Letter to Editor

Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey

Volume: 14 Number: 2 January 20, 2020
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Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey

Abstract

Coronavirus Diesease 2019 (COVID-19), which was first seen in China in December 2019 and spread all over the world, has been reported to cause retention of the lower respiratory tract and cause acute respiratory distress syndrome. The first case was reported on 11 March 2020 in Turkey, WHO declared a pandemic on the same day A great struggle has started with the pandemic all over the world. Healthcare workers struggle at the forefront. In this article, the illness experience of a Turkish family physcian who had the infection is shared.



Aralık 2019’da Çin’de ilk kez görülen ve tüm dünyaya yayılan Koronavirüs 2019 Hastalığı (COVID-19)’un, alt solunum yollarının tutulmasına neden olduğu ve akut solunum yetmezliği sendromuna yol açtığı bildirilmiştir. Türkiye’de ilk olgu 11 Mart 2020 tarihinde bildirilmiş, aynı gün DSÖ pandemi ilan etmiştir. Bütün dünyada pandemi ile büyük bir mücadele başlatılmıştır. Sağlık çalışanları en önde mücadele etmektedir. Bu yazıda enfeksiyonu geçiren bir aile hekiminin hastalık deneyimi paylaşılmıştır.

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Thanks

Acknowledgments: I would like to thank Prof Vildan Avkan Oğuz, Assoc. Prof. Başak Bayram, Prof. Mehtap Kartal, Prof. Dilek Güldal, Prof. Dr Nilgün Özçakar and Prof Gülay Dirik for the diagnosis and treatment process in my fight against COVID-19. I would also like to thank all the working health and care workers, my loyal colleagues and managers.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases, Public Health, Environmental Health, Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Publication Date

January 20, 2020

Submission Date

May 3, 2020

Acceptance Date

May 5, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: 2

APA
Tekin, N. (2020). Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 14(2), 166-170. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.731521
AMA
1.Tekin N. Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey. TJFMPC. 2020;14(2):166-170. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.731521
Chicago
Tekin, Nil. 2020. “Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14 (2): 166-70. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.731521.
EndNote
Tekin N (January 1, 2020) Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14 2 166–170.
IEEE
[1]N. Tekin, “Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey”, TJFMPC, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 166–170, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.731521.
ISNAD
Tekin, Nil. “Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14/2 (January 1, 2020): 166-170. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.731521.
JAMA
1.Tekin N. Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey. TJFMPC. 2020;14:166–170.
MLA
Tekin, Nil. “Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 14, no. 2, Jan. 2020, pp. 166-70, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.731521.
Vancouver
1.Nil Tekin. Covid-19 Infection Experience of a Family Phycisian in Turkey. TJFMPC. 2020 Jan. 1;14(2):166-70. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.731521

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