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A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes


Christina Eleftheriades

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on elderly patients, and thus, adequate treatment plans are essential.  This qualitative report provides recommendations for the supportive care and treatment of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with COVID-19.  A treatment protocol was developed in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in an LTCF based in Johannesburg and was implemented over a 3-month period.


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eISSN: 2078-6204
print ISSN: 2078-6190