Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies.
| References | Country | Published time | Type of study | Mean age |
Male/ Female |
No. of patient (s) | Diagnostic methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim et al. (8) | South Korea | 19, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 45 | 1M,1F | 2 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Yu et al. (9) | China | 18, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 74.2 | 2M, 2F | 4 | RT-PCR |
| Bastola et al. (10) | Nepal | 10, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 32 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Duan and Qin (11) | China | 4, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 46 | F | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Fang et al. (12) | China | 19, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 47 | M | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Han et al. (13) | China | 19, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 47 | M | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Wei et al. (14) | China | 25, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 62 | M | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Holshue et al. (15) | USA | 5, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 35 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Lim et al. (16) | South Korea | 14, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 54 | M | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Shi et al. (17) | China | 4, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 42 | M | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Silverstein et al. (18) | Canada | 13, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 56 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Wei et al. (19) | China | 17, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 40 | F | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Wu et al. (20) | China | 3, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 41 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Xu et al. (21) | China | 17, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 50 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Winichakoon et al. (22) | Thailand | 26, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 28 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Zhan et al. (23) | China | 28, Jan, 2020 | Case report | 38 | 1M, 1F | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Fang et al. (24) | China | 7, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 38.5 | 1M,1F | 2 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Lin et al. (25) | China | 11, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 37 | M | 2 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Liu et al. (26) | Taiwan | 12, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 51 | 1M, 1F | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Phan et al. (27) | Vietnam | 27, Feb, 2020 | Case report | Father: 65, Son: 27 | M | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Pongpirul et al. (28) | Thailand | 12, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 51 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Hao et al. (29) | China | 2, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 60 | M | 1 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Hao and Li (30) | China | 17, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 58 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Zhang et al. (31) | China | 11, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 3 months | 1M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Bai et al. (32) | China | 17, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 53.4 | 3M/4F | 7 | RT-PCR |
| Cai et al. (33) | China | 4, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 7 | 1M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Zeng et al. (34) | China | 17, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 17 days | 1M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Chan et al. (35) | China | 24, Jan, 2020 | Case series | 46 | 3M,3F | 6 | RT-PCR |
| Chen et al. (36) | China | 12, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 29.8 | F | 9 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Wei et al. (37) | China | 21, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 6 months | 2 M, 7F | 9 | RT-PCR |
| Qin et al. (38) | China | 22, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 55.5 | 2M, 2F | 4 | CT-scan |
| Wang et al. (39) | China | 9, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 44.2 | 3M, 1F | 4 | RT-PCR/CT-scan |
| Xie et al. (40) | China | 12, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 48.4 | M4, F1 | 5 | RT-PCR |
| Yoon et al. (41) | Korea | 18, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 54 | 4M, 5F | 9 | CT-scan |
| Stoecklin et al. (42) | France | 13, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 36.3 | 2M, 1F | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Rothe et al. (43) | Germany | 5, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 33 | NR | 5 | RT-PCR |
| Bai et al. (44) | China | 21, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 42-57 | 1M, 5F | 6 | RT-PCR |
| Tong et al. (45) | China | 9, May, 2020 | Case series | 31 | 4M, 3F | 7 | RT-PCR |
| Feng et al. (46) | China | 16, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 7 | 5M/10F | 15 | RT-PCR |
| Zhang et al. (47) | China | 15, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 36 | 5M/4F | 9 | RT-PCR |
| Liu et al. (48) | China | 17, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 35 | 10M/20F | 30 | RT-PCR |
| Albarello et al. (49) | Italy | 20, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 66.5 | 1M/1F | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Asadollahi-Amin et al. (50) | Iran | 7, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 44 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Bhat et al. (51) | USA | 11, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 54.5 | 6M/2F | 8 | RT-PCR |
| Chen et al. (52) | China | 1, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 52.6 | 2M/1F | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Wang et al. (53) | China | 9, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 42 | 11M/15F | 26 | RT-PCR |
| Liu et al. (54) | China | 16, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 54 | 2M/1F | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Lu et al. (55) | China | 19, Mar, 2020 | Case series | NM | NM | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Lin et al. (56) | China | 22, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 61 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Mousavi et al. (57) | Afghanistan | 5, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 35 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Hamer et al. (58) | Germany | 26, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 59 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Gupta et al. (59) | India | 10, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 40.3 | 14M/7F | 21 | RT-PCR |
| Moreira et al. (60) | Brazil | 3, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 73 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Gao et al. (61) | China | 24, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 54.6 | 1M/2F | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Marchand-Senécal et al. (62) | Canada | 9, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 56 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Lin et al. (25) | China | 11, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 37 | 2M | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Makurumidze (63) | Zimbabwe | 2, Apr, 2020 | Case series | NM | 2M/6F | 8 | RT-PCR |
| Li et al. (64) | China | 7, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 8 | 12M/10F | 22 | RT-PCR |
| Li et al. (65) | China | 6, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 74 | F | 1 | CT-Scan |
| Li et al. (66) | China | 30, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 61 | 13M/12F | 25 | RT-PCR |
| Cheng et al. (67) | Taiwan | 16, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 55 | F | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Edrada et al. (68) | Philippines | 14, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 41.5 | 1M/1F | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Feng et al. (69) | China | 7, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 34 | M | 1 | CT-Scan |
| Woznitza et al. (70) | UK | 2, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 78 | 1M/2F | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Zeng et al. (71) | China | 5, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 63 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Zhang et al. (72) | China | 18, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 64 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Zhou et al. (73) | China | 3, Apr, 2020 | Case series | NM | 1M/3F | 4 | RT-PCR |
| Torkian et al. (74) | Iran | 27, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 46 | 2M/1F | 3 | RT-PCR |
| Tan et al. (75) | China | 3, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 7 | 3M/7F | 10 | RT-PCR |
| Hase et al. (76) | Japan | 2, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 35 | F | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Huang et al. (77) | Taiwan | 19, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 73.7 | 2F | 2 | RT-PCR |
| Hu et al. (78) | China | 4, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 32.5 | 8M/16F | 24 | RT-PCR |
| Hu et al. (78) | Italy | 27, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 53 | F | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Kim et al. (79) | South Korea | 6, Apr, 2020 | Case series | 40 | 15M/13F | 28 | RT-PCR |
| Kim et al. (80) | South Korea | 3, Feb, 2020 | Case report | 35 | F | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Kong et al. (81) | South Korea | 14, Feb, 2020 | Case series | 42.6 | 15M/13F | 28 | RT-PCR |
| Lee et al. (82) | Taiwan | 10, Mar, 2020 | Case report | 46 | F | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Lescure et al. (83) | France | 27, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 47 | 3M/2F | 5 | RT-PCR |
| Wissenberg et al. (84) | Denmark | 3, Apr, 2020 | Case report | 50 | M | 1 | RT-PCR |
| Li et al. (85) | China | 1, Mar, 2020 | Case series | 55 | 2M/1F | 3 | RT-PCR |