of the important steps in the control of TB disease around the world. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring TB from contact with infected patients they care for …