Authors’ response to the Letter to the Editor regarding: Preventive home therapy for symptomatic patients affected by COVID-19 and followed by teleconsultations

Gennaro D'Amato; Luca Acanfora; Lucrezia Delli Paoli; Maria D'Amato

doi:10.4081/mrm.2021.768

Authors’ response to the Letter to the Editor regarding: Preventive home therapy for symptomatic patients affected by COVID-19 and followed by teleconsultations

Authors

Gennaro D'Amato Division of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Department of Chest Diseases, High Specialty “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1900-8593
Luca Acanfora Managing Director of the Covid-19 nasopharyngeal testing project, for the cooperation agreement between High Specialization in Infectious Diseases “Cotugno Hospital” and “Sovereign Military of Malta” in Naples, Federico II University of Naples
Lucrezia Delli Paoli Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Second University of Naples “L. Vanvitelli”, “San Michele” High Specialty Hospital, Maddaloni (CE)
Maria D'Amato Respiratory Department, Federico II University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, AO dei Colli, Naples

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2021.768

Keywords:

COVID-19, LMWH

Abstract

Dear Editor,

We have carefully read the comments by Adiletta and colleagues...

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