Abstract
We reported two cases with community-acquired pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who returned from Wuhan, China in January, 2020. The reported cases highlight non-specific clinical presentations of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as the importance of rapid laboratory-based diagnosis.
Keywords:
COVID-19; Emerging infectious diseases; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; Zoonosis.
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
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COVID-19
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China
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / diagnosis*
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / drug therapy
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / virology
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
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Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
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Community-Acquired Infections / virology
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
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Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
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Coronavirus Infections / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
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Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy
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Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
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SARS-CoV-2
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Taiwan
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Travel