Novel coronavirus: A capsule review for primary care and acute care physicians

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Ankit Kumar SahuPraveen Aggarwal

Abstract

Novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new emerging infectious agent causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since the reporting of early cases of COVID-19 from China on December 29, 2019 till March 15, 2020, it has affected 1,42,539 humans in 135 countries, including 82 cases in India. As it is a difficult task for first-contact physicians, i.e. primary care and acute care physicians, to comprehend the fast-growing knowledge about nCoV and apply for prevention and care of suspected cases of COVID-19, we have tried to provide an updated capsule review of nCoV infection and management of COVID-19. It includes the evidence-based information on epidemiological determinants (agent, host, and environment) of the disease, its clinical features, clinical and laboratory diagnosis, basic infection prevention and control measures, and clinical management of COVID-19 cases. This review also includes the succinct summary of World Health Organization and Center for Diseases Control and Prevention interim guidelines (as of March 15, 2020) on nCoV.

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Citations

Sep 10, 2020·BJGP Open·Patricia HustonWilliam Hogg
Oct 13, 2020·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine·Ankit Kumar SahuPraveen Aggarwal

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BETA
bronchoalveolar

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