Clinical features and outcomes of seven patients with COVID-19 in a family cluster

Autor: Ying Hu, Xiangyan Zhang, Cheng Zhang, Changrong Hu, Yao Hongmei, Zhao Li, Ye Xianwei, Xianchun Zeng, Zhang Yiling
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
BMC Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1471-2334
Popis: Background The family cluster is one of most important modes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission throughout China, and more details are needed about how family clusters cause the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Case presentation We retrospectively reviewed 7 confirmed cases from one family cluster. Both clinical features and laboratory examination results were described. Patient 1 had been in close contact with someone who was later confirmed to have COVID-19 in Wuhan City before he returned back to his hometown. He had dinner with 6 other members in his family. All the persons developed COVID-19 successively except for one older woman who neither had dinner with them nor shared a sleeping room with her husband. Six patients had mild or moderate COVID-19 but one older man with underlying diseases progressed into the severe type. After general and symptomatic treatments, all the patients recovered. Conclusions In a family cluster, having dinner together may be an important mode for the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. In this setting, most cases are mild with a favorable prognosis, while elderly patients with underlying diseases may progress into the severe type. For someone who has close contact with a confirmed case, 14-day isolation is necessary to contain virus transmission.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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