For 4 days, the hospital thought he had just pneumonia. It was coronavirus.

Joseph Goldstein; Andrea Salcedo

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For 4 days, the hospital thought he had just pneumonia. It was coronavirus.

March 25, 2020

Goldstein J, Salcedo A. New York Times. 2020;March 10.

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Conditions new to physicians can be difficult to diagnosis. This news story illustrates how heuristics or lack of awareness of emergent and unique diseases can contribute to transmission of infection.

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