February 28, 2020

Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Guan et al reviewed clinical data from 1,099 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients in China. They describe their composite end points, human and animal contacts, clinical symptoms, and radiological and laboratory diagnoses. They report that patients often presented without fever at admission (56.2%) and hospitalization (11.3%) and many did not have abnormal radiologic findings, a tool primarily used in diagnosis of pulmonary changes. This is an important consideration for physicians managing and identifying patients.

Guan et al. (Feb 28, 2020). Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China. The New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2002032