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. 2020 Mar 17;323(11):1092-1093.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.1623.

Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Novel Coronavirus Infections Involving 13 Patients Outside Wuhan, China

De Chang  1 , Minggui Lin  2 , Lai Wei  3 , Lixin Xie  1 , Guangfa Zhu  4 , Charles S Dela Cruz  5 , Lokesh Sharma  5
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Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics of Novel Coronavirus Infections Involving 13 Patients Outside Wuhan, China

De Chang et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This case series uses patient hospital data to summarize the clinical presentation and laboratory and imaging findings of 13 patients with confirmed 2019-nCoV infection admitted to hospitals in Beijing in January 2020.

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Figure.. Chest Imaging of Patients Infected With 2019 Novel Coronavirus
A, Chest radiograph from a 69-year-old man, showing scattered opacities in lower left lobe (arrowhead). B, Normal chest radiograph from a 32-year-old woman. C, Chest computed tomography (CT) scan from a 49-year-old woman, showing bilateral ground glass opacities (arrowheads). D, Normal chest CT scan from a 34-year-old man.
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