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Eight No patients developed severe acute respiratory distress nor required intensive care unit admission or mechanical ventilation. After a median hospital stay of Future research should extend this Australian case series to examine global epidemiological variation of this novel infection.
Patients were treated and managed during the early biocontainment phase of the national response, where patients were mostly managed in hospital and under quarantine following advice from state public health units. Informed consent was obtained from all 11 patients.
Descriptive statistical analyses, including median and interquartile range IQR , were undertaken on continuous variables. Categorical variables were described as percentages and frequency rates. His relatives had recently travelled to Wuhan prior to the family gathering.
All patients were admitted and managed using standard, contact and droplet precautions. Although not required by jurisdictional public health guidelines, negative pressure rooms were used.
