Aptamer-Based Strategies to Address Challenges in COVID-19 Diagnosis and Treatments
Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 31;2023:9224815. doi: 10.1155/2023/9224815. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTCoronavirus disease (COVID-19), a highly contagious and rapidly spreading disease with significant fatality in the elderly population, has swept across the world since 2019. Since its first appearance, the causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has undergone multiple mutations, with Omicron as the predominant circulating variant of concern at the moment. The gold standard for diagnosis of COVID-19 by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect the virus is laborio...
Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases - August 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Zi Yuan Chang Falah Abbas Mohamad Salih Alhamami Kai Ling Chin Source Type: research

Safe Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Minimize Adverse Effects
CONCLUSION: Appropriate patient selection, combined with a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate eligibility, is crucial to avoid adverse side effects. Patient education and early screening for side effects are also essential. Since various treatment protocols exist for HBO2 therapy, pooled data from different protocols may be misleading. Further studies focused on side effects with specific indications are necessary.PMID:37534331 | PMC:PMC10393520 | DOI:10.1155/2023/9154038 (Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases)
Source: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases - August 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Arman Vahabi Merve Mert H üseyin Aytaç Erdem Ilg ın Yıldırım Şimşir Meltem I şıkgöz Taşbakan An ıl Murat Öztürk Source Type: research