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The Role of Remdesivir in South Africa: Preventing COVID-19 Deaths Through Increasing Intensive Care Unit Capacity.
Nichols, Brooke E; Jamieson, Lise; Zhang, Sabrina R C; Rao, Gabriella A; Silal, Sheetal; Pulliam, Juliet R C; Sanne, Ian; Meyer-Rath, Gesine.
  • Nichols BE; Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Jamieson L; Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Zhang SRC; Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Rao GA; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Silal S; Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Pulliam JRC; Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Sanne I; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Meyer-Rath G; South African Department of Science and Innovation-National Research Foundation Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Clin Infect Dis ; 72(9): 1642-1644, 2021 05 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1216617
ABSTRACT
Countries such as South Africa have limited intensive care unit (ICU) capacity to handle the expected number of patients with COVID-19 requiring ICU care. Remdesivir can prevent deaths in countries such as South Africa by decreasing the number of days people spend in ICU, therefore freeing up ICU bed capacity.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Drug Treatment Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cid

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Drug Treatment Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cid