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

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

Fang Jiang  1 , Liehua Deng  2 , Liangqing Zhang  3 , Yin Cai  1 , Chi Wai Cheung  1 , Zhengyuan Xia  4   5
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Review of the Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Fang Jiang et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 May.

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.

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The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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