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Open Access 01-12-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Research Letter

Clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

Authors: Chao Cao, Meiping Chen, Li He, Jiao Xie, Xiaomin Chen

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has put unprecedented challenges on the public health [1, 2]. It is well- known that most of the infected patients presented with fever or respiratory manifestations, while a portion of patients presented with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms [2]. In early published study from the USA, SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA has been present in the feces of the illness [3]. However, part of COVID-19 patients present GI symptoms at the onset of diseases may be overlooked by clinicians [4]. …
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Title
Clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms
Authors
Chao Cao
Meiping Chen
Li He
Jiao Xie
Xiaomin Chen
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03034-x

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