فهرست مطالب شکیبا اعظمی

The 2019 coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) is a global emergency that is changing rapidly and has attracted the attention of the world due to its high transmission power and mortality. This study examines the clinical characteristics of confirmed covid-19 patients in order to reach more accurate diagnoses of this disease.

This study was conducted on 78 patients with laboratory-confirmed covid-19 hospitalized in Musa Ibne Jafar Quchan Hospital from March 3, 2018 to June 10, 2019. The criterion for confirming the corona virus was a positive PCR test in patients.

Out of 231 patients (51% women) who entered the study, only 78 had a positive RT-PCR test. The most common symptom was cough, which was observed in 53 patients (67.9%). Symptoms such as fever (59%), shortness of breath (41%) and myalgia (32.1%) were also common. The average age of patients with or without dyspnea was 64.66 and 53.30 years, respectively (p=0.014). Similarly, the average age of patients with low level of consciousness was significantly higher than those with high consciousness (85.33 vs. 56.87, p=0.014).

The most common symptoms of patients with confirmed COVID-19 are fever and cough. Shortness of breath and low alertness were more common in elderly patients.