RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PATTERNS OF OPIOID OVERDOSE AND INTERVENTIONS DELIVERED AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: IMPACT OF COVID-19

Retrospective analysis of patterns of opioid overdose and interventions delivered at a tertiary hospital emergency department: impact of COVID-19

Abstract Background Opioid-related overdoses cause substantial numbers of preventable deaths.Naloxone is an opioid antagonist available in take-home naloxone (THN) kits as a lifesaving measure for opioid overdose.As the emergency department (ED) is a primary point of contact for patients with high-risk opioid use, evidence-based recommendations fro

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Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis delta virus infection in Minas Gerais state from Brazil, an area outside the hyperendemic region of the Amazon Basin

BACKGROUND Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infections in hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are the most severe form of viral hepatitis.HDV prevalence is high in the Brazilian Amazon, but studies in other regions of the country are still scarce and often underestimated its prevalence by including a small numbers of individuals.OBJECTIVE This study aimed

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