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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): The right clinical information, right where it's needed

BMJ Best Practice.

A potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] The clinical presentation is generally that of a respiratory infection with a symptom severity ranging from a mild common cold-like illness, to a severe viral ...

Betacoronavirus/pathogénicité, Infections à coronavirus/imagerie diagnostique, Infections à coronavirus/complications, Infections à coronavirus/traitement médicamenteux, Pneumopathie virale/imagerie diagnostique, Pneumopathie virale/traitement médicamenteux, Pneumopathie virale/complications, Pandémies/statistiques et données numériques, Aggravation transitoire des symptômes, Groupes à Risque, Chine/épidémiologie, Pneumonie associée aux soins/diagnostic, Personnel de santé/organisation et administration, État de porteur sain/transmission, Transmission verticale de maladie infectieuse/prévention et contrôle

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Summary of the international clinical guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired and ventilator-acquired pneumonia

Nosocomial pneumonia is a frequent infection that is classified into two groups [1]: HAP, which develops in hospitalised patients after 48 h of admission, and does not require (but may include) artificial ventilation at the time of diagnosis [2, 3]; and VAP, which occurs in intensive care unit (ICU) pati...