Wuhan Coronavirus
In this Hippo Education Short, Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Devang Patel sits down with our good friend Dr. Neda Frayha to discuss what we know so far about the new 2019-n-CoV coronavirus outbreak and what front-line clinicians can do if we suspect a patient of ours might have this viral illness.
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Munster VJ, Koopmans M, van Doremalen M, et al. A novel coronavirus emerging in China - key questions for impact assessment. N Engl J Med, 24 Jan 2020. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2000929
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Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Lancet, 24 Jan 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(20)30183-5
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Chan JF, Yuan S, Kok KH, et al. A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster. Lancet, 24 Jan 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30154-9
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Resource:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-n-CoV PUI Case Investigation Form: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/pui-form.pdfpdf icon
