[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s41182-020-00203-0.]

Ariyoshi, Koya

Balinas, Ellen Grace M

Carlos, Celia

Dagoc, Bren F

Edrada, Edna M

Florida, Carl Hill N

Galon, Myvie

Lazaro, Jezreel

Lopez, Edmundo B

Nepomuceno, Jean Raphael

Nicolasora, Amalea Dulcene

Roy, Lynsil

Saito, Nobuo

Salva Villarama, Eumelia P

Sayo, Ana Ria

Smith, Chris

Solante, Rontgene M

Telan, Elizabeth Freda O

Trifalgar-Arches, Jamie

Ukawa, Tatsuya

Verona, Jeffrey A

Villanueva, Annavi Marie G

Villarama, Jose Benito

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BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is responsible for more fatalities than the SARS coronavirus, despite being in the initial stage of a global pandemic. The first suspected case in the Philippines was investigated on January 22, 2020, and 633 suspected cases were reported as of March 1. We describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, both admitted to the national infectious disease referral hospital in Manila. CASE PRESENTATION: Both patients were previously healthy Chinese nationals on vacation in the Philippines travelling as a couple during January 2020. Patient 1, a 39-year-old female, had symptoms of cough and sore throat and was admitted to San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on January 25. Physical examination was unremarkable. Influenza B, human coronavirus 229E, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected by PCR on initial nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal (NPS/OPS) swabs. On January 30, SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA was reported to be detected by PCR on the initial swabs and she was identified as the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the Philippines. Her symptoms resolved, and she was discharged. Patient 2, a 44-year-old male, had symptoms of fever, cough, and chills. Influenza B and Streptococcus pneumoniae were detected by PCR on initial NPS/OPS swabs. He was treated for community-acquired pneumonia with intravenous antibiotics, but his condition deteriorated and he required intubation. On January 31, SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA was reported to be detected by PCR on the initial swabs, and he was identified as the 2nd confirmed COVID-19 infection in the Philippines. On February 1, the patient's condition deteriorated, and following a cardiac arrest, it was not possible to revive him. He was thus confirmed as the first COVID-19 death outside of China. CONCLUSIONS: This case report highlights several important clinical and public health issues. Despite both patients being young adults with no significant past medical history, they had very different clinical courses, illustrating how COVID-19 can present with a wide spectrum of disease. As of March 1, there have been three confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. Continued vigilance is required to identify new cases

Villaneuva, Annavi Marie G

LSHTM Research Online

First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report.

CORRECTION Open AccessCorrection to: First COVID-19 infections inthe Philippines: a case reportEdna M. Edrada1, Edmundo B. Lopez1, Jose Benito Villarama1, Eumelia P. Salva Villarama1, Bren F. Dagoc1,Chris Smith2,3*, Ana Ria Sayo1, Jeffrey A. Verona1, Jamie Trifalgar-Arches1, Jezreel Lazaro1, Ellen Grace M. Balinas1,Elizabeth Freda O. Telan1, Lynsil Roy1, Myvie Galon1, Carl Hill N. Florida1, Tatsuya Ukawa2,Annavi Marie G. Villanueva2, Nobuo Saito4, Jean Raphael Nepomuceno2, Koya Ariyoshi5, Celia Carlos6,Amalea Dulcene Nicolasora6 and Rontgene M. Solante1Correction to: Trop Med Health 48, 21 (2020)https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00203-0In the original publication of this article [1], the authorsidentified an error in the author name of Annavi Marie G.Villanueva.The incorrect author name is: Annavi Marie G. Villaneuva.The correct author name is: Annavi Marie G. Villanueva.The author group has been updated above and theoriginal article [1] has been corrected.Author details1San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines. 2School of Tropical Medicine andGlobal Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan. 3Faculty of Infectious andTropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London,UK. 4Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita,Japan. 5Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.6Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang, Philippines.Reference1. Edrada, et al. First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report. TropMed Health. 2020;48:21.© The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License,which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you giveappropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate ifchanges were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commonslicence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commonslicence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtainpermission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.The original article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00203-0.* Correspondence: christopher.smith@lshtm.ac.uk2School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University,Nagasaki, Japan3Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene andTropical Medicine, London, UKFull list of author information is available at the end of the articleTropical Medicineand HealthEdrada et al. Tropical Medicine and Health           (2020) 48:30 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00218-7

Correction to: First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report.

BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is responsible for more fatalities than the SARS coronavirus, despite being in the initial stage of a global pandemic. The first suspected case in the Philippines was investigated on January 22, 2020, and 633 suspected cases were reported as of March 1. We describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, both admitted to the national infectious disease referral hospital in Manila. CASE PRESENTATION: Both patients were previously healthy Chinese nationals on vacation in the Philippines travelling as a couple during January 2020. Patient 1, a 39-year-old female, had symptoms of cough and sore throat and was admitted to San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on January 25. Physical examination was unremarkable. Influenza B, human coronavirus 229E, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae were detected by PCR on initial nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal (NPS/OPS) swabs. On January 30, SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA was reported to be detected by PCR on the initial swabs and she was identified as the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the Philippines. Her symptoms resolved, and she was discharged. Patient 2, a 44-year-old male, had symptoms of fever, cough, and chills. Influenza B and Streptococcus pneumoniae were detected by PCR on initial NPS/OPS swabs. He was treated for community-acquired pneumonia with intravenous antibiotics, but his condition deteriorated and he required intubation. On January 31, SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA was reported to be detected by PCR on the initial swabs, and he was identified as the 2nd confirmed COVID-19 infection in the Philippines. On February 1, the patient’s condition deteriorated, and following a cardiac arrest, it was not possible to revive him. He was thus confirmed as the first COVID-19 death outside of China. CONCLUSIONS: This case report highlights several important clinical and public health issues. Despite both patients being young adults with no significant past medical history, they had very different clinical courses, illustrating how COVID-19 can present with a wide spectrum of disease. As of March 1, there have been three confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. Continued vigilance is required to identify new cases

Edrada, Edna M.

Lopez, Edmundo B.

Salva Villarama, Eumelia P.

Dagoc, Bren F.

Verona, Jeffrey A.

Balinas, Ellen Grace M.

Telan, Elizabeth Freda O.

Florida, Carl Hill N.

Villaneuva, Annavi Marie G.

Solante, Rontgene M.

Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (hbz)

First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report

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Correction to: First COVID-19 infections in the Philippines: a case report.

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