articleMilitary Medical ResearchFeb 6, 2020DIAMOND OA

A rapid advice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infected pneumonia (standard version)

Wuhan University · Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · +7 more institutions

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Abstract

In December 2019, a new type viral pneumonia cases occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province; and then named "2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)" by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 January 2020. For it is a never been experienced respiratory disease before and with infection ability widely and quickly, it attracted the world's attention but without treatment and control manual. For the request from frontline clinicians and public health professionals of 2019-nCoV infected pneumonia management, an evidence-based guideline urgently needs to be developed. Therefore, we drafted this guideline according to the rapid advice guidelines methodology and general rules of WHO guideline development; we also added the…

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Guideline
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Pneumonia
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Pandemic
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Coronavirus
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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