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ArticleSingapore medical journal2021

COVID-19 in Singapore - a case series from primary care.

Sai Zhen Sim, Sok Huang Teo, Jing Wen Kong, Ziliang Lim, Ming Yann Karen Ng, Wern Ee Tang

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Article in Singapore medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sai Zhen SimNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Sok Huang TeoNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Jing Wen KongNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Ziliang LimNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Ming Yann Karen NgNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.
Wern Ee TangNational Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, early case detection is vital to limiting community spread. We describe our experiences with four COVID-19 cases at the polyclinics in January and February 2020. This retrospective case series highlights the challenges primary care clinicians face in the early identification of suspect cases based on clinical criteria only. To improve case detection, clinicians can sharpen their clinical acumen by keeping abreast with the latest COVID-19 developments and by maintaining a high state of vigilance.

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Primary Health CareAdultAgedCOVID-19FemaleHumansMalePandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Singaporecase detectionCOVID-19primary care

Identifiers

PMID33619580
PMCPMC8027156

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