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Editor, Senior Moderator
Viruses
. 2021 Dec 9;13(12):2462.
doi: 10.3390/v13122462.
Characteristics and Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Individuals That Attended Referral Hospitals from Southern Region of Bahia State, Brazil: A Surveillance Network Retrospective Study
Fabrício Barbosa Ferreira[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Galileu Barbosa Costa[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Anaiá da Paixão Sevá[SUP] 3 [/SUP], George Rego Albuquerque[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Ana Paula Melo Mariano[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Amanda Teixeira Sampaio Lopes[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Íris Terezinha Santos de Santana[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Pérola Rodrigues Dos Santos[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Luciano Cardoso Santos[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Laine Lopes Silva de Jesus[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Renato Fontana[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Bianca Mendes Maciel[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Mylene de Melo Silva[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Luane Etienne Barreto[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Sandra Rocha Gadelha[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread worldwide. In Brazil, to date, there have been more than 20,000,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 550,000 deaths. The purpose of the current study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological profile of the population affected by COVID-19 that have attended referral hospitals in Southern region of Bahia State, to better understand the disease and its risk factors in order to enable more appropriate conduct for patients. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory study was conducted using secondary data collected from the Laboratório de Farmacogenômica e Epidemiologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (LAFEM/UESC). Chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests were applied to determine the association between clinical symptoms and laboratory results, and to identify risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A total of 3135 individuals with suspected severe respiratory illness were analyzed and 41.4% of them tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Male individuals and having comorbidities were risk factors significantly associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (OR = 1.17 and OR = 1.37, respectively). Interestingly, being a healthcare professional was a significantly protective factor (OR = 0.81, p < 0.001). Our findings highlight the importance of routinely testing the population for early identification of infected individuals, and also provide important information to health authorities and police makers to improve control measures, management, and screening protocols.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; healthcare professionals; risk factors.
. 2021 Dec 9;13(12):2462.
doi: 10.3390/v13122462.
Characteristics and Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Individuals That Attended Referral Hospitals from Southern Region of Bahia State, Brazil: A Surveillance Network Retrospective Study
Fabrício Barbosa Ferreira[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Galileu Barbosa Costa[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Anaiá da Paixão Sevá[SUP] 3 [/SUP], George Rego Albuquerque[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Ana Paula Melo Mariano[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Amanda Teixeira Sampaio Lopes[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Hllytchaikra Ferraz Fehlberg[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Íris Terezinha Santos de Santana[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Pérola Rodrigues Dos Santos[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Luciano Cardoso Santos[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Laine Lopes Silva de Jesus[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Renato Fontana[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Bianca Mendes Maciel[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Mylene de Melo Silva[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Luane Etienne Barreto[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Sandra Rocha Gadelha[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34960731
- DOI: 10.3390/v13122462
Abstract
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread worldwide. In Brazil, to date, there have been more than 20,000,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 550,000 deaths. The purpose of the current study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological profile of the population affected by COVID-19 that have attended referral hospitals in Southern region of Bahia State, to better understand the disease and its risk factors in order to enable more appropriate conduct for patients. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory study was conducted using secondary data collected from the Laboratório de Farmacogenômica e Epidemiologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (LAFEM/UESC). Chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests were applied to determine the association between clinical symptoms and laboratory results, and to identify risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A total of 3135 individuals with suspected severe respiratory illness were analyzed and 41.4% of them tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Male individuals and having comorbidities were risk factors significantly associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (OR = 1.17 and OR = 1.37, respectively). Interestingly, being a healthcare professional was a significantly protective factor (OR = 0.81, p < 0.001). Our findings highlight the importance of routinely testing the population for early identification of infected individuals, and also provide important information to health authorities and police makers to improve control measures, management, and screening protocols.
Keywords: Brazil; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; epidemiology; healthcare professionals; risk factors.