Open AccessThe Role of Fever Clinics in the Strategic Triage of Suspected Cases of Imported COVID-19
Author(s) -
Hui Jia,
Yuele Chang,
Long Zhao,
Yunxia Li,
Lei Chen,
Qian Zhang,
Xian-Zhi Lou,
Chenwei Li,
Shunren Xia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s302797
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , nucleic acid test , pandemic , pneumonia , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , disease , pediatrics
Novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory infectious disease, which has the characteristic of human-to-human transmission and is extremely contagious. Correctly standardizing the process of early screening of infection or suspected cases in the fever clinic has become a key part of the fight against the pandemic.