ArticleInterdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases2022
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 at Case Hospital, Uganda.
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- Thirty-Day Outcomes of Young and Middle-Aged Adults Admitted with Severe COVID-19 in Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Serum Cytokines Profiling in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Lebanon.Journal of immunology research · 2023Article
- Coronavirus disease-2019 morbidity and mortality among health care workers in Uganda.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Data on clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in private health facilities in Uganda is scarce. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at Case Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, between June 2020 and September 2021. Data of 160 participants (median age 45 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 37-57) and 63.5% male) was analyzed. Seventy-seven (48.1%) participants had non-severe, 18 (11.3%) severe, and 83 (51.9%) critical COVID-19 illness. In 62 participants with chest computed tomography findings, 54 (87%) had bilateral disease, with 22 (35%) having ground-glass opacities. The median duration of hospitalization was 5 days (IQR: 3-9 days). Overall, 18 (11.3%) participants died. Survival at 14 and 28 days was 89% and 72%, respectively. Factors strongly associated with all-cause mortality were as follows: age >50 years (odds ratio [OR]: 8.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-69.2, and
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