Katarzyna Wieczorek1, *Klaudia Kulak1, Aleksander Krupski1, Zuzanna Fajfer1, Lukasz Szarpak2
Rheumatic drugs as part of the treatment of patients with COVID-19
1Student’s Journal Club, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
2Faculty of Medicine, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
To the Editor
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which spread rapidly throughout China, become global issue. SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cause an acute respiratory infection in animals and humans (1). Mainly transmitted throughout respiratory tracts, spreads by droplets from sneezing or cough (2). The biggest issue is no sufficient information about how to prevent developing infection caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is a real threat for patient with comorbidities.
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Piśmiennictwo
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otrzymano: 2019-10-18
zaakceptowano do druku: 2019-11-08
Adres do korespondencji:
*Klaudia Kulak
Student’s Journal Club, Lazarski University
Swieradowska 43 Str., 02-662 Warsaw, Poland
klaudia4857@gmail.com
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