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Clinical characteristics of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on a cruise ship.
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Journal of Infection & Chemotherapy (Elsevier Inc.) . Nov2020, Vol. 26 Issue 11, p1177-1180. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- A large COVID-19 outbreak occurred on the cruise ship Diamond Princess in February 2020. Little information has been reported about the clinical characteristics of the patients. This single-center, retrospective, observational study was conducted in Yokohama, Japan. We included symptomatic patients who were infected on the ship and admitted to our hospital between 5 and 19 February 2020. All the cases were confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We confirmed 17 cases. The average age was 69 years; 10 patients were Asian and 7 were Caucasian. Eleven patients had one or more chronic diseases. The major symptoms were cough and fever. Chest computed tomography (CT) scans found bilateral ground-glass opacities predominantly in the peripheral area, which were similar to reports from cases in China. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were higher in severe and critical cases than in mild to moderate cases. The moderate to severe cases reached symptomatic resolution; one of the three critical cases resulted in death due to multiple organ failure. SARS-CoV-2 was detected by PCR at an average of 7 days after symptomatic resolution. Cough and fever, increased blood CRP levels, and CT findings of bilateral ground-glass opacities predominantly in the peripheral lung were characteristic of the COVID-19 cases in this study. These findings were compatible with those of previous reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COVID-19
*CRUISE ships
*COVID-19 pandemic
*SYMPTOMS
*SARS-CoV-2
*COUGH
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1341321X
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Infection & Chemotherapy (Elsevier Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145497345
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2020.06.010