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ISSN: 1562-8264    frecuency : 4   format : Electrónica

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Volume 36 Number 1 Year 2020

16 articles in this issue 

Y Zarrouki,R Houssam,R Manal,D Fouzia,Z Amra,S M Abdenasser

We report the case of a previously healthy patient who was severely affected by COVID-19 and developed torsade de pointes after hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin administration. Critically ill COVID-19 patients have multiple abnormalities that lead to an un... see more

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S Omar,D Baker,R Siebert,I Joubert,B Levy,F Paruk,P D Gopalan

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare resources around the world under immense pressure. South Africa, given the condition of its healthcare system, is particularly vulnerable. There has been much discussion around rational healthcare utilisation, r... see more

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K G Crause,W Stassen

Results. Using FAST, call-takers were able to identify stroke with a sensitivity of 87.5% and a specificity of 17.4% (positive predictive value 34%, negative predictive value 74%). This yielded an overall accuracy of 40.41%.

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