Differential diagnosis of illness in patients under investigation for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), Italy, February 2020
Licia Bordi, Emanuele Nicastri, Laura Scorzolini, Antonino Di, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Concetta Castilletti, Eleonora Lalle
Abstract
A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as the causative pathogen of an ongoing outbreak of respiratory disease, now named COVID-19. Most cases and sustained transmission occurred in China, but travel-associated cases have been reported in other countries, including Europe and Italy. Since the symptoms are similar to other respiratory infections, differential diagnosis in travellers arriving from countries with wide-spread COVID-19 must include other more common infections such as influenza and other respiratory tract diseases.
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OutbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Transmission (telecommunications)CoronavirusMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusDifferential diagnosisRespiratory tract infectionsPandemicRespiratory tractPneumoniaVirologyDiseaseRespiratory systemIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicinePathologyEngineeringElectrical engineeringSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies