Clinical features and disease severity in an Iranian population of inpatients with COVID-19

Clinical features and disease severity in an Iranian population of inpatients with COVID-19

Shima Nabavi, Zahra Javidarabshahi, Abolghasem Allahyari, Mohammad Ramezani, Mohsen Seddigh-Shamsi, Sahar Ravanshad, Mina AkbariRad, Farnoosh Ebrahimzadeh, Shohre Khatami, Maryam Emadzadeh, Neda Saeedian, Ahmadreza Zarifian, Maryam Miri, Fariba Rezaeetalab, Sepide Hejazi, Reza Basiri, Mahnaz Mozdourian

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with a variety of symptoms. Severity of the disease may be associated with several factors. Here, we review clinical features of COVID-19 inpatients with different severities. This cross-sectional study was performed in Imam Reza hospital, Mashhad, Iran, during February–April 2020. COVID-19 patients with typical computed tomography (CT) patterns and/or positive reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were included. The patients were classified into three groups of moderate, severe, and critical based on disease severity. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings were collected and compared. P 

2021

10.1038/s41598-021-87917-1

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Science, Medicine