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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2444-6483</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Endoscopia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Endoscopia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-6483</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2444-64832021000300099</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/end.22000004</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aparición de síntomas sospechosos y/o COVID-19 en participantes del Congreso de Endoscopía]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Development of suspicious symptoms and/or COVID-19 in participants of the Endoscopy Meeting]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Murcio-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zamarripa-Mottú]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perales-Oliva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Blanco-Velasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Solórzano-Pineda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Mondragón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Óscar V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Téllez-Ávila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Félix-I.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI Hospital de Especialidades Departamento de Endoscopia]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Central Militar Departamento de Endoscopia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Division of Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Arkansas ]]></addr-line>
<country>EE.UU</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>99</fpage>
<lpage>105</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-64832021000300099&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-64832021000300099&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-64832021000300099&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes: Debido a la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), eventos académicos presenciales fueron cancelados. Las actividades académicas se han ido retomando, sin embargo no se conoce el riesgo de COVID-19 en sus participantes.  Objetivo: Conocer la frecuencia de la aparición de síntomas sospechosos y/o COVID-19 en los participantes de la XLIX Reunión Nacional de la Asociación Mexicana de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal (RNAMEG).  Material y métodos: Encuesta mediante cuestionario electrónico en los participantes presenciales y virtuales de la XLIX RNAMEG evaluando aspectos sociodemográficos, antes, durante y después del congreso.  Resultados: Se tuvo respuesta de 124 participantes (92 modo presencial, 32 modo virtual). El 28% (9/32) de los participantes en modo virtual se mostró muy preocupado por adquirir COVID-19 en comparación con el 10.9% (10/92) de participantes en modo presencial (p = 0.015). El 55.4% (51/92) de los participantes presenciales consideraron muy importante estos eventos en comparación con el 28.1% (9/32) de participantes virtuales (p = 0.015). Durante los días que duró el congreso, la realización de actividades de alto riesgo para COVID-19 fue mayor en participantes presenciales (78.3% [72/92]) vs. virtuales (18.2% [6/92]) (p &lt; 0.001). Posterior al congreso, ningún participante reportó haber tenido algún síntoma sospechoso y/o COVID-19. El 92% (90/92) de los participantes de forma presencial consideró que definitiva o probablemente participaría en alguna actividad académica presencial en comparación con el 62% (20/32) de los participantes de forma virtual (p &lt; 0.001).  Conclusión: La frecuencia de la aparición de nuevos síntomas sospechosos y/o COVID-19 no fue diferente en los participantes de forma presencial en comparación con los participantes en forma virtual en la XLIX RNAMEG.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person academic events were cancelled. Academic activities have been resumed, however, the risk of COVID-19 in its participants is not known.  Objective: To know the frequency of suspicious symptoms and/or COVID-19 in participants of the XLIX National Meeting of the Mexican Association of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (RNAMEG).  Material and methods: Survey through electronic questionnaire for in-person and virtual participants of the XLIX RNAMEG evaluating sociodemographic, pre, trans and post-congress aspects.  Results: There was a response from 124 participants (92 in-person, 32 virtual). Twenty-eight percent (9/32) of virtual participants were very concerned about acquiring COVID-19 compared to 10.9% (10/92) of in-person participants (p=0.015). Fifty five percent (51/92) of in-person participants considered these events very important compared to 28.1% (9/32) of virtual participants (p=0.015). During the congress, the performance of high-risk activities for COVID-19 was higher for in-person participants (in-person 78.3% (72/92) vs. virtual 18.2% (6/92) p&lt;0.001). After the congress, no participant reported having any suspicious symptoms and/or COVID-19. Ninety-two percent (90/92) of in-person participants considered that they would or probably participate in some face-to-face academic activity compared to 62% (20/32) of virtual participants (p&lt;0.001).  Conclusion: The frequency of suspicious symptoms and/or COVID-19 was not different for in-person participants compared to virtual participants in the XLIX RNAMEG.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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