Review of the Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Fang Jiang; Liehua Deng; Liangqing Zhang; Yin Cai; Chi Wai Cheung; Zhengyuan Xia

doi:10.1007/s11606-020-05762-w

Review of the Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

J Gen Intern Med. 2020 May;35(5):1545-1549. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05762-w. Epub 2020 Mar 4.

Authors

Fang Jiang¹, Liehua Deng², Liangqing Zhang³, Yin Cai¹, Chi Wai Cheung¹, Zhengyuan Xia^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China. zyxia@hku.hk.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China. zyxia@hku.hk.

Abstract

In late December 2019, a cluster of cases with 2019 Novel Coronavirus pneumonia (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China, aroused worldwide concern. Previous studies have reported epidemiological and clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this brief review is to summarize those published studies as of late February 2020 on the clinical features, symptoms, complications, and treatments of COVID-19 and help provide guidance for frontline medical staff in the clinical management of this outbreak.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Wuhan; coronavirus; pneumonia; review.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
China
Coronavirus Infections
Coronavirus*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2