Covid-19 disease. Report of the first confirmed case in Córdoba (Argentina) and literatura review
Introduction: COVID-19 disease is an acute viral pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2. Its main means of transmission is from person to person through respiratory droplets. It presents as a febrile condition with respiratory symptoms and high transmissibility rate. There is no vaccine, so the clinical sus...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/28421 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction: COVID-19 disease is an acute viral pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2. Its main means of transmission is from person to person through respiratory droplets. It presents as a febrile condition with respiratory symptoms and high transmissibility rate. There is no vaccine, so the clinical suspicion and immediate isolation of the patient are essential
Objective: The purpose of this work is to report the first confirmed case of COVID-19 disease in Córdoba (Argentina), highlighting telemedicine as a novel form of outpatient management.
Methodology: We describe the first confirmed case of COVID-19 disease in Córdoba (Argentina), which presented in a patient without comorbidities in good clinical condition, and therefore ambulatory management using telemedicine was decided, which was satisfactory.
Results: Outpatient management using telemedicine turned out to be optimal, avoiding the use of beds and the transmission of the virus within the hospital through management at home.
Conclusion: Outpatient management of selected patients avoids virus transmission within the hospital and saturation of beds. Telemedicine is an effective and novel strategy for this situation. |
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