Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19
Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmissible between humans and has caused a pandemic. Objective: To characterize clinically and epidemiologically patients with COVID-19. Methods: Descriptive study, between March and May 2020, of 187 patients confirmed for SARS-CoV-2, by the real-time polymer...
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doaj-8db01ad1e0a84ccbbafbcdb7d36265b32021-03-29T20:31:45ZspaECIMEDRevista Cubana de Medicina Militar1561-30461561-30462021-02-01501e0210815e0210815358Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19Yayquier Diaz Morales0Evelyn Tejeda Castañeda1Ernesto Gilberto Díaz Padrón2Wilian Santiago Lopez3Augusto Oyarzabal Guerra4Néstor Antonio Calderón Medina5Hospital Militar "Comandante Manuel Fajarlo Rivero". Villa Clara, Cuba.Hospital Militar "Comandante Manuel Fajarlo Rivero". Villa Clara, Cuba.Hospital Militar "Comandante Manuel Fajarlo Rivero". Villa Clara, Cuba.Hospital Militar "Comandante Manuel Fajarlo Rivero". Villa Clara, Cuba.Hospital Militar "Comandante Manuel Fajarlo Rivero". Villa Clara, Cuba.Hospital Militar "Comandante Manuel Fajarlo Rivero". Villa Clara, Cuba.Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmissible between humans and has caused a pandemic. Objective: To characterize clinically and epidemiologically patients with COVID-19. Methods: Descriptive study, between March and May 2020, of 187 patients confirmed for SARS-CoV-2, by the real-time polymerase chain reaction test. The variables described were: age, sex, comorbidities, state at discharge and admission to the intensive care ward, confirmation of the direct cause of death and fatality; in addition, correlations between these variables were explored. Results: The female sex prevailed with 54.5% and the age group between 18 to 59 years (52.4%), the mean age was higher than 40 years. 91.9% of the patients were discharged alive and 88.4% did not require intensive care. The fatality was 6.9%. There was a statistically significant correlation between the state at the deceased discharge and the stay in intensive care, arterial hypertension, other comorbidities and being 60 years of age or older. Conclusions: Patients with clinical symptoms and signs predominated, in whom admission to the ICU was not necessary, a higher incidence was observed in females and between 18 and 59 years for both sexes. All the deceased under the age of 60 were male. There was a strong correlation between the deceased discharge status, with the stay in intensive care, HBP, other comorbidities, and being 60 years old and over.http://www.revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/815covid‑19epidemiología, covid-19sars-cov-2ancianos, covid-19. |
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Yayquier Diaz Morales Evelyn Tejeda Castañeda Ernesto Gilberto Díaz Padrón Wilian Santiago Lopez Augusto Oyarzabal Guerra Néstor Antonio Calderón Medina |
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Yayquier Diaz Morales Evelyn Tejeda Castañeda Ernesto Gilberto Díaz Padrón Wilian Santiago Lopez Augusto Oyarzabal Guerra Néstor Antonio Calderón Medina Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19 Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar covid‑19 epidemiología, covid-19 sars-cov-2 ancianos, covid-19. |
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Yayquier Diaz Morales Evelyn Tejeda Castañeda Ernesto Gilberto Díaz Padrón Wilian Santiago Lopez Augusto Oyarzabal Guerra Néstor Antonio Calderón Medina |
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Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19 |
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Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19 |
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Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19 |
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Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19 |
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Clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with COVID-19 |
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clinical and epidemiological characterization of patients with covid-19 |
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Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmissible between humans and has caused a pandemic.
Objective: To characterize clinically and epidemiologically patients with COVID-19.
Methods: Descriptive study, between March and May 2020, of 187 patients confirmed for SARS-CoV-2, by the real-time polymerase chain reaction test. The variables described were: age, sex, comorbidities, state at discharge and admission to the intensive care ward, confirmation of the direct cause of death and fatality; in addition, correlations between these variables were explored.
Results: The female sex prevailed with 54.5% and the age group between 18 to 59 years (52.4%), the mean age was higher than 40 years. 91.9% of the patients were discharged alive and 88.4% did not require intensive care. The fatality was 6.9%. There was a statistically significant correlation between the state at the deceased discharge and the stay in intensive care, arterial hypertension, other comorbidities and being 60 years of age or older.
Conclusions: Patients with clinical symptoms and signs predominated, in whom admission to the ICU was not necessary, a higher incidence was observed in females and between 18 and 59 years for both sexes. All the deceased under the age of 60 were male. There was a strong correlation between the deceased discharge status, with the stay in intensive care, HBP, other comorbidities, and being 60 years old and over. |
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covid‑19 epidemiología, covid-19 sars-cov-2 ancianos, covid-19. |
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