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cord-262766-ndn6iwre	Easom, Nicholas	68 Consecutive patients assessed for COVID-19 infection; experience from a UK regional infectious disease unit	2020-03-06		.txt	text/plain	2964	145	45	Clinical assessment of possible infection with SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19 respiratory illness, has been a major activity of infectious diseases services in the UK and elsewhere since the first report of cases in December 2019. In addition, many mild respiratory viral infections were managed as influenza 10 , with significant resource implications, both for healthcare services and patients Here we describe our experience of the first 68 patients we have tested for SARS-CoV-2 at a Regional Infectious Diseases unit (RIDU) in the UK. Specialist Infectious Diseases consultant-delivered assessment of a group of patients who predominantly have mild illness is unlikely to be sustainable, especially as the case-definition broadens to include a wider geographical area and/or COVID-19 patients requiring inpatient care becomes more common in the UK.	./cache/cord-262766-ndn6iwre.txt	./txt/cord-262766-ndn6iwre.txt