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).
Announcements
SAMJ October 2020 |
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| The full issue of Vol. 110 No. 10 is available for viewing and download under 'Issues' | |
| Posted: 2020-07-08 | |
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Online First: COVID-19 in South Africa
Table of Contents
Correspondence
| Trends in paediatric tuberculosis diagnoses in two South African hospitals early in the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| L Lebina, M Dube, K Hlongwane, H Brahmbatt, S G Lala, G Reubenson, N Martinson |
| COVID-19 collateral damage: Alcohol rub dermatitis as an emerging problem | |
| S M Alves, A J Arendse, S M H Kannenberg |
| The challenges of maintaining non-COVID medicine services at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, during COVID-19 | |
| M Sonderup, W Spearman, I Ross, N Gogela, M Combrinck, M Setshedi, N Wearne, S Hoosain, J-J Kruger, B Mbena, D Boayke, T Muchenje, M Masikati, E Okeyo, B Makhura, J Botha, L Hlongwane, N Ntusi |
Editorial
| Access to novel therapies for COVID-19 – distributive justice and Russian roulette? | |
| M S Pepper |
| Protecting healthcare workers: A critical part of the COVID-19 response | |
| L-G Bekker, S Delany-Moretlwe, B Biccard, L du Toit, L B Lovat, H-M Dehbi, R Moonesinghe, H Rees, M S Avidan |
In Practice
| Prolonged treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia with high-flow nasal oxygen: A story of oxygen and resilience | |
| G G Audley, P Frankenfeld, S Dlamini, P Raubenheimer, J Hoare, L Cairncross, R van den Berg, M V Gule, G Calligaro |
| Opportunities from a new disease for an old threat: Extending COVID-19 efforts to address tuberculosis in South Africa | |
| M Loveday, H Cox, D Evans, J Furin, N Ndjeka, M Osman, K Naidoo; for the National TB Think Tank 'Optimising TB Treatment Outcomes' Task Team |
| Age discrimination in critical care triage in South Africa: The law and the allocation of scarce health resources in the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| N Erasmus |
| Critical care triage during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: A constitutional imperative! | |
| B Morrow, P D Gopalan, I Joubert, F Paruk, A Pope |
| Long-COVID: An evolving problem with an extensive impact | |
| M Mendelson, J Nel, L Blumberg, S A Madhi, M Dryden, W Stevens, F W D Venter |
| Maintaining focus on administering effective malaria treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| J Raman, K I Barnes, L Baker, M Blaylock, L Blumberg, J Frean, E Misiani, I S Ukpe |
| Managing the healthcare demand-supply gap during and after COVID-19: The need to review the approach to healthcare priority-setting in South Africa | |
| G C Solanki, T Wilkinson, E Daviaud, D Besada, C R Tamandjou Tchuem, S Docrat, S M Cleary |
Research
| Postmortem lung biopsies from four patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa | |
| C Bruce-Brand, B W Allwood, C F N Koegelenberg, U Lalla, E Louw, A H Diacon, P T Schubert |
| The impact of COVID-19 on routine patient care from a laboratory perspective | |
| E C Kruger, R Banderker, R T Erasmus, A E Zemlin |
Review
| Rapid evolution of our understanding of the pathogenesis of COVID-19: Implications for therapy | |
| F Mustafa, R Giles, M S Pepper |