Clinical and demographic characteristics of COVID-19 cases in Brunei Darussalam: comparison between the first and second waves, 2020 and 2021
| Autor: | Muhammad Umer Malik, Muhammad Syafiq Abdullah, Pui Lin Chong, Rosmonaliza Asli, Babu Ivan Mani, Nooraffizan Rahman, Natalie Riamiza Momin, Chin Ann Lim, Justin Wong, Chee Fui Chong, Vui Heng Chong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal. 13:34-40 |
| ISSN: | 2094-7313 2094-7321 |
| DOI: | 10.5365/wpsar.2022.13.3.925 |
| Popis: | Objective: Differences in clinical manifestations between strains of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported. This retrospective descriptive study compares the clinical and demographic characteristics of all confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases admitted to the National Isolation Centre (NIC) in the first wave and at the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic in Brunei Darussalam. Methods: All COVID-19 cases admitted to the NIC between 9 March and 6 May 2020 (first wave) and 7–17 August 2021 (second wave) were included. Data were obtained from NIC databases and case characteristics compared using Student’s t-tests and chi-squared tests, as appropriate. Results: Cases from the first wave were significantly older than those from the second wave (mean 37.2 vs 29.7 years, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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