Two consecutive attacks of diarrhea in 15 COVID-19 patients: An antibiotic-associated one following the viral one.
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed)
; 87(1): 59-62, 2022.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1661900
ABSTRACT
Of the 971 patients admitted to our Clinic with suspected COVID-19, 15 (1.5%) presented with two consecutive attacks of diarrhea. One of those patients (a 47-year-old woman) required admission to the intensive care unit and mechanical ventilation. She died on the 11th day of hospitalization (18th day of illness). The first attack of diarrhea in those patients occurred on the 6th (4th-7th) day of disease and lasted 3 (3-5) days. The second attack of diarrhea developed 11 (8-12) days after the initial onset of diarrhea. Despite the existing trend, the difference in the duration of the diarrhea and the maximum number of bowel movements per day between the first and second attacks was not statistically significant (pâ¯=â¯0.130; pâ¯=â¯0.328). There was no significant difference between the patients with a double attack of diarrhea and those with no diarrhea, regarding the results of the complete blood count, biochemical blood tests, and inflammation biomarkers.
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Main subject:
COVID-19
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Case report
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed)
Year:
2022
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Article
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