SARS-Cov2: a meta-analysis of symptom distribution by continent in 7310 adult COVID-19 infected patients.

ABSTRACT: There is recent evidence that suggests that there are multiple strains of coronavirus in different parts of the world. Moreover, scientist have noted multiple mutations and postulated that these changes might increase the infective rate of the virus. However literature on varying severity of disease based on these strains is absent. In this meta-analysis, we have made an attempt to correlate the symptoms in different continents with respect to various studied strains of virus. We searched three databases, PubMed, EMBASE and EMCARE to identify studies reporting symptoms of COVID-19. All articles published between December 2019 and May 2020 was included in this meta-analysis. A total of 56 studies consisted of 7310 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Mean age of patients varied from

SUBMITTER: Singhavi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8187893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature