Protecting Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Table 3
Laboratory findings and radiographic characteristics of cases with COVID-19.
Characteristics
No. (%), total ()
Median incubation period (IQR, days)
3.0 (2.0-6.0)
Median body temperature (IQR, °C)
37.8 (37.4-38.4)
Signs and symptoms
Fever
66 (72.5%)
Cough
54 (59.3%)
Fatigue
17 (18.7%)
Diarrhoea
1 (1.4%)
Palpitation
1 (1.4%)
CT findings
Ground-glass opacity or bilateral patchy shadowing
78 (85.6%)
Bilateral pneumonia
8 (8.8%)
Unilateral pneumonia
2 (2.2%)
Pulmonary nodule
1 (1.1%)
No obvious abnormalities
2 (2.2%)
Initial positive rate
77 (84.6%)
RT-PCR assay
Positive
77 (84.6%)
Weakly positive
5 (5.5%)
Suspected
6 (6.6%)
Negative
3 (3.3%)
Initial positive rate
44 (48.4%)
Laboratory results
Leucocytes count (×109/L, normal range 3.5–9.5)
Increased
0
Normal
48 (52.7%)
Decreased
43 (47.3%)
Lymphocytes count (×109/L, normal range 1.1-3.2)
Increased
0
Normal
32 (35.1%)
Decreased
59 (64.8%)
Abbreviations: IQR: interquartile range; CT: computed tomography; RT-PCR: real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Percentages may not have a total of 100 because of rounding. Compared with the initial positive rate of RT-PCR, .
