J Korean Med Sci.
2020 Feb;35(5):e61. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e61.
The First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Imported into Korea from Wuhan, China: Implication for Infection Prevention and Control Measures
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- 2Infection Control Office, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- 3Designated Isolation Unit, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mdohmd@snu.ac.kr
- 5Department of Radiology, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- KMID: 2469353
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e61
Abstract
- In December 2019, a viral pneumonia outbreak caused by a novel betacoronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), began in Wuhan, China. We report the epidemiological and clinical features of the first patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia imported into Korea from Wuhan. This report suggests that in the early phase of 2019-nCoV pneumonia, chest radiography would miss patients with pneumonia and highlights taking travel history is of paramount importance for early detection and isolation of 2019-nCoV cases.
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