SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Patients With Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Wuhan, China

Jing Yu; Wen Ouyang; Melvin L.K. Chua; Conghua Xie

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980

Abstract

This cross-sectional study reviews the medical records of 1524 patients with cancer treated at a single tertiary care hospital in Wuhan, China, to evaluate the characteristics associated with transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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MedicineTertiary careSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Transmission (telecommunications)ChinaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCross-sectional studyEmergency medicineCancerMedical emergencyInternal medicineVirologyDiseasePathologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 6
Issue: 7
Pages: 1108-1108
Citations: 1071
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                                    Jing Yu, 
                                
                                    Wen Ouyang, 
                                
                                    Melvin L.K. Chua
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Patients With Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Wuhan, China. 
                            JAMA Oncology
                            , 6
                            (7)
                            , 1108-1108.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980