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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Natl Med Assoc
. 2020 Oct 22;S0027-9684(20)30334-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.09.151. Online ahead of print.
Epidemiological Features of 105 Patients Infected with the COVID-19
Ji-Chan Shi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhi-Jie Yu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Gui-Qing He[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wei Chen[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Xin-Chun Ye[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zheng-Xing Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiao-Qu Zhu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jiao-Zhi Pan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Xian-Gao Jiang[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Objective: To investigate and evaluate the clinical features of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outside of Wuhan.
Methods: 105 patients admitted to our hospital with clinical- and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection were studied. Data were collected from January 17, 2020 to March 5, 2020.
Results: 105 patients (57 male and 48 female) were confirmed to have COVID-19 infection. Among the 105 patients, 55 (52%) had made short trips to Wuhan during the two weeks before the onset of illness, and these were the first-generation confirmed cases. An exact date of close contact with someone in Wenzhou with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection from Wuhan (the second-generation confirmed cases) could be provided by 38 (36%) patients. Of the remaining patients, six (6%; the third-generation confirmed cases) were familial clusters of the second-generation confirmed cases, three (3%) had no definite epidemiological features, and 16 (15%) were from the same location as for the case report.
Conclusion: Due to the infectiousness of COVID-19, patients with infections should be diagnosed and treated as early as possible after developing fever symptoms or showing other clinical characteristics or imaging features. With respect to high-risk cases, we must focus on any complications that arise and take effective measures to treat them immediately. This will significantly improve the prognosis of patients with severe infections.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus; Clinical findings; Epidemiological features; Outside of Wuhan.
. 2020 Oct 22;S0027-9684(20)30334-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.09.151. Online ahead of print.
Epidemiological Features of 105 Patients Infected with the COVID-19
Ji-Chan Shi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhi-Jie Yu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Gui-Qing He[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wei Chen[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Xin-Chun Ye[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zheng-Xing Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiao-Qu Zhu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jiao-Zhi Pan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Xian-Gao Jiang[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33268103
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.09.151
Abstract
Objective: To investigate and evaluate the clinical features of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outside of Wuhan.
Methods: 105 patients admitted to our hospital with clinical- and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection were studied. Data were collected from January 17, 2020 to March 5, 2020.
Results: 105 patients (57 male and 48 female) were confirmed to have COVID-19 infection. Among the 105 patients, 55 (52%) had made short trips to Wuhan during the two weeks before the onset of illness, and these were the first-generation confirmed cases. An exact date of close contact with someone in Wenzhou with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection from Wuhan (the second-generation confirmed cases) could be provided by 38 (36%) patients. Of the remaining patients, six (6%; the third-generation confirmed cases) were familial clusters of the second-generation confirmed cases, three (3%) had no definite epidemiological features, and 16 (15%) were from the same location as for the case report.
Conclusion: Due to the infectiousness of COVID-19, patients with infections should be diagnosed and treated as early as possible after developing fever symptoms or showing other clinical characteristics or imaging features. With respect to high-risk cases, we must focus on any complications that arise and take effective measures to treat them immediately. This will significantly improve the prognosis of patients with severe infections.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus; Clinical findings; Epidemiological features; Outside of Wuhan.