ISSN: 2155-9899
Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, 17 Lu-Jiang Road, Hefei 230001, People’s Republic of China, P.R. China
Research Article
Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of 74 COVID-19 Patients from Cities outside Wuhan: A Descriptive Study
Author(s): Yang Jiazhao*
Background: Since December 2019, pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), namely COVID-19,
has rapidly spread from Wuhan city to other cities across China, with the cumulative number of infections
reaching 80,000. According to official data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, clinical
characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Wuhan are significantly different from COVID-19 patients in other cities.
Objective: To describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of 74 hospitalized patients
with COVID-19.
Design: Retrospective, single-center case study.
Methods: Clinical data of 74 COVID-19 patients discharged from the Anhui Provincial Hospital Infectious
Disease Hospital (Hefei city, Anhui Province) from .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9899.20.11.592