First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States
First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States
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DOI：
10.1056/nejmoa2001191
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发表时间：
2020-03-05
影响因子：
158.5
通讯作者：
Pillai, Satish K.
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作者：
Holshue, Michelle L.;DeBolt, Chas;Pillai, Satish K.
一名健康的35岁男性，曾访问过中国武汉，出现咳嗽和发烧，进展为肺炎。本报告描述了诊断，临床过程和管理的条件。该病例凸显了临床医生与地方、州和联邦各级公共卫生当局密切协调的重要性。始于中国武汉的新型冠状病毒（2019-nCoV）疫情迅速蔓延，目前多个国家都有确诊病例。我们报告了在美国确诊的首例2019-nCoV感染病例，并描述了该病例的识别、诊断、临床病程和管理，包括患者在发病第9天出现的最初轻度症状进展为肺炎。该病例凸显了地方、州和联邦各级临床医生和公共卫生当局之间密切协调的重要性，以及快速传播与这种新出现感染患者护理相关的临床信息的必要性。
A healthy 35 year-old man who had visited Wuhan, China, presented with cough and fever that progressed to pneumonia. This report describes the diagnosis, clinical course, and management of the condition. The case highlights the importance of close coordination between clinicians and public health authorities at the local, state, and federal levels.An outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that began in Wuhan, China, has spread rapidly, with cases now confirmed in multiple countries. We report the first case of 2019-nCoV infection confirmed in the United States and describe the identification, diagnosis, clinical course, and management of the case, including the patient's initial mild symptoms at presentation with progression to pneumonia on day 9 of illness. This case highlights the importance of close coordination between clinicians and public health authorities at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as the need for rapid dissemination of clinical information related to the care of patients with this emerging infection.