Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China
Prof Chaolin Huang, MD *
Yeming Wang, MD *
Prof Xingwang Li, MD *
Prof Lili Ren, PhD *
Prof Jianping Zhao, MD *
Yi Hu, MD *
et al.
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Published:January 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5
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By Jan 2, 2020, 41 admitted hospital patients were identified as laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection in Wuhan. 20 [49%]) of the 2019-nCoV-infected patients were aged 25–49 years, and 14 (34%) were aged 50–64 years (figure 1A). The median age of the patients was 49?0 years (IQR 41?0–58?0; table 1). In our cohort of the first 41 patients as of Jan 2, no children or adolescents were infected. Of the 41 patients, 13 (32%) were admitted to the ICU because they required high-flow nasal cannula or higher-level oxygen support measures to correct hypoxaemia. Most of the infected patients were men (30 [73%]); less than half had underlying diseases (13 [32%]), including diabetes (eight [20%]), hypertension (six [15%]), and cardiovascular disease (six [15%]).
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As of Jan 22, 2020, 28 (68%) of 41 patients have been discharged and six (15%) patients have died.
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext
Comment - The above paper pushes the onset of the disease back to Dec 1 with no contact with the market. It also suggests that half of those hospitalized where aged under 50. Given the demographics of the fatal cases this indicates that younger individuals are recovering. But the overall recovery rate of hospitalized cases is still only 68% after a minimum of 3 weeks from onset with 17% of cases still under care. - Ro
Prof Chaolin Huang, MD *
Yeming Wang, MD *
Prof Xingwang Li, MD *
Prof Lili Ren, PhD *
Prof Jianping Zhao, MD *
Yi Hu, MD *
et al.
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Published:January 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5
...
By Jan 2, 2020, 41 admitted hospital patients were identified as laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection in Wuhan. 20 [49%]) of the 2019-nCoV-infected patients were aged 25–49 years, and 14 (34%) were aged 50–64 years (figure 1A). The median age of the patients was 49?0 years (IQR 41?0–58?0; table 1). In our cohort of the first 41 patients as of Jan 2, no children or adolescents were infected. Of the 41 patients, 13 (32%) were admitted to the ICU because they required high-flow nasal cannula or higher-level oxygen support measures to correct hypoxaemia. Most of the infected patients were men (30 [73%]); less than half had underlying diseases (13 [32%]), including diabetes (eight [20%]), hypertension (six [15%]), and cardiovascular disease (six [15%]).
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As of Jan 22, 2020, 28 (68%) of 41 patients have been discharged and six (15%) patients have died.
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext
Comment - The above paper pushes the onset of the disease back to Dec 1 with no contact with the market. It also suggests that half of those hospitalized where aged under 50. Given the demographics of the fatal cases this indicates that younger individuals are recovering. But the overall recovery rate of hospitalized cases is still only 68% after a minimum of 3 weeks from onset with 17% of cases still under care. - Ro
