Approach to acute febrile illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Manasvini Bhatt, Manish Soneja, Nitin Gupta
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a febrile respiratory illness that has spread rampantly across the globe and has emerged as one of the biggest pandemics of all time. Besides the direct effects of COVID-19 on mortality, collateral impacts on diagnosis and management of acute febrile illnesses (AFI) is a matter of great concern. The overlap in presentation, shunting of available resources and infection control precautions in patients with suspected COVID-19 result in a significant delay in diagnoses and management of AFI. This review highlights the challenges in the management of acute febrile illness during COVID pandemic and possible solutions for the same.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care medicineDiseaseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and control