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The Role of Remdesivir in South Africa: Preventing COVID-19 Deaths Through Increasing Intensive Care Unit Capacity

Year: 2020

Type: article

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.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa937

Authors: Brooke E Nichols, Lise Jamieson, Sabrina R C Zhang, Gabriella A Rao, Sheetal Silal, Juliet R C Pulliam, Ian Sanne, Gesine Meyer-Rath

Institutions: Boston University, University of the Witwatersrand, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, University of Oxford, Stellenbosch University, National Research Foundation

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,763

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, Wellcome Trust

Awards: Developing model applications to support national malaria elimination strategies, EVIDENCE IS A PROGRAM OF APPLIED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, INCLUDING COST AND COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS, COST MODELING, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, AIMED AT ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF ITS NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON HIV, TB AND STIS 2017-2022, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 90-90-90 TARGETS, AND PEPFAR OBJECTIVES.

OpenAlex ID: W3038826393

FWCI: 0.524

Cites: 6

Cited by: 17

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