Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the four patients with COVID‐19
| Clinical characteristics, symptoms | NPPP (n = 2) | PPP (n = 2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 1 | Case 2 | ||
| Age, y | 65 | 70 | 51 | 30 | |
| Sex | F | F | M | M | |
| COVID‐19 type | Common | Common | Common | Common | |
| History of contacting patients with COVID‐19 | + | + | + | + | |
| Travel or living in Hubei | + | − | − | − | |
| Cluster onset | + | + | + | + | |
| The days of PCR‐negative conversion | 13 | 6 | 35 | 35 | |
| Symptoms | |||||
| Fever | + | − | − | + | |
| Cough | − | + | − | + | |
| Expectoration | − | + | − | + | |
| Fatigue | + | + | − | − | |
| Shortness of breath | − | + | − | − | |
| Nausea or vomiting | − | + | − | − | |
| Anorexia | − | + | − | − | |
| Muscle ache | − | − | − | − | |
| Diarrhea | − | − | − | − | |
| Concomitant diseases | |||||
| Diabetes | + | − | − | − | |
| Hypertension | + | − | + | − | |
| Coronary heart disease | + | − | − | − | |
Note: N is the total number of patients with available data.
Abbreviations: +, positive. −, negative; COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; F, female; M, male; NA, not available; NPPP, non‐persistently PCR positive; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; PPP, persistently PCR positive.