Clinical characteristics of asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Kawther Saeed Alomran¹  Jumana Mansour AlJishi¹  Hussain Alsaif¹  Taaweel Hussain AlAbduljabar¹  Mohammed Alsaif¹  Fatimah Lateef Alkhabbaz¹  Ghada Ali Aljanobi¹  Alya Hassan Alhajjaj¹  Ahmad Alsaif¹  Zainab Alghawi¹  Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq² 

[1] Qatif Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Qatif, Saudi Arabia;Specialty Internal Medicine and Quality Department, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    Asymptomatic;    Clinical presentation;    Hospitalization;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: The first case of COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia was reported in Qatif on March 2nd, 2020. Here, we describe the clinical characteristics of the initial COVID-19 patients in that area. Methods: This is an observational study describing the clinical presentation, radiographic and laboratory data of COVID-19 cases. Results: From March 1st, 2020 to April 5th, 2020 we identified a total of 82 adult COVID-19 patients. The median age of the patients was 50 years, with a range of 30 to 60 years and most of patients were female 54 (65.9%). Of all the patients, 29 (35.4%) were contacts and 43 (52.4%) were returning travelers, mainly from Iraq (65% of the total returning travelers). Comorbidities were present in 50% of patients, G6PD deficiency in 33%, hypertension in 27%, and diabetes mellitus in 26%. Chest radiographs were abnormal in 46% of symptomatic and 15.5% of asymptomatic patients (P value = 0.0035). Of all patients, 4 (4.87%) required intensive care admission. There was no significant difference in time to negative RT-PCR with mean days to negativity of 13.6 and 16.9 for asymptomatic and symptomatic group, respectively (P value = 0.42). Conclusions: In the initial Epicenter of the COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia, the majority of the patients were asymptomatic and were returning travelers. Comorbidities were present in nearly half of the patients.

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