The pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a highly contagious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing outbreak as a global public health emergency. Currently, the research on novel coronavirus is still in the primary stage. Based on the current published evidence, we systematically summarizes the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of knowledge surrounding COVID-19. This review in the hope of helping the public effectively recognize and deal with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and providing a reference for future studies.
International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2020 Mar 19 [Epub ahead of print]
Li-Sheng Wang, Yi-Ru Wang, Da-Wei Ye, Qing-Quan Liu
Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Center of Blood Purification, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China., Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China., Cancer Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China., Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Center of Blood Purification, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: .