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COVID-19: Convalescent plasma as a potential therapy. COVID-19:恢复期血浆作为一种潜在的治疗方法

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-04

K Van den Berg, M Vermeulen, T N Glatt, S Wasserman, C L Barrett, J Peter, D Brittain, V J Louw

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COVID-19: The role of artificial intelligence in empowering the healthcare sector and enhancing social distancing measures during a pandemic. 2019冠状病毒病:大流行期间人工智能在增强医疗保健部门权能和加强社会距离措施方面的作用。

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-03

S Mahomed

{"title":"COVID-19: The role of artificial intelligence in empowering the healthcare sector and enhancing social distancing measures during a pandemic.","authors":"S Mahomed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Indiscriminatory in its spread, COVID-19 has engulfed communities from all social backgrounds throughout the world. While healthcare professionals work tirelessly testing for the virus and caring for patients, they too have become casualties of the pandemic. Currently the best way to attempt to curb the spread of the virus, echoed by almost all nation leaders, is to distance ourselves from one another socially or physically. However ideal this may seem, social distancing is not always practical in densely populated lower-income countries with many citizens below the breadline. With the majority of South Africans living in poverty, communities in overcrowded households are unable to distance themselves from one another appropriately. In addition, as a nation we struggle with high HIV and tuberculosis rates, malnutrition and an already overburdened healthcare system, emphasising the extreme vulnerability of our people. These factors, coupled with the fact that many of our healthcare professionals lack the necessary personal protective equipment to prevent them from contracting the virus themselves, highlight the gravity of the damaging repercussions that we may face in the coming months, after the complete national lockdown in force at the time of writing is lifted and we move towards a partial lockdown state. Nationally, there needs to be a shift in mindset towards exploring alternative technology-based preventive measures that may empower the healthcare sector in the long term and enhance social distancing.","PeriodicalId":520778,"journal":{"name":"South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde","volume":" ","pages":"610-612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2020-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38436699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Compelled testing for the novel coronavirus. 强制检测新型冠状病毒。

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14890

P Kruger

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Healthcare workers' adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: A rapid qualitative evidence synthesis. 卫生保健工作者对呼吸道传染病感染预防和控制指南的遵守:快速定性证据综合

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14887

B-M Schmidt, S Cooper, A B Wiyeh, C S Wiysonge

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Digital eye syndrome: COVID-19 lockdown side-effect? 数字眼综合征:COVID-19封锁副作用?

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14906

A J Munsamy, V Chetty

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Is there value in a two-step diagnostic algorithm to confirm SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa? 两步诊断算法是否有价值来确认南非的SARS-CoV-2 ?

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14853

W Dowling, C J Opperman

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South African healthcare workers and COVID-19: A shared responsibility to protect a precious and limited resource. 南非卫生保健工作者与COVID-19:保护宝贵而有限资源的共同责任

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14903

A Dramowski, M Zunza, K Dube, M Parker, A Slogrove

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Collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic: Exacerbation of antimicrobial resistance and disruptions to antimicrobial stewardship programmes? COVID-19大流行的附带损害:抗菌素耐药性加剧和抗菌素管理规划中断?

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14917

V Chibabhai, A G Duse, O Perovic, G A Richards

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Reintroduction of elective paediatric otolaryngology procedures in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. 在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，南非重新引入选择性儿科耳鼻喉科手术。

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14859

J K McGuire, J J Fagan, S Peer

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Affordable digital innovation to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission among healthcare workers. 可负担得起的数字创新减少SARS-CoV-2在医护人员中的传播。

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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Pub Date : 2020-06-02 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i7.14879

S Ntshalintshali, C Mnqwazi

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