The importance of distinguishing COVID-19 from more common respiratory illnesses.
Wei ZhaoXingzhi XieYanyao DuPublished in: Epidemiology and infection (2020)
We recruited 1591 patients who presented to our fever clinics from 23 January 2020 to 16 February 2020. The different imaging findings between COVID-19 pneumonia and influenza A viruses, influenza B virus pneumonia were also investigated. Most patients were infected by influenza A and B viruses in the flu-season. A laboratory kit is urgently needed to test different viruses simultaneously. Computed tomography can help early screen suspected patients with COVID-19 and differentiate different virus-related pneumonia.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- pulmonary embolism
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- atomic force microscopy
- pet ct
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- single molecule
- disease virus