Abstract

In late December 2019, a cluster of cases with 2019 Novel Coronavirus pneumonia (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China, aroused worldwide concern. Previous studies have reported epidemiological and clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this brief review is to summarize those published studies as of late February 2020 on the clinical features, symptoms, complications, and treatments of COVID-19 and help provide guidance for frontline medical staff in the clinical management of this outbreak.

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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologyCoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PneumoniaOutbreak2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusDiseasePandemicCluster (spacecraft)Intensive care medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyInternal medicine

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BetacoronavirusCOVID-19ChinaCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsHumansPandemicsPneumoniaViralSARS-CoV-2

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Year
2020
Type
letter
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
1545-1549
Citations
1454
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Fang Jiang, Liehua Deng, Liangqing Zhang et al. (2020). Review of the Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of General Internal Medicine , 35 (5) , 1545-1549. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05762-w

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10.1007/s11606-020-05762-w
PMID
32133578
PMCID
PMC7088708

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