COVID-19: clinical and laboratory manifestations in novel coronavirus infection

Xavier, Analúcia Rampazzo; Silva, Jonadab S.; Almeida, João Paulo Chevrand Latini de; Conceição, Johnatan Felipe Ferreira da; Lacerda, Gilmar S.; Kanaan, Salim

doi:10.5935/1676-2444.20200049

Cited by 75 publications

(94 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…No final de 2019, uma nova doença, com sinais e sintomas próprios, os casos de pneumonia atípica ocorreram em Wuhan, na China, ligada a um mercado de frutos do mar, onde pacientes contaminados costumavam consumir alimentos. Supõe-se que o mecanismo de infecção tenha passado de animal para humano (Xavier, et al, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

“…O Coronavírus é um vírus zoonótico, um RNA vírus da ordem Nidovirales, da família Coronaviridae. Esta é uma família de vírus que causam infecções respiratórias (Xavier et al, 2020;Lima, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

“…Desse modo, as pessoas com COVID-19 geralmente desenvolvem sinais e sintomas, incluindo problemas respiratórios leves e febre persistente, em média de 5 a 6 dias após a infecção. Até o momento, o que já foi possível observar quanto ao tempo de incubação após o contágio, é uma variação de dois a 14 dias (Lima, 2020;Xavier, et al, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

See 2 more Smart Citations

Recomendações aos cuidadores e familiares de idosos mediante o COVID-19

Monteiro

Sá

Bezerra

et al. 2020

RSD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objetivo: Propor recomendações para os cuidadores e familiares durante o cuidado com os idosos em meio a pandemia de COVID-19. Método: A presente pesquisa trata-se de uma revisão narrativa com análise reflexiva da literatura vigente A procura das informações ocorreram no mês de setembro e outubro de 2020, na biblioteca virtual de saúde, Biblioteca eletrônica Scielo, no portal do Ministério da Saúde, da OPAS, e também da SBGG. Resultados: Para que o cuidado seja possível, é necessário que os cuidadores estejam em condições físicas, psíquicas e emocionais adequadas. Para tanto, devido à pandemia da Covid-19, velhos e novos hábitos precisam ser estabelecidos por todos no convívio com os idosos. Conclusão: A COVID-19 tornou-se um grande desafio de saúde, principalmente para a população idosa, é atualmente, uma das mais vulneráveis, precisando que os cuidados sejam redobrados para que seja possível resguarda a saúde dessa população, assim, entram em foco o papel dos cuidadores, sejam eles formais ou informais.

show abstract

Section: Introductionunclassified

See 1 more Smart Citation

Recomendações aos cuidadores e familiares de idosos mediante o COVID-19

Monteiro

Sá

Bezerra

et al. 2020

RSD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped structured-viruses with a positive sense, single stranded ribonucleic acid genome, presenting pleomorphic capsids and have corona (crown) like projection due to presence of spike glycoproteins on its' surface [1]. A novel member of human coronavirus was newly identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 31 st , 2019, after increased number of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology [2].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the respiratory system which may lead to major complications in other organs as well depending on body condition, age, immune system and other risk factors of individuals [7]. COVID-19 may clinically present as one of these three main pictures: acute respiratory disease (ARD), pneumonia with different degrees of severity, and asymptomatic carriers [1].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical Manifestations of Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients in Kabul Province, the Capital of Afghanistan

Yousufi¹,

Noori²,

Naeemi³

et al. 2020

Integr J Med Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: SARS-CoV-2 is a novel member of human coronavirus that is newly identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China. The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to over 213 countries and affected more than 33 million individuals and caused 999000 deaths worldwide.Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on 124 symptomatic COVID-19 patients in Kabul, Afghanistan. Demographic and clinical data collected using a standard form. Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab sample collected for viral detection. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS statistics (version 21) software.Results: Out of 124 patients, 88 (71%) were male and 36 (29%) were female. The mean age of patients was 41.2±17.07 years and the majority of patients 32 (25.8%) were in the age group of 20 – 29 and minority 3 (2.4) was over 79 years. On clinical presentation, most patients had ageusia (71.3%), fever (69.4%), headache (69.4%), sore throat (66.1%), myalgia (66.1%), cough (64.5%), weakness (63.7%), dyspnea (38.7%), and the fewer symptom was diarrhea (31.5%). 19 (15.3%) patients had Hypertension, 16 (12.9%) had cardiovascular disease, 8 (6.5%) had diabetes, 5 (4.0%) had cancer, 4 (3.2%) had chronic pulmonary disease, and 3 (2.4%) had liver disease. The mean duration for the presence of symptoms was 13.3±6.3 days. The fatality rate was 4%.Conclusion: Our study reveals that males are more affected by COVID-19 than females and the young generation is more affected than elders. The most common symptoms are ageusia, fever, headache, sore throat, and myalgia, and the less common symptom is diarrhea.

show abstract