The epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19

By Pan Zhai, Yanbing Ding, Xia Wu, Junke Long, Yanjun Zhong, Yiming Li. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2020

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Highlights • The mean incubation period is 2-14 days, and the basic reproduction number is 2.24-3.58.• COVID-19 infection should be diagnosed clinically with typical respiratory syndromes coupled with recent exposure.• Chest computerized tomography (CT) could facilitate early diagnosis.• Public health measures, such as isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment, can curb COVID-19.• Clinical trials assessing antivirals, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, glucocorticoids, convalescent plasma transfusion against COVID-19.

Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Neurology

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