1. First Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Childhood Leukemia in China.
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Zhao Y, Zhao W, Wang A, Qian F, Wang S, Zhuang L, Zhang F, Sun D, and Gao G
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- Beijing epidemiology, COVID-19, Child, Preschool, China epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections pathology, Coronavirus Infections virology, Humans, Leukemia diagnosis, Leukemia therapy, Male, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral pathology, Pneumonia, Viral virology, SARS-CoV-2, Betacoronavirus isolation & purification, Coronavirus Infections blood, Leukemia virology, Pneumonia, Viral blood
- Abstract
We report the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) comorbid with leukemia in a patient hospitalized in Beijing, China. The patient showed a prolonged manifestation of symptoms and a protracted diagnosis period of COVID-19. It is necessary to extend isolation time, increase the number of nucleic acid detections and conduct early symptomatic treatment for children with both COVID-19 and additional health problems.
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- 2020
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