Clinical and Molecular Epidemiological Features of Coronavirus HKU1–Associated Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Hoi-wah Tsoi, Yi Huang, Rosana W. S. Poon, Chung-ming Chu, Rodney A. Lee, Wei-kwang Luk, Gilman K. M. Wong, Beatrice H. L. Wong, Vincent C. C. Cheng, Bone S. F. Tang, Alan K. L. Wu, Raymond W. H. Yung, Honglin Chen, Yi Guan, Kwok-hung Chan, and Kwok-yung Yuen Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, and Department of Pathology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong, China

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