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Epidemiological and clinical features of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) in the South of Iran.
Shahriarirad, Reza; Khodamoradi, Zohre; Erfani, Amirhossein; Hosseinpour, Hamidreza; Ranjbar, Keivan; Emami, Yasaman; Mirahmadizadeh, Alireza; Lotfi, Mehrzad; Shirazi Yeganeh, Babak; Dorrani Nejad, Abolfazl; Hemmati, Abdolrasool; Ebrahimi, Mostafa; Moghadami, Mohsen.
  • Shahriarirad R; Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Khodamoradi Z; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Erfani A; Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Hosseinpour H; Shiraz Geriatric Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Ranjbar K; Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Emami Y; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Mirahmadizadeh A; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Lotfi M; Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Shirazi Yeganeh B; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Dorrani Nejad A; Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Hemmati A; Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Ebrahimi M; Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Moghadami M; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
BMC Infect Dis ; 20(1): 427, 2020 Jun 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-603848
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

In March 2020, the WHO declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. Although the number of infected cases is increasing, information about its clinical characteristics in the Middle East, especially in Iran, a country which is considered to be one of the most important focal points of the disease in the world, is lacking. To date, there is no available literature on the clinical data on COVID-19 patients in Iran.

METHODS:

In this multicenter retrospective study, 113 hospitalized confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to university affiliated hospitals in Shiraz, Iran from February 20 to March 20 were entered in the study.

RESULTS:

The mean age was 53.75 years and 71 (62.8%) were males. The most common symptoms at onset were fatigue (75 66.4%), cough (73 64.6%), and fever (67 59.3%). Laboratory data revealed significant correlation between lymphocyte count (P value = 0.003), partial thromboplastin time (P value = 0.000), international normalized ratio (P value = 0.000) with the severity of the disease. The most common abnormality in chest CT scans was ground-glass opacity (77 93.9%), followed by consolidation (48 58.5%). Our results revealed an overall 8% (9 out of 113 cases) mortality rate among patients, in which the majority was among patients admitted to the ICU (5 55.6%).

CONCLUSION:

Evaluating the clinical data of COVID-19 patients and finding the source of infection and studying the behavior of the disease is crucial for understanding the pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: BMC Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12879-020-05128-x

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: BMC Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12879-020-05128-x