The South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) - first published in 1884 - is a monthly, peer reviewed, general medical journal publishing leading research impacting clinical care in Africa. The journal now incorporates continuing medical education (CME).
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Online First (July): COVID-19 in South Africa
Table of Contents
Statement of Support
| Statement of support for Professor Glenda Gray and the principle of academic freedom of speech | PDF PDF |
| Prof. Francois Venter |
Correspondence
| How should health resource allocation be applied during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa? | |
| A Taylor, B Taylor, J Parkes, J J Fagan |
| Is there value in a two-step diagnostic algorithm to confirm SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa? | |
| W Dowling, C J Opperman | 0 |
| South African healthcare workers and COVID-19: A shared responsibility to protect a precious and limited resource | |
| A Dramowski, M Zunza, K Dube, M Parker, A Slogrove | 0 |
| Digital eye syndrome: COVID-19 lockdown side-effect? | |
| A J Munsamy, V Chetty | 0 |
Editorial
| What are we doing to the children of South Africa under the guise of COVID-19 lockdown? | |
| L van Bruwaene, F Mustafa, J Cloete, A Goga, R J Green |
| Collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic: Exacerbation of antimicrobial resistance and disruptions to antimicrobial stewardship programmes? | |
| V Chibabhai, A G Duse, O Perovic, G A Richards |
| The utility of 2009 H1N1 pandemic data in understanding the transmission potential and estimating the burden of COVID-19 in South Africa to guide mitigation strategies | |
| N Phaswana-Mafuya, O Shisana, G Gray, N Zungu, L-G Bekker, L Kuonza, K Zuma, S Baral |
| Freedom of speech and public interest, not allegiance, should underpin science advisement to government | |
| J A Singh, A Habib, J Jansen |
| Compelled testing for the novel Corona Virus | |
| P Kruger |
In Practice
| A policy and decision-making framework for South African doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| K Jones-Bonofiglio, N Nortjé |
| Consent for critical care research after death from COVID-19: Arguments for a waiver | |
| K Moodley, B W Allwood, T M Rossouw |
| Reintroduction of elective paediatric otolaryngology procedures in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| J K McGuire, J J Fagan, S Peer |
| Affordable digital innovation to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission among healthcare workers | |
| S Ntshalintshali, C Mnqwazi |
| Healthcare workers’ adherence to infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: A rapid qualitative evidence synthesis | |
| B-M Schmidt, S Cooper, A B Wiyeh, C S Wiysonge |