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Obsession with Covid-19 in Peruvian police and armed forces: Validation of the obsession with Covid-19 Scale in Spanish using SEM and IRT models

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The study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) in 214 police and members of the armed forces (Mage = 29.33 years, SD = 11.28). The one-dimensionality and satisfactory reliability of OCS were confirmed with confirmatory factor analysis, Item Response Theory analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, and McDonald’s omega. … Read more

COVID-19 in a cohort of pregnant women and their descendants, the MOACC-19 study

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Purpose: The Mother and Child COVID-19 study is a cohort recruiting pregnant women and their children in Cantabria, North of Spain, during COVID-19 pandemic in order to ascertain consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant women and their descendants. This article reports the cohort profile and preliminary results as recruitment is still open. Participants: Three subcohorts … Read more

Does bevacizumab increase joint pain in patients with cancer? Results of the prospective observational BEVARTHRALGIA study

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Purpose: The occurrence of arthralgia and myalgia during treatment with bevacizumab (Bev) has been described but not spontaneously reported. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of arthralgia in patients treated with Bev and identify the risk factors. Methods: In this observational prospective study, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to patients at the initiation of Bev … Read more

A case of infective endocarditis caused by Arthrobacter woluwensis

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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis –. 2021 Jan 11. – doi: 10.1007 / s10096-021-04154-0. Online ahead of print. – Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Infectiology, Hospital de l’Archet, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France. [email protected]. 2 Internal medicine, Hôpital de l’Archet, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France. 3 Bacteriology, Laboratory of Medical Biology … Read more