Fever as a predictor of adverse outcomes in COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background/introduction

There are little data on outcomes of COVID-19 patients with the presence of fever compared to the presence of symptoms.

Aim

We examined the associations between symptomology, presence of fever and outcomes of a COVID-19 cohort.

Design and methods

Between 23 January and 30 April 2020, 554 COVID-19 patients were admitted to a tertiary hospital in Singapore. They were allocated into four groups based on symptomology and fever-Group 1: asymptomatic and afebrile, Group 2: symptomatic but afebrile, Group 3: febrile but asymptomatic and Group 4: symptomatic and febrile. The primary outcomes were intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and mortality. The composite end-point included ICU admissions, mortality or any COVID-19 related end-organ involvement.<

SUBMITTER: Chew NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature