Similarity in Case Fatality Rates (CFR) of COVID-19/SARS-COV-2 in Italy and China

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 125-128

  Porcheddu, Rossella ^a   Serra, Caterina ^b   Kelvin, David ^c,d   Kelvin, Nikki ^c   Rubino, Salvatore ^b  

^a JIDC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d International Institute of Infection and Immunity   (China)

Author keywords

Case Fatality Rates SARS CoV 19; Italy; Novel coronavirus COVID 19; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS; ARTICLE; CASE FATALITY RATE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FRAILTY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; PATIENT ISOLATION; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; QUARANTINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; TRAVEL RELATED DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BETACORONAVIRUS; CHILD; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; YOUNG ADULT;

COVID-19; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETACORONAVIRUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CONTACT TRACING; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85081597734     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.12600     Document Type: Article

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