COVID-19: a primer for healthcare providers
| Autor: | Timothy M Peters, Emily Mai, Donna M. Bearden, Yu Hsin Cheng, Patricia B Aiken |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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China
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Pneumonia Viral Psychological intervention Hospitalist 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Patient Isolation Betacoronavirus 03 medical and health sciences Presentation 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic medicine Humans Infection control 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics media_common Infection Control SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public health COVID-19 Main Topic General Medicine medicine.disease Coronavirus Atypical pneumonia Medical emergency Nosocomial Coronavirus Infections business Healthcare providers |
| Zdroj: | Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift Wiener klinische Wochenschrift |
| ISSN: | 1613-7671 0043-5325 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00508-020-01678-x |
| Popis: | Summary According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the China office was first notified of cases of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan City on 31 December 2019. A viral genome sequence of a novel coronavirus, currently termed SARS-CoV‑2, with a disease process called COVID-19 was released 1 week later via online resources to obtain public health support in control of spread. Since then, the virus rapidly evolved into a global pandemic. Therefore, healthcare providers need to be familiar with the clinical presentation of infected patients and measures to quickly isolate them. The prevention of nosocomial spread is paramount to proper control of COVID-19 and is reviewed. Currently, treatment is supportive. Researchers are working to develop vaccines and identify effective antiviral interventions. Those recently discussed in the literature are briefly reviewed. |
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