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03.11.2020 | COVID-19 | Editorial
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COVID-19: what the clinician should know about post-mortem findings
verfasst von:
Danny Jonigk, Bruno Märkl, Julie Helms
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 1/2021
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Excerpt
As of September 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has led to over 33 million infections and 1.000.000 deaths worldwide [
1]. Compared to other coronavirus outbreaks (SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV), SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by a higher basic reproductive rate and an overall lower mortality [
2]. However, while coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically begins as an infection of the upper aerodigestive tract, it may progress to severe forms, with an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and a multisystemic disease. …