Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at Admission and Factors Associated with Clinical Severity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Observational Study
The objective of this observational, prospective, hospital-based multicentric study was to describe clinical features and outcomes of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized in each of the participating centers in Bangladesh, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Madagascar, and Mali during the first year of the pandemic (March 5, 2020 to May 4, 2021). The study outcome was the clinical severity of COVID-19, defined as hospitalization in intensive care unit or death. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to identify independent variables associated with disease severity. Overall, 1,096 patients were in...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 27, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Marianne Abifadel Kaousar Ahmmed Sayera Banu Ibrahima Camara Fahmida Chowdhury Daouda Coulibaly Georges Dabar C édric Dananché Rachel Daw Zakiul Hassan Magali Herv é Ariful Islam Florence Komurian-Pradel Jean-Pierre Kouam é Bourema Kouriba Josette Naj Source Type: research
