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Virological assessment of hospitalized patients with COVID-2019.
Nature - 1 May 2020
Wölfel Roman, Corman Victor M, Guggemos Wolfgang, Seilmaier Michael, Zange Sabine, Müller Marcel A, Niemeyer Daniela, Jones Terry C, Vollmar Patrick, Rothe Camilla, Hoelscher Michael, Bleicker Tobias, Brünink Sebastian, Schneider Julia, Ehmann Rosina, Zwirglmaier Katrin, Drosten Christian, Wendtner Clemens
Abstract excerpt
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infection of the respiratory tract that emerged in late 20191,2. Initial outbreaks in China involved 13.8% of cases with severe courses, and 6.1% of cases with critical courses3. This severe presentation may result from the virus using a virus receptor that is expressed predominantly in the lung2,4; the same receptor tropism is thought to have determined the...
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