Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned

SJR da Silva, JCF do Nascimento… - ACS infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible
and virulent human-infecting coronavirus that emerged in late December 2019 in Wuhan …

Seroprevalence of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies in Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

MRO Chisale, S Ramazanu, SE Mwale… - Reviews in Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We estimated the seroprevalence of anti‐severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS‐CoV‐2) antibodies in residents of African countries and explored its associated …

Effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine in older adults during a gamma variant associated epidemic of covid-19 in Brazil: test negative case-control study

OT Ranzani, MDT Hitchings, M Dorion, TL D'Agostini… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To estimate the effectiveness of the inactivated whole virus vaccine, CoronaVac
(Sinovac Biotech), against symptomatic covid-19 in the elderly population of São Paulo …

Spatiotemporal pattern of COVID-19 spread in Brazil

MC Castro, S Kim, L Barberia, AF Ribeiro, S Gurzenda… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Brazil has been severely hit by COVID-19, with rapid spatial spread of both cases and
deaths. We used daily data on reported cases and deaths to understand, measure, and …

Risk factors for COVID-19-related in-hospital mortality in a high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence setting in South Africa: a cohort study

W Jassat, C Cohen, S Tempia, M Masha… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The interaction between COVID-19, non-communicable diseases, and chronic
infectious diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis is unclear, particularly in low-income and …

Reduction in life expectancy in Brazil after COVID-19

MC Castro, S Gurzenda, CM Turra, S Kim… - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Brazil has been heavily affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we
used data on reported total deaths in 2020 and in January–April 2021 to measure and …

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 in Argentina (SATICOVID): a prospective, multicentre cohort study

E Estenssoro, CI Loudet, FG Ríos, VSK Edul… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Although COVID-19 has greatly affected many low-income and middle-income
countries, detailed information about patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is still …

First and second COVID-19 waves in Brazil: A cross-sectional study of patients' characteristics related to hospitalization and in-hospital mortality

FA Zeiser, B Donida, CA da Costa… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Background The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was more
aggressive in Brazil compared to other countries around the globe. Considering the …

Effectiveness of CoronaVac among healthcare workers in the setting of high SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant transmission in Manaus, Brazil: A test-negative case-control …

MDT Hitchings, OT Ranzani, MSS Torres… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant,
Gamma, emerged in the city of Manaus in late 2020 during a large resurgence of …

Fungal and bacterial coinfections increase mortality of severely ill COVID-19 patients

DL Silva, CM Lima, VCR Magalhães… - Journal of Hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background SARS-CoV-2 predisposes patients to secondary infections; however, a better
understanding of the impact of coinfections on the outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 …