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2307-8960 (online) |
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| Category |
Infectious Diseases |
| Manuscript Type |
Prospective Study |
| Article Title |
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in a Brazilian public hospital
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Fillipe Dantas Pinheiro, Luana Weber Lopes, Rafael Santos Dantas Miranda Dórea, Glauber Rocha Lima Araújo, Filipe Antônio França da Silva, Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Geovani Moreno Santos Júnior, Maria Teresa Araújo de Lorenzo Barcia, Renata de Amorim Marques, André Bezerra Botelho, Anna Carolina Saúde Dantas, Davi Tanajura Costa, Adriano Fernandes Teixeira, Cláudio Lima Souza, Lucas Miranda Marques, Guilherme Barretos Campos, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz and Fabrício Freire de Melo |
| ORCID |
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| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| Programa Emergencial de Apoio a Ações de Enfrentamento da Pandemia Causada pelo Novo Coronavírus |
FAPEMIG Edital 001/2020 |
| AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DA BAHIA – FAPESB, PPSUS - Programa Pesquisa para o SUS |
nº SUS0025/2021 |
| Programa Permanecer da Universidade Federal da Bahia |
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| Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica da Universidade Federal da Bahia |
PIBIC-UFBA |
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| Corresponding Author |
Fabrício Freire de Melo, MSc, PhD, Postdoc, Professor, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Hormínio Barros, 58, Candeias, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil. freiremelo@yahoo.com.br |
| Key Words |
COVID-19; Epidemiology; Symptoms; Comorbidities; Laboratory parameters |
| Core Tip |
This is a prospective study, carried out in a hospital in Brazil, with 115 patients admitted to the intensive care unit with a positive diagnosis for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to describe epidemiological features, signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings among severely ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients as well as to evaluate predictor factors for disease outcomes. This is the first report of a negative correlation between cough and death in severely ill SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals. |
| Publish Date |
2023-03-07 08:12 |
| Citation |
Pinheiro FD, Lopes LW, Dórea RSDM, Araújo GRL, Silva FAFD, de Brito BB, Cordeiro Santos ML, Júnior GMS, de Lorenzo Barcia MTA, Marques RA, Botelho AB, Dantas ACS, Costa DT, Teixeira AF, Souza CL, Marques LM, Campos GB, Oliveira MV, de Magalhães Queiroz DM, Freire de Melo F. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in a Brazilian public hospital. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(8): 1761-1770 |
| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i8/1761.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i8.1761 |
