The First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Imported into Korea from Wuhan, China: Implication for Infection Prevention and Control Measures

J Korean Med Sci. 2020 Feb 10;35(5):e61. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e61.

Abstract

In December 2019, a viral pneumonia outbreak caused by a novel betacoronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), began in Wuhan, China. We report the epidemiological and clinical features of the first patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia imported into Korea from Wuhan. This report suggests that in the early phase of 2019-nCoV pneumonia, chest radiography would miss patients with pneumonia and highlights taking travel history is of paramount importance for early detection and isolation of 2019-nCoV cases.

Keywords: 2019-nCoV; Coronavirus; Outbreak; Pneumonia; Radiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • COVID-19
  • China
  • Coronavirus Infections* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronavirus Infections* / transmission
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Medical History Taking
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / etiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / transmission
  • Radiography, Thoracic*
  • Republic of Korea
  • Travel