Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection: What a doctor on the frontline needs to know.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
; 55: 24-29, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-245314
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a zoonotic respiratory infection originating from Wuhan, China. Rapidly spreading from Wuhan to all inhabited continents of the world, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2019. Infected patients present with fever and cough; radiological features include bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray and computed tomography scanning. Management is supportive with oxygen supplementation, broad-spectrum antibiotics as well as careful fluid balancing. A number of drugs, both new and old, are currently in clinical trials and being used on an experimental basis in clinical practice. The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest worldwide public health crisis of a generation, and has led to seismic political, economic and social changes. This review provides an overview of COVID-19 for junior doctors who find themselves on a new frontline of healthcare.
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Prognostic study
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English
Journal:
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Year:
2020
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Article
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J.amsu.2020.05.014
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