Clinical characteristics, symptoms and outcomes of 1054 adults presenting to hospital with suspected COVID-19 : A comparison of patients with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection

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OBJECTIVES: Most reports describing the characteristics of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 lack a comparator group. We compared clinical characteristics, symptoms, and outcomes of adults presenting to hospital during the pandemic first wave, who tested positive and negative for SARS-CoV-2.

METHODS: Detailed patient data was obtained from a large, controlled, non-randomised trial of molecular point-of-care testing versus laboratory RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 in adults presenting to a large UK hospital with suspected COVID-19.

RESULTS: 1054 patients were included: 352 (33.4%) tested positive and 702 (66.6%) negative. 13.4% (47/352) COVID-19-positive patients had COPD versus 18.7% (131/702) of COVID-19-negative patients (difference=5.3% [95%CI -9.7% to -0.5%], p = 0.0297). 5.7% (20/352) of COVID-19-positive patients were smokers versus 16.5% (116/702) of negative patients (difference=-10.8% [-14.4% to -7.0%], p = 0.0001). 70.5% (248/352) of COVID-19-positive patients were White-British versus 85.5% (600/702) of negative patients (difference=-15.0% [-20.5% to -9.7%], p<0.0001). 20.9% (39/187) of COVID-19-positive patients were healthcare workers versus 5.2% (15/287) of negative patients (p<0.0001). Anosmia was reported in 33.1% (47/142) versus 8.8% (19/216) of COVID-19-positive and negative patients respectively (p<0.0001). Non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viruses or atypical bacteria were detected in 2.5% (5/197) of COVID-19 patients versus 7.9% (24/302) of COVID-19-negative patients (p = 0.0109). Hospitalisation duration and 30-day-mortality were higher in COVID-19 patients and invasive ventilation was more frequent (11.1% vs 2.8%, p<0.0001), and longer (14.5 vs 4.7 days, p = 0.0015).

CONCLUSIONS: There were substantial differences between patients with and without COVID-19 in terms of ethnicity, healthcare worker-status, comorbidities, symptoms, and outcomes. These data can inform healthcare planning for the next phase of the pandemic.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: J Infect. 2021 Apr;82(4):84-123. - PMID 33197474

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infection - 81(2020), 6 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 937-943

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brendish, Nathan J [VerfasserIn]
Poole, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Naidu, Vasanth V [VerfasserIn]
Mansbridge, Christopher T [VerfasserIn]
Norton, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Borca, Florina [VerfasserIn]
Phan, Hang Tt [VerfasserIn]
Wheeler, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Harvey, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Presland, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Clark, Tristan W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COPD
COVID-19
Clinical characteristics
Cohort
Healthcare workers
Journal Article
Outcomes
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Smokers
Symptoms

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.01.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Infect. 2021 Apr;82(4):84-123. - PMID 33197474

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jinf.2020.09.033

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NLM315685514