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

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 be...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-05, Vol.72 (9), p.1642-1644
Main Authors: Nichols, Brooke E, Jamieson, Lise, Zhang, Sabrina R C, Rao, Gabriella A, Silal, Sheetal, Pulliam, Juliet R C, Sanne, Ian, Meyer-Rath, Gesine
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adenosine Monophosphate - analogs & derivatives
Alanine - analogs & derivatives
Brief Reports
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Humans
Intensive Care Units
SARS-CoV-2
South Africa - epidemiology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa937