J Nippon Med Sch . Characteristics of COVID-19 Infection in Patients without a History of Travel to Infected Areas or Direct Contact with a Case-Patient

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J Nippon Med Sch


. 2020;87(4):240-242.
doi: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2020_87-411.
Characteristics of COVID-19 Infection in Patients without a History of Travel to Infected Areas or Direct Contact with a Case-Patient


BinBin Li ¹



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• PMID: 32908116
• DOI: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2020_87-411

Abstract

Objective: Little is known about COVID-19 patients who have not traveled to infected areas or had direct contact with infected persons. This report describes the clinical features of 28 such patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection.
Methods: Data on clinical characteristics during hospitalization were collected.
Results: Epidemiological exposures were investigated among patients reporting no travel to infected areas or direct contact with a case-patient. Patients presented with various symptoms, increased levels of inflammatory markers, and consolidation or ground-glass opacification on computed tomography scans.
Conclusions: The present report contributes critical information on the clinical presentation of COVID-19 patients without typical epidemiological exposures.

Keywords: COVID-19; computed tomography; epidemiology; infection; novel coronavirus.