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. 2020 Jun:95:421-428.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.070. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Epidemiological and clinical features of 125 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Fuyang, Anhui, China

Ruirui Wang  1 , Min Pan  2 , Xiumei Zhang  2 , Mingfeng Han  3 , Xiaoyun Fan  4 , Fengde Zhao  5 , Manli Miao  2 , Jing Xu  5 , Minglong Guan  2 , Xia Deng  5 , Xu Chen  2 , Leilei Shen  5
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Epidemiological and clinical features of 125 Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in Fuyang, Anhui, China

Ruirui Wang et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the epidemiological and clinical features of patients with COVID-19 in Anhui province of China.

Method: In this descriptive study, we obtained epidemiological, demographic, manifestations, laboratory data and radiological findings of patients confirmed by real-time RT-PCR in the NO.2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City from Jan 20 to Feb 9, 2020. Clinical outcomes were followed up to Feb 18, 2020.

Results: Of 125 patients infected SARS-CoV-2, the mean age was 38.76 years (SD, 13.799) and 71(56.8%) were male. Common symptoms include fever [116 (92.8%)], cough [102(81.6%)], and shortness of breath [57(45.6%)]. Lymphocytopenia developed in 48(38.4%) patients. 100(80.0%) patients showed bilateral pneumonia, 26(20.8%) patients showed multiple mottling and ground-glass opacity. All patients were given antiviral therapy. 19(15.2%) patients were transferred to the intensive care unit. By February 18, 47(37.6%) patients were discharged and none of patients died. Among the discharged patients, the median time of length of stay was 14.8 days (SD 4.16).

Conclusion: In this single-center, retrospective, descriptive study, fever is the most common symptom. Old age, chronic underlying diseases and smoking history may be risk factors to worse condition. Certain laboratory inspection may contribute to the judgment of the severity of illness.

Keywords: Anhui province; COVID-19; Clinical features; Epidemiological.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Patients with COVID-19 in Anhui province
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Timeline of patients with COVID-19 after onset of illness
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Age of all confirmed patients
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Age of the critical patients
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