March 2, 2020

Clinical characteristics of 36 non-survivors with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• A case series of 36 COVID-19 fatalities yields similar findings to prior research indicating that males with comorbidities are commonly among those who die of the disease. Median time from symptom onset to acute respiratory distress syndrome among these deaths was 11 days, while gradually decreasing lymphocytes and increased inflammation biomarkers were also common. 

Huang et al. (Feb 29, 2020). Clinical characteristics of 36 non-survivors with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Pre-print downloaded Feb 29 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.27.20029009