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COVID-19 and tuberculosis in South Africa: A dangerous combination
- Source :
- SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 110, Issue: 5, Pages: 1-2, Published: MAY 2020
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- South African Medical Association NPC, 2020.
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Abstract
- There has been much speculation during the past week about the catastrophe that awaits once coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) establishes itself in the poorest communities of South Africa (SA) and, importantly, in informal settlements. Evidence to date suggests that COVID-19 is efficiently passed from infected individuals via large droplets and hard-surface fomites.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Tuberculosis
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Pneumonia, Viral
HIV Infections
Risk Assessment
Informal settlements
Diagnosis, Differential
Betacoronavirus
South Africa
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Pandemic
Humans
Viral therapy
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Socioeconomics
Pandemics
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Coinfection
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
COVID-19
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
General Medicine
Continuity of Patient Care
medicine.disease
Patient Care Management
030104 developmental biology
Coronavirus Infections
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20785135 and 02569574
- Volume :
- 110
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- South African Medical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....83092e5bd1eafe1118e26068350724a8