2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taiwan: Reports of two cases from Wuhan, China

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2020 Jun;53(3):481-484. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.02.009. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • COVID-19
  • China
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / diagnosis*
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / drug therapy
  • Communicable Diseases, Imported / virology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / virology
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
  • Coronavirus Infections / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Taiwan
  • Travel

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents