Clinical characteristics of novel coronavirus cases in tertiary hospitals in Hubei Province.

CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients with 2019-nCoV coronavirus pneumonia present with fever as the first symptom, and most of them still showed typical manifestations of viral pneumonia on chest imaging. Middle-aged and elderly patients with underlying comorbidities are susceptible to respiratory failure and may have a poorer prognosis.
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Source: Chinese Medical Journal - February 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kui L, Fang YY, Deng Y, Liu W, Wang MF, Ma JP, Xiao W, Wang YN, Zhong MH, Li CH, Li GC, Liu HG Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research