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Open AccessDoubts and concerns about COVID-19 uncertainties on imaging data, clinical score, and outcomes
COVID-19 is a pandemic disease affecting predominantly the respiratory apparatus with clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to respiratory failure. Chest CT is a crucial tool in diagnosing and eval...
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Open AccessReal-world use of remdesivir for the treatment of patients admitted to Italian hospitals with COVID-19: the nationwide retrospective FADOI-RECOVER study
Remdesivir is widely used for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 treated with remdesivir, and their outcom...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated patients admitted to Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
More than 11.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered around the world. Although vaccine effectiveness for severe infections is reported to be 89.0%, breakthrough infections are common and may l...
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Open AccessRole of prognostic scores in predicting in-hospital mortality and failure of non-invasive ventilation in adults with COVID-19
We tested the prognostic performance of different scores for the identification of subjects with acute respiratory failure by COVID-19, at risk of in-hospital mortality and NIV failure. We conducted a retrospe...
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Open AccessCompassionate use of JAK1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib for severe COVID-19: a prospective observational study
Overwhelming inflammatory reactions contribute to respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19. Ruxolitinib is a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor with potent anti-inflammatory properties. We report on a prospective, obse...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Acute cardiovascular events in patients with community acquired pneumonia: results from the observational prospective FADOI-ICECAP study
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessAcute cardiovascular events in patients with community acquired pneumonia: results from the observational prospective FADOI-ICECAP study
The burden of cardiovascular (CV) complications in patients hospitalised for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still uncertain. Available studies used different designs and different criteria to define CV ...
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