Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Jun 2020)
2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taiwan: Reports of two cases from Wuhan, China
- Wei-Hsuan Huang,
- Ling-Chiao Teng,
- Ting-Kuang Yeh,
- Yu-Jen Chen,
- Wei-Jung Lo,
- Ming-Ju Wu,
- Chun-Shih Chin,
- Yu-Tse Tsan,
- Tzu-Chieh Lin,
- Jyh-Wen Chai,
- Chin-Fu Lin,
- Chien-Hao Tseng,
- Chia-Wei Liu,
- Chi-Mei Wu,
- Po-Yen Chen,
- Zhi-Yuan Shi,
- Po-Yu Liu
Affiliations
- Wei-Hsuan Huang
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ling-Chiao Teng
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ting-Kuang Yeh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Yu-Jen Chen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Wei-Jung Lo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ming-Ju Wu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chun-Shih Chin
- Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Yu-Tse Tsan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Tzu-Chieh Lin
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Jyh-Wen Chai
- Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chin-Fu Lin
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chien-Hao Tseng
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chia-Wei Liu
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Chi-Mei Wu
- Department of Nursing, Taichung Veteran General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Po-Yen Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Zhi-Yuan Shi
- Infection Control Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Infection Control Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650, Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Po-Yu Liu
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650, Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 53,
no. 3
pp. 481 – 484
Abstract
We reported two cases with community-acquired pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who returned from Wuhan, China in January, 2020. The reported cases highlight non-specific clinical presentations of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as the importance of rapid laboratory-based diagnosis.
