Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74 cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal symptoms

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OBJECTIVE: The SARS-CoV-2-infected disease (COVID-19) outbreak is a major threat to human beings. Previous studies mainly focused on Wuhan and typical symptoms. We analysed 74 confirmed COVID-19 cases with GI symptoms in the Zhejiang province to determine epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics.

DESIGN: COVID-19 hospital patients were admitted in the Zhejiang province from 17 January 2020 to 8 February 2020. Epidemiological, demographic, clinical, laboratory, management and outcome data of patients with GI symptoms were analysed using multivariate analysis for risk of severe/critical type. Bioinformatics were used to analyse features of SARS-CoV-2 from Zhejiang province.

RESULTS: Among enrolled 651 patients, 74 (11.4%) presented with at least one GI symptom (nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea), average age of 46.14 years, 4-day incubation period and 10.8% had pre-existing liver disease. Of patients with COVID-19 with GI symptoms, 17 (22.97%) and 23 (31.08%) had severe/critical types and family clustering, respectively, significantly higher than those without GI symptoms, 47 (8.14%) and 118 (20.45%). Of patients with COVID-19 with GI symptoms, 29 (39.19%), 23 (31.08%), 8 (10.81%) and 16 (21.62%) had significantly higher rates of fever >38.5°C, fatigue, shortness of breath and headache, respectively. Low-dose glucocorticoids and antibiotics were administered to 14.86% and 41.89% of patients, respectively. Sputum production and increased lactate dehydrogenase/glucose levels were risk factors for severe/critical type. Bioinformatics showed sequence mutation of SARS-CoV-2 with m6A methylation and changed binding capacity with ACE2.

CONCLUSION: We report COVID-19 cases with GI symptoms with novel features outside Wuhan. Attention to patients with COVID-19 with non-classic symptoms should increase to protect health providers.

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CommentIn: Gut. 2020 Jul;69(7):1364-1365. - PMID 32312788

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:69

Enthalten in:

Gut - 69(2020), 6 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 1002-1009

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jin, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Lian, Jiang-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jian-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jianguo [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi-Min [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Shao-Rui [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Hong-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Huan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiao-Li [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Guo-Dong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Kai-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiao-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Jue-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shan-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Chan-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Ci-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Ying-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Xiao-Peng [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jian-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Kang-Li [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Cheng-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Biao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yong-Tao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yong-Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Su, Jun-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Jing-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Guan-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiao-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wen-Rui [VerfasserIn]
Qv, Ting-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Dai-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ding [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yanfei [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Yun-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lan-Juan [VerfasserIn]
Sheng, Jifang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yida [VerfasserIn]

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Diarrhoea
Infectious disease
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 13.05.2020

Date Revised 09.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Gut. 2020 Jul;69(7):1364-1365. - PMID 32312788

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/gutjnl-2020-320926

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NLM307994155