Risk factors for disease progression in COVID-19 patients

Autor: Yu Kyung Park, Min Cheol Chang, Bong Ok Kim, Donghwi Park
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020)
BMC Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05144-x
Popis: Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading worldwide. Although 10–20% of patients with COVID-19 have severe symptoms, little is known about the risk factors related to the aggravation of COVID-19 symptoms from asymptomatic or mild to severe disease states. Methods This retrospective study included 211 patients who were asymptomatic or with mild presentations of COVID-19. We evaluated the differences in demographic and clinical data between the cured (discharged to home) and transferred (aggravated to severe-stage COVID-19) groups. Results A multivariate logistic analysis showed that body temperature, chills, initial chest X-ray findings, and the presence of diabetes were significantly associated with predicting the progression to severe stage of COVID-19 (p Conclusions Even if patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, clinicians should closely observe patients with COVID-19 presenting with chills, body temperature > 37.5 °C, findings of pneumonia in chest X-ray, or diabetes.
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