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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study

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Characteristics of patients who died were in line with the MuLBSTA score, an early warning model for predicting mortality in viral pneumonia, and further investigation is needed to explore the applicability of the Mu LBSTA scores in predicting the risk of mortality in 2019-nCoV infection.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2020-01-30 and is currently open access. It has received 16282 citations till now.

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COVID-19 and its implications for thrombosis and anticoagulation.

TL;DR: COVID-19–associated coagulopathy should be managed as it would be for any critically ill patient, following the established practice of using thromboembolic prophylaxis for critically ill hospitalized patients, and standard supportive care measures for those with sepsis-induced coagULopathy or DIC.
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Pathological inflammation in patients with COVID-19: a key role for monocytes and macrophages.

TL;DR: The potentially pathological roles of macrophages during SARS-CoV-2 infection are described and ongoing and prospective therapeutic strategies to modulate macrophage activation in patients with COVID-19 are discussed.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health.

TL;DR: This outbreak is leading to additional health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear globally, which can weaken strategies of COVID-19 control and lead to more morbidity and mental health needs at global level.
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The pathogenesis and treatment of the `Cytokine Storm' in COVID-19.

TL;DR: This article reviews the occurrence mechanism and treatment strategies of the COVID-19 virus-induced inflammatory storm in attempt to provide valuable medication guidance for clinical treatment.
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The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients

TL;DR: It remains to make clear whether the potential invasion of SARS‐CoV2 is partially responsible for the acute respiratory failure of patients with COVID‐19, which emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and rapidly spreads around the world.
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Isolation of a Novel Coronavirus from a Man with Pneumonia in Saudi Arabia

TL;DR: The clinical picture was remarkably similar to that of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 and reminds us that animal coronaviruses can cause severe disease in humans.
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Origin and evolution of pathogenic coronaviruses

TL;DR: The viral factors that enabled the emergence of diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome are explored and the diversity and potential of bat-borne coronaviruses are highlighted.
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