[HTML][HTML] Solar desalination/purification (solar stills, humidification-dehumidification, solar disinfection) in high altitude during COVID19: Insights of gastrointestinal …

SM Parsa, F Norozpour, AH Elsheikh… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
From the starting of the pandemic different transmission routes of the pathogen was brought
into the spotlight by researchers from different disciplines. This matter in high-altitudes was …

[HTML][HTML] Long COVID at different altitudes: a countrywide epidemiological analysis

JS Izquierdo-Condoy, R Fernandez-Naranjo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Several reports from around the world have reported that some patients who
have recovered from COVID-19 have experienced a range of persistent or new clinical …

[HTML][HTML] High-altitude is associated with better short-term survival in critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU

K Simbaña-Rivera, PRM Jaramillo, JVV Silva… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple studies have attempted to elucidate the relationship between chronic
hypoxia and SARS-CoV-2 infection. It seems that high-altitude is associated with lower …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers as predictors of mortality in critically ill obese patients with COVID-19 at high altitude

JL Vélez-Páez, SX Aguayo-Moscoso… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2023 - Springer
Background Obesity is a common chronic comorbidity of patients with COVID-19, that has
been associated with disease severity and mortality. COVID-19 at high altitude seems to be …

Poor regulation, desperation, and misinformation, a countrywide analysis of self-medication and prescription patterns in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Ortiz-Prado, JS Izquierdo-Condoy, C Mora… - Research in Social and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the early phase of the
pandemic led to an unprecedented global health crisis. Various factors have influenced self …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 viral load across different altitudes

E Ortiz-Prado, R Fernandez-Naranjo, JE Vásconez… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 has spread throughout the world, including areas located at high or very high
altitudes. There is a debate about the role of high altitude hypoxia on viral transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Severe Chagas disease in Ecuador: a countrywide geodemographic epidemiological analysis from 2011 to 2021

J Vásconez-González, JS Izquierdo-Condoy… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Chagas disease is a neglected and often forgotten tropical disease caused by
the Trypanosoma cruzi. This parasite can be transmitted through the direct contact of human …

[HTML][HTML] The deadly impact of COVID-19 among children from Latin America: The case of Ecuador

E Ortiz-Prado, JS Izquierdo-Condoy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains a critical global health concern, with older
adults being the most vulnerable group. Nonetheless, it is crucial to recognize that COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction effect between hemoglobin and hypoxemia on COVID-19 mortality: an observational study from Bogotá, Colombia

AF Patiño-Aldana, ÁMR Sternberg… - … journal of general …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Interaction Effect Between Hemoglobin and Hypoxemia on COVID-19 Mortality: an
observational study from Bogotá, Colombia - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM …

[HTML][HTML] Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) to determine cut-off points of clinical and biomolecular markers to discriminate mortality in severe COVID-19 living at …

JL Vélez-Páez, L Baldeón-Rojas… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2020, Ecuador had one of the highest death rates because of
COVID-19. The role of clinical and biomolecular markers in COVID disease prognosis, is still …