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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.254.].
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Objectives: In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of bloodstream infection (BSI) in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and to determine the risk factors of BSI in critical COVID-19 patients. Design: Retrospective, descriptive study between March 2020 and January 2021. Setting: An 1,007-bed university hospital. Participants: Patients who were hospitalized due to severe COVID-19 disease and had an aerobic blood culture taken at least once during hospitalization. Methods: Case definitions were made according to National Institutes of Health clinical definitions. According to the blood culture results, the patients were grouped as with and without BSIs, and compared for BSIs risk factors. Results: In total, 195 patients were included in the study. Blood culture positivity was detected in 76 (39.0%) of 196 patients. Excluding blood culture positivity considered as contamination, the prevalence of BSI in all severe COVID-19 cases was 18.5% (n = 36). In intensive care unit patients the prevalence of BSI was 30.6% (n = 26). In multivariate analyses, central venous catheter (odds ratio [OR], 8.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.46-27.1; P < .01) and hospitalization in the multibed intensive care unit (OR, 4.28; 95% CI, 1.28-14.3; P < .01) were risk factors associated with the acquisition of BSI. Conclusion: The prevalence of BSI in COVID-19 patients is particularly high in critically ill patients. The central venous catheter and multibed intensive care follow-up are risk factors for BSI. BSIs can be reduced by increasing compliance to infection control measures and central venous catheter insertion-care procedures. The use of single-bed intensive care units where compliance can be achieved more effectively is important for the prevention of BSIs.
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The article highlights the current state of export potential on the basis of modern economic challenges, its development, as well as the integrated use of export potential, production of competitive goods and services using modern achievements of scientific and technological progress, ensuring their free access to international markets. In the current period of relations with the world market, the main directions of the state's foreign economic strategy should be to increase its export potential, improve the structure of both export and import operations, as well as access to world markets of competitive products that meet international standards and requirements. Today, one of the main priorities of Azerbaijan's foreign economic strategy is to be actively economically integrated into modern world economic processes, to respond adequately to new trends in the global economic space. At present, our main goal is to increase the competitiveness of the national economy and its effective integration into the world economic system, increase the volume of exports of priority sectors of the non-oil sector, accelerate the development of entrepreneurship and stimulate export potential. is to do. Today, the export of products produced in Azerbaijan to most countries in the world gives reason to say that there are enterprises in Azerbaijan that produce high quality products in accordance with world standards, and their number is constantly growing, which is also one of the priorities of state economic policy. The high quality of the products increases the competitiveness of these products in the export markets, as well as ensures the right of our consumers to consume quality products. Therefore, in order to protect the domestic market from unfair competition, strengthen control over the compliance of imported goods with relevant quality standards and ensure the rights of consumers, work is underway to further expand the activities of the State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Protection.
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COVID-19 aims to ensure the sustainable economic development of the Azerbaijani economy in the financial sector and to make certain changes in the regulation of fiscal and monetary policy in this sector. In the context of the implementation of economic reforms in the country, the implementation of economic policy in accordance with the relevant specific conditions is very important for this period. Stimulation of both national and regional economies through the introduction of fiscal and monetary policies in a country in a pandemic environment, the provision of local markets based on achieving a certain stability in the financial sector, depends largely on financial stability andfiscal and monetary policy. The development model aimed at ensuring sustainable development in the country has negative priorities: expecting optimal ratios of key and progressive factors in economic growth, economic security of the national economy, competitiveness, growth efficiency in terms of reproduction, social efficiency and the level of efficient use of one of these factors. The focus on the impact offiscal policy should be improved. Even during a pandemic, the regulation of macroeconomic stability depends to a large extent on the optimal coordination of monetary, fiscal and fiscal policies. Coordination between fiscal and monetary policy in connection with the use of oil revenues in solving the problems of national development of the country's economy during the pandemic is of particular importance. Thus, this policy is the basis for a serious economic and social threat in accordance with the current level of inflation in the country. As a result of successful monetary, fiscal policy and other economic measures carried out in the country in 2020, successful responses to external and internal shocks were given and conditions were created for effective management of these shocks, which have a strong impact on all spheres of public life and economy. For 2021 and the medium term, the country faces challenges such as a return to a sustainable economic growth trajectory, a doubling of GDP over the next 10 years, macroeconomic stability in the light of realities, and the restoration of liberated territories.