M. Le Maréchal , P. Morand , O. Epaulard , B. Némoz
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in the city of Wuhan, China. The disease rapidly spread to the rest of China, to Southern-East Asia, then to Europe, America, and on to the rest of the world. COVID-19 is associated with a betacoronavirus named SARS-CoV-2. The virus penetrates the organism through the respiratory tract, conveyed by contaminated droplets. The main cell receptor targeted is the surface-bound ACE-2. As of the 26th July 2020, 15,200,000 COVID-19 cases and 650,000 deaths were reported worldwide. The mortality rate is estimated between 1.3 and 18.3%. The reproductive rate without any public health intervention is estimated around 4-5.1 in France. Most hospitalized patients for COVID-19 present respiratory symptoms, which in some cases is associated with fever. Up to 86% of admissions to ICU are related to acute respiratory failure. To date, no anti-viral therapy has proven its efficacy considering randomized trials. Only immunomodulatory treatments such as corticosteroids have shown to cause significant improvement in patient outcome.
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L''organe d''expression de la Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française (SPILF).
Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses is the official publication of the Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française (SPILF). Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses is indexed in the major databases: Medline, Web of Science/Clarivate and Scopus. The journal publishes scientific /research articles, general reviews, short communications and letters, in both English and French. The journal welcomes submissions on the various aspects of infectious pathologies and pathogenic agents. Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses focuses on clinical therapeutics, nosocomial infections, biology, prevention, as well as epidemiology and therapeutics.