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Thyroid sequelae of COVID-19 : a systematic review of reviews

Trimboli, Pierpaolo ; Camponovo, Chiara ; Scappaticcio, Lorenzo ; Bellastella, Giuseppe ; Piccardo, Arnoldo ; Rotondi, Mario

In: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2021, vol. 22, no. 2, p. 485-491

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the potential to cause multi- organ effects including endocrine disorders. The impact of COVID-19 on the thyroid gland has been described but several aspects have to be clarified. The systematic review was conceived to achieve more solid information about: 1) which thyroid...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Vitamin D status in adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional comparative study

Meoli, Martina ; Muggli, Franco ; Lava, Sebastiano A. G. ; Bianchetti, Mario G. ; Agostoni, Carlo ; Kocher, Claudine ; Bührer, Thomas W. ; Ciliberti, Letizia ; Simonetti, Giacomo D. ; Milani, Gregorio P.

In: Nutrients, 2021, vol. 13, no. 5, p. 7

Vitamin D has been claimed to be effective in the response to infections, including the respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is supposed that lockdown measures and fear of SARS-CoV-2 infection might reduce vitamin D levels through the modification of lifestyle. However, very few data exist on the association between lockdown measures and vitamin D status in humans. For this...

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Host genetics of invasive Aspergillus and Candida infections

Wójtowicz, Agnieszka ; Bochud, Pierre-Yves

In: Seminars in Immunopathology, 2015, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 173-186

Université de Fribourg

Covid-19 in children, pregnancy and neonates: a review of epidemiologic and clinical features

Zimmermann, Petra ; Curtis , Nigel

In: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2020, vol. 39, no. 6, p. 469–477

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe. In contrast to initial reports, recent studies suggest that children are just as likely as adults to become infected with the virus but have fewer symptoms and less severe disease. In this review, we summarize the epidemiologic and clinical features of children infected with...

Université de Fribourg

Coronavirus infections in children including covid-19: an overview of the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention options in children

Petra, Zimmermann ; Nigel, Curtis

In: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2020, vol. 39, no. 5, p. 355–368

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of enveloped, single-stranded, zoonotic RNA viruses. Four CoVs commonly circulate among humans: HCoV2-229E, -HKU1, -NL63 and -OC43. However, CoVs can rapidly mutate and recombine leading to novel CoVs that can spread from animals to humans. The novel CoVs severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) emerged in 2002 and Middle East...