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the Lancet: Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China
A recent cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, was caused by a novel betacoronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). We report the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics and treatment and clinical outcomes of these patients.
Methods
All patients with suspected 2019-nCoV were admitted to a designated hospital in Wuhan. We prospectively collected and analysed data on patients with laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection by real-time RT-PCR and next-generation sequencing. Data were obtained with standardised data collection forms shared by WHO and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium from electronic medical records. Researchers also directly communicated with patients or their families to ascertain epidemiological and symptom data. Outcomes were also compared between patients who had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and those who had not. more…
zeit.online: Wir wissen noch nicht, was auf uns zukommt
China schottet ganze Landstriche ab, in Europa wird vor Panik gewarnt – wie passt das zusammen? Vier Gründe, warum das Coronavirus unsere volle Aufmerksamkeit verdient. mehr…
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zeit online: Mehr Menschen als bei Sars-Pandemie infiziert
Die Zahl der Infektionen mit dem Coronavirus ist weltweit auf mehr als 8.100 gestiegen. In China und Hongkong wird Schutzkleidung knapp. Das Nachrichten-Blog more…
