Appropriate use of tocilizumab in COVID-19 infection

Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients with COVID-19

 Background and purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ), a monoclonal antibody against interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor, is emerged as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 patients with a risk of cytokine storms. This study aimed at investigating the efficacy of TCZ in patients with COVID-19. Materials and methods: In a retrospective observational study, we examined the demographic and clinical characteristi...

Comorbidity Affecting the Severity of COVID-19 Infection in Iraq

Aims: COIVD-19 Patients suffering from other diseases such as diabetic mellitus, asthma and obstructive pulmonary disease have increased morbidity and mortality rates resulting in more hospitalization and intensive therapy unit admissions. The study aimed to characterise and investigate the clinical pattern and the severity of symptoms in COVID-19 patients and to study its relationship with the...

Molecular Aspects of Co-morbidities in COVID-19 Infection

Coronaviruses are a group of enveloped viruses with single-stranded non-segmented positive-sense RNA genomes. InDecember 2019, SARS-CoV-2 appeared in China for the first time and quickly spread throughout the world. Althoughcertain medications suggested for other afflictions tend to be potentially effective for curing the infection, there is noapproved vaccination or drug avai...

the use of appropriate madm model for ranking the vendors of mci equipments using fuzzy approach

abstract nowadays, the science of decision making has been paid to more attention due to the complexity of the problems of suppliers selection. as known, one of the efficient tools in economic and human resources development is the extension of communication networks in developing countries. so, the proper selection of suppliers of tc equipments is of concern very much. in this study, a ...

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19