The prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the new coronavirus infection 2019-nCoV: Temporary guidelines Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The difficult tasks of rapid diagnosis and clinical management of patients with this infection have been set for health care professionals and physicians with the emergence of diseases caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in December, 2019. At present time, there is limited information on epidemiology, clinical features, prevention and treatment of this disease. It is known that the most common clinical manifestation of the novel variant of coronavirus infection is pneumonia, the significant patients number have registered the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. These recommendations in the document are largely based on evidence published by the World Health Organization, the Chinese and American Centers for Disease Control, the European Center for Disease Control specialists, and materials on the treatment and prevention of this infection. The guidelines are intended for physicians at infectious disease treatment and prevention facilities, as well as intensive care physicians at the intensive care departments of the infectious hospital.