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  • 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 Cordoba (Argentina), highlighting telemedicine as a novel form of outpatient management Methodology: We describe the first confirmed case of COVID-19 disease in Cordoba (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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?:journal
  • Revista_de_la_Facultad_de_Ciencias_Medicas_de_Cordoba
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  • unk
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  • WHO
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  • [Covid-19 disease. Report of the first confirmed case in Cordoba (Argentina) and literatura review]
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?:who_covidence_id
  • #617023
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  • 2020

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