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Review
. 2020 Aug;60(8):954-975.
doi: 10.1002/jcph.1673. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

A Comprehensive Updated Review on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Yunzhao R Ren  1 , Amit Golding  2 , Alfred Sorbello  3 , Ping Ji  1 , Jianmeng Chen  1 , Bhawana Saluja  1 , Kimberly Witzmann  4 , Vikram Arya  5 , Kellie S Reynolds  5 , Su-Young Choi  5 , Nikolay P Nikolov  2 , Chandrahas Sahajwalla  1
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A Comprehensive Updated Review on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Yunzhao R Ren et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

This literature review aims to provide a comprehensive current summary of the pathogenesis, clinical features, disease course, host immune responses, and current investigational antiviral and immunomodulatory pharmacotherapies to facilitate the development of future therapies and measures for prevention and control.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; clinical characteristics; review; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article.

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