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100			_aMangla A G
245			_aTreatment modalities of home isolated COVID-19 patients in India: Lessons learnt
300			_aP.313-320
520			_aThis study investigated the treatment modalities that medical practitioners in India followed for home-isolated patients. The responses via web-based survey from 201 medical practitioners treating more than 11000 COVID-19 patients, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, were analysed using STATA 11. Furthermore, we have also compared the treatment modalities followed by doctors in government and private setups. Doctors from both set up recommended protein diets followed by liquids, fruits and vegetables. Interestingly, 61.1% of government doctors advised COVID-19 treatment based on symptoms alone without an RT-PCR test, in contrast to private practitioners (38.9%). Around 45% of doctors advised blood anticoagulants to their patients. Among the various drugs, oral steroids and fabiflu prescriptions were predominantly preferred by private doctors in comparison to government doctors who preferred giving antibiotics for treatment. The present study reflects the doctors' zest to contain and cure the COVID-19 disease through their best-understood management regime guided by experience and laid guidelines to deify the suddenness of this pandemic and uphold human life, yet retrospectively, usage of drugs still needs to be established in the light of science through trials and evidence.
654			_aCOVID-19 management _aCOVID-19 _aHome isolation _aMedical practitioners _aTreatment modality
700			_aBhardwaj P
773	0		_0125285 _9109968 _dNew Delhi NISCAIR _tIndian Journal of Natural Products and Resources _x0976-0504
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