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A report of clinical diagnosis and treatment of nine cases of coronavirus disease 2019

Qing Chen, Bin Quan, Xiaoning Li, Guangjian Gao, Wenqiang Zheng, Jun Zhang, Zhiyun Zhang, Chunsheng Liu, Li Li, Chenglin Wang, Guihua Zhang, Jiajia Li, Yunhai Dai, Jianghua Yang, Wenzheng Han

2020Journal of Medical Virology83 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has become an important public health issue in the world. More than 118 000 cases were confirmed around the world. The main clinical manifestations were respiratory symptoms and occasional gastrointestinal symptoms. However, there is no unified standard for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. In the retrospective analysis, we report nine cases of COVID-19, describe the history of contact, clinical manifestations, the course of diagnosis and clinical treatment before, during and after treatment.

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CoronavirusMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Public healthRetrospective cohort studyPandemicIntensive care medicineVirologyPediatricsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicinePathologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19