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Dubbink JH, Branco TM, Kamara KB, Bangura JS, Wehrens E, Falama AM, Goorhuis A, Jørgensen PB, Sevalie SS, Hanscheid T, Grobusch MP. COVID-19 treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: If the best is not available, the available becomes the best. Travel Med Infect Dis 2020; 37:101878. [PMID: 32927051 PMCID: PMC7485546 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jan H Dubbink
- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Capacare, Trondheim, Norway, and Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- District Health Medical Team, District Medical Office, Magburaka, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- Joint Medical Unit, 34 Military Hospital, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Free Town, Sierra Leone; National COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, National Emergency Operations Centre, Free Town, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Wehrens E, Bangura JS, Falama AM, Kamara KBB, Dubbink JH, Bolkan HA, Grobusch MP. Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region. Travel Med Infect Dis 2020; 35:101727. [PMID: 32360422 PMCID: PMC7189182 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Erik Wehrens
- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Capacare, Trondheim, Norway, and Freetown, Sierra Leone; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location AMC, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- District Medical Office, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Capacare, Trondheim, Norway, and Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Hospital, Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Capacare, Trondheim, Norway, and Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Capacare, Trondheim, Norway, and Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Location AMC, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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