Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China

Abstract

In this single-center case series of 138 hospitalized patients with confirmed NCIP in Wuhan, China, presumed hospital-related transmission of 2019-nCoV was suspected in 41% of patients, 26% of patients received ICU care, and mortality was 4.3%.

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AdultAgedAged80 and overBetacoronavirusCOVID-19ChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCritical IllnessDisease TransmissionInfectiousFemaleHospitalizationHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumoniaViralReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2TomographyX-Ray ComputedVital SignsYoung Adult

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 323
Issue: 11
Pages: 1061-1061
Citations: 20883
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                                    Dawei Wang, 
                                
                                    Bo Hu, 
                                
                                    Chang Hu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China. 
                            JAMA
                            , 323
                            (11)
                            , 1061-1061.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.1585
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.1585
PMID: 32031570
PMCID: PMC7042881

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