Global challenges to urology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

TY - JOUR

T1 - Global challenges to urology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

AU - Ahmed, Kamran

AU - Hayat, Sulaiman

AU - Dasgupta, Prokar

PY - 2020/6/1

Y1 - 2020/6/1

N2 - Since the first report of coronavirus commonly termed as COVID-19 in China, it has progressed into a pandemic and Italy has been one of the countries worst hit. Coronaviruses are enveloped ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses that cause respiratory, entero-hepatic, and neurologic diseases in humans and mammals. More specifically the coronavirus causing the current pandemic is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The common symptoms include a dry continuous cough, fever and shortness of breath; severe cases involve pneumonia which may require ventilatory support.

AB - Since the first report of coronavirus commonly termed as COVID-19 in China, it has progressed into a pandemic and Italy has been one of the countries worst hit. Coronaviruses are enveloped ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses that cause respiratory, entero-hepatic, and neurologic diseases in humans and mammals. More specifically the coronavirus causing the current pandemic is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The common symptoms include a dry continuous cough, fever and shortness of breath; severe cases involve pneumonia which may require ventilatory support.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083865867&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/bju.15082

DO - 10.1111/bju.15082

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 32275792

AN - SCOPUS:85083865867

SN - 1464-4096

VL - 125

SP - E5-E6

JO - BJU International

JF - BJU International

IS - 6

ER -