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We analysed the first 84 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients hospitalised in an infectious and tropical disease unit in Florence, Italy, over 30 days after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 12% reduction in the rate of intensive care unit transfer was observed after the implementation of intensity care measures in the regular ward such as increasing the nurse/patient ratio, presence of critical care physicians and using high flow nasal cannulae oxygenation.

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Early experience of an infectious and tropical diseases unit during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Florence, Italy, February to March 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Filippo+Lagi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lagi Filippo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Matteo+Piccica&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Piccica Matteo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lucia+Graziani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Graziani Lucia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Iacopo+Vellere&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vellere Iacopo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Annarita+Botta&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Botta Annarita</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marta+Tilli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tilli Marta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Letizia+Ottino&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ottino Letizia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Beatrice+Borchi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Borchi Beatrice</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marco+Pozzi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pozzi Marco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Filippo+Bartalesi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bartalesi Filippo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jessica+Mencarini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mencarini Jessica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Michele+Spinicci&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Spinicci Michele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lorenzo+Zammarchi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zammarchi Lorenzo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Filippo+Pieralli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pieralli Filippo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giovanni+Zagli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zagli Giovanni</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carlo+Nozzoli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nozzoli Carlo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stefano+Romagnoli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Romagnoli Stefano</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alessandro+Bartoloni&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bartoloni Alessandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+COCORA+working+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the COCORA working group</a></span>. Early experience of an infectious and tropical diseases unit during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Florence, Italy, February to March 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(17):pii=2000556. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.17.2000556" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.17.2000556</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 08 Apr 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 30 Apr 2020 </span> </p>
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