First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States

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• Alternative Title:
  N Engl J Med
• Personal Author:
  Holshue, Michelle L. ; DeBolt, Chas ; Lindquist, Scott ; Lofy, Kathy H. ; Wiesman, John ; Bruce, Hollianne ; Spitters, Christopher ; Ericson, Keith ; Wilkerson, Sara ; Tural, Ahmet ; Diaz, George ; Cohn, Amanda ; Fox, LeAnne ; Patel, Anita ; Gerber, Susan I. ; Kim, Lindsay ; Tong, Suxiang ; Lu, Xiaoyan ; Lindstrom, Steve ; Pallansch, Mark A. ; Weldon, William C. ; Biggs, Holly M. ; Uyeki, Timothy M. ; Pillai, Satish K.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Betacoronavirus Blood Chemical Analysis Clinical Laboratory Techniques Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Progression Genome, Viral Humans Lung Male Pneumonia, Viral Radiography, Thoracic Sequence Analysis, DNA Travel

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• Source:
  N Engl J Med. 2020; 382(10):929-936
• Pubmed ID:
  32004427
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7092802
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China ; United States
• Volume:
  382
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:12685f374f6aac2526e3c96da060bb755416a8fc7886b7ed3de3f5b8e9c50f61
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86573/cdc_86573_DS1.pdf
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